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We're Number One! We're Number One!
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I happened to be across the street from my local Nissan dealer yesterday, when I noticed a banner hanging off the parking structure. That sign touted Alhambra Nissan as the #1 Nissan dealer (cue Jeremy Clarkson voice). . . in the world.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Oldest Car You've Ever Driven?
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I am very fortunate to know a lot of people with interesting old cars. Because of that, as well as a polished ability to bullshit people, I’ve managed to get behind the wheel of a lot of different iron in my day, if only for a short spin around the block. There’ve been the ’49…
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A Mitsubishi L300 Plumbers Van that tears up the Strip……
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Remember the diminutive Mitsubishi L300 Forward Control Van? When it was first introduced it only came with the 4G32 1.6L four cylinder engine. While mostly reliable, it was no powerhouse. The little power-plant that can’t had been replaced in this van, and the video is awesome. How awesome? Make the jump….
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Last Call- Self Service Edition
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If there’s a warning sticker advising against it, you know that means at some point somebody was caught doing it. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Name that engine: Mine is better than yours edition
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Ah the flathead V8, hoonerific engine staple of the American hot rodder since the beginning of time and the main source of power for many cars and trucks in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. This particular example does not appear to used for people-moving however…
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Last Call: Team Trailing Throttle Oversteer Rides Again
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Yes, there’s another posting about TTTO and the infamous 1963 Corvair, that will be participating at “The Boston Tow Party & Overhead Cam Bake” otherwise known as the 24 Hours of LeMons New England. You already know that Blake Rong will be there on my team, but now comes the bad news. There is no…
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Hurst Performance Series 5 Camaro
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The return of the Chevrolet Camaro was a long awaited and joyous occasion for mullets and non-mullets alike. Another true Pony car had returned to the graze the American fields of highways, byways, and your local streets. In SS trim, the modern Camaro has a 6.2L naturally-aspirated V8 engine which produces 426 hp and 420 ft-lbs…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 1966 ElectroVair II
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During the 1960s, GM was looking seriously at electric cars. Gas may have cost only about 34 cents a gallon, but Americans were more concerned about potential air pollution than fuel economy, according to a GM overview on the Electrovair. So why did GM abandon the project? Let’s find out.
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Last Call- Water Sports Edition
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For those of you who may not have gotten today’s Name That Engine, it’s from the Arno XI Hydroplane (1/8 scale kit shown above). That 800kg class three point hydroplane was built by Cantieri Timossi and was powered by a type 375 Ferrari Formula One engine. That 4493.7-cc twelve featured twin superchargers, pulling through a…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 1966 GM Electrovan
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Let’s reach back into the Wayback Machine, when the Automotive Blogs were invited to the GM Heritage Center in 2007. The GM publicity machine was just beginning the process of brainwashing the media for the advent of the Chevrolet Volt, and what better way to do this but to bring on the History of GM…
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What is it About an Orange Chevy?
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Looking at my current choices in classics, you’d have me pegged as a Ford Guy. Untrue, it’s just that the window of opportunity (in the form of a driveway space) for bow-tie ownership has yet to arrive. When it does, a mid-60s Chevelle is at the top of the purchase list. While it’s widely known…
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Question of the Weekend: Have you ever considered owning a Camper?
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With yesterday’s Last Call, and today’s Piper turned into a caravan, I was wondering if anyone else ever yearned for a camper, be it a pop up tent style trailer, one that bolts into a heavy duty pickup, a Volkswagen Westfalia, an Airstream Trailer, or even a full blown Class A Motorhome. Read more after…
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Custom 4-Door Jag Mark X Convertible with a Chevy 350? God Save the Queen!
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Jaguar Sacrilege Week continues with this seemingly innocuous creation, one of Jaguar’s most extravagant luxury sedans crafted into a 4-door, 4-seater convertible. Oh, and there’s a Chevy small-block and transmission underneath. Natch.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Spied!
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Rich Truesdell likes to hunt for the next big thing on his travels to Death Valley, and it looks like he bagged the next Mercedes SLK. Read more after the jump…
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Photo Friday Fun – Round 4
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Why should a little bird through the window end your race?
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Citroen CX Six-wheeled Loadrunner / Piper Comanche Micro Caravan Project!
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Lets continue on with what looks like a Citroen Weekend Edition, with this bizarre Citroen CX Loadrunner, towing a Piper Comanche that has been converted into a Caravan! Video after the jump….