I ran across hubgarage.com a few days ago via our MOTORFOOT search engine.
This site is interesting because it has some automotive star power behind it: Chris Jacobs, host of Overhaulin.
It's not apparent who is really behind the site, but I found a post on two VW enthusiast sites that may or may not be accurate: "The folks over at Dynamat started a new site called the Hub Garage. It is essentially a "myspace" type of website where you can connect with other gearheads."
I should probably know what Dynamat is, but I don't, so I did some searching and found the site. Here's an excerpt from the Dynamat site: "Dynamic Control seeks to produce and deliver high quality acoustic solutions to the world with speed and accuracy, for better sound everywhere"
Hmmm. Why is a company like Dynamat interested in creating a cool auto enthusiast social network? Well, the Dynamat site has Chip Foose on it so I certainly see some connections here.
The site is in beta so you can't join with out an invite or a VIP code. But you can simply obtain the VIP code by watching a humorous video/commercial about Hub Garage (see hubmechanic link below).
The site has a clean design with no ads. When you join, Chris Jacobs is in your "Buddy List". Thanks Chris! You get your own blog, you can upload your car photos for your personal garage, you can upload videos, and you can create news items that all community members can see.
That's about as far as my detective work has gone. Time for another energy drink.
** Update **
From Chris Jacobs to MOTORFOOT: "The HUB was created by a group of people including myself and The inventor of Dynamat, hence the connection."
Here are some interesting links relating to Hub Garage:
Dynamat About Page
http://www.dynamat.com/company_about_and_contact.html
The Jesse Video
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=hubmechanic
Chris Jacobs Garage
http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/ChrisJacobs
Dynamat Garage
http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/dynamat
MOTORFOOT Garage
http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/MOTORFOOT