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A penny-farthing for your thoughts?
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We are all kids at heart and kids love big tires. If you have a giant tire in your back yard you are pretty much required by law to use it for something cool. What could be cooler than a monster penny-farthing?
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Run Forrest, Run!
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Any port in the storm so the old saying goes, and that was the case in Kastamonu, Turkey, where a driver lost control of his truck after suffering a heart attack, and chased a pedestrian right into the lobby of the Turk Telekom building. Talk about your almost roll over minutes! Check out the close…
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The Perfect Shop Truck
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We have a bit of a weakness here for forward-control or cab-over pickups. The Corvair, Dodge and Econoline cab-overs are fantastic, and I’ve always had a soft spot for the Volkswagen Transporter pickups, even though they’re not exactly forward control anymore. But they used to be! That counts, right?
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Last Call – We Don't Need No Stinkin' Trailers Edition
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Real race drivers don’t need multi-million-dollar trailers. All it takes is a hammock, a couple of Miatas, and a dream.
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Hindsight Is 20/20: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition, Part II
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In the previous episode, we spent a great deal of time arguing about which vehicle should be our appropriate choice of steed for a mission to the North Pole. We accomplished a great deal of arguing and managed to keep the liquor production industry of Canada in business for another day. We did not accomplish…
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Porsche 911 Turbo Rearend Has Us Scheming
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Simply put: yes. A 415hp turbo pancake six, plus six speed transmission, plus suspension out of a 2001 996. Maybe not the simplest would-be transplant (or the cheapest at $25k), but if it were easy everyone would do it, right? Along the same lines, while more than doubling the output of an older 911 (or…
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The SaaBSA makes you go 'duh.'
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There have been lots of bizarre accounts of bike engines swapped in cars, and car engines in bikes. But there has perhaps never been a more motorcycle-like car engine than the old Saab two-stroke triple. Not only are two-strokes and triple cylinder arrangements much more for bikes than cars, but the 841cc capacity was much…
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How to Embed Images and Videos in Your Comments
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While occasionally a bit wonky, our comment engine, IntenseDebate does have a few nifty features. Among them, the ability to embed images and YouTube videos. Jump for the how to.
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Caption This- New Jack City
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Spotted in a Southern California shopping center parking lot. Image source: [OffbeatStuff]
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Juan Manuel Fangio Punishes the World's Sins in a Saab
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Ovid described dreams (oneiroi) as the thousand sons of Hypnos, the embodiment of sleep. Of the Oneiroi, Morpheus brings forth dreams of people, Phobetor of animals, and Phantasos of the natural world. He left out Peter Peter Hughes, whose new video for the song “My God is an Angry God” combines lyrics worthy of Camus…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Star Could Beat Tom Cruise's Reasonably Priced Car Lap Time?
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Well, another season of Top Gear has ended, and this six-episode run was noteworthy both for May and Hammond’s cross-adoption of hair styles, and for the copious number of yank stars who got behind the wheel of the reasonably priced car. Americans plying the track included Andy Garcia, Jeff Goldblum (who has never previously driven…
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2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed
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Every one of us has driven a car that, for one reason or another, is significant for any given reason. Be it the oldest or the newest, slowest or the fastest, or any other number of titles we apply to a given vehicle. I had a 1987 Honda Prelude that was my first vehicle. The…
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State of the Muscle Car, 2010
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[Ed. Note: This article was written and sent in by Skitter. Thanks!!] My consciousness of pickup trucks begins with the ‘new’ Dodge Ram. The Top Trumps mentality ruled the day, so occasionally I would remove the six-foot poster from the wall and pore over the spec sheets on the back. I would ponder how best…
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SMS Supercars presents the SMS 302 Mustang
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Steve Saleen has a long history of building powerful cars; from the sporty Saleen Mustang to the potent S7. His new company, SMS Supercars, started life with the 570 Challenger. They will eventually turn their wrenches on to the Camaro, but their newest creation is the SMS 302 Mustang.
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Last Call- Tell Me Why, I Don't Like Mondays Edition
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After a tough day running the rat race, all you want to do is get in your car, crank up some tunes, and start thinking about that cold beer waiting for you at. . . .ah, crap! Image source: [imgur.com]
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Aural Pleasure: Ferrari 412T1 Makes Sweet Love to the Tympanic Membrane, Yes?
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With the most anticipated Formula 1 season in ages set to kick off tomorrow with practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, we can’t help but lament the fact that although there is still a fair bit of variety in terms of chassis, the engines, as in so many other categories, have become homogenized. Oh, sure,…