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Hooniverse Asks- How'd You Become a Car Nut?
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You all visit this site for a reason, and it’s not for the chance of catching a glimpse of Dearthair naked, not that I’m saying that won’t happen. No, you come he because of a shared love of all things automotive and greasy. Whether you like to poke around under the hood and get grease…
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Molly Sanders: The guy who programmed your brain
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We all know that, just as the sky is blue and cardinals are red, Kawasakis are supposed to be green, and (no matter how Yamaha tries to force blue bikes on us), Yamahas are supposed to be yellow, with a fat black hash-line across their flanks. Buick Grand Nationals are supposed to be blacker than…
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Cars and Coffee Montrose, April 10th, 2010
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Another week, another great start to the weekend. We’ve been attending CnC Montrose for a while now, but new (old) cars keep showing up. Based on what showed up this week, we imagine it’ll be some time before we’re bored. Hit the jump and let us soften the blow Monday morning dealt you.
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Last Call- Fallen Forty Edition
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I appreciate an owner who lives by the maxim cars are meant to be driven. Image source: [Jurriaan Vogel via Flickr]
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So That's Where They Got the Blackwood: 1950s Custom Ford SUVs From Brazil
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While Chevy, Dodge and Willys got into the whole early-SUV thing with their various truck-wagons, as far as we know Ford never did. They didn’t even have a full-sized truck based SUV until the ’78 Bronco. When there’s a niche to be filled, you can always trust some ambitious customizer to fill it. Even in…
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Showdown: Speedy Commuter Threesome Edition
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In our last Showdown, the FJ80 crawled all over the mega-overpriced Wagoneer, but I’ll readily admit it wasn’t much of a fair matchup. Oh well. In today’s showdown, we’re taking a look a trio of cars that a less ridiculous version of myself would be using for my 24,000 mile per year day-job commute. All…
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Showdown: GT500 Vs LS1-Swapped e30 M3
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In our last Showdown the Coronet RT edged out the Marauder, but not by a whole lot. If memory serves correctly, the Coronet went for around $30k on eBay, while the Marauder went for around $9k. We’re curious how today’s Showdown will pan out. It’s Ford Vs Chevy, with a twist. In one corner, we’ve…
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Here's to you Mr. Porsche Cayenne Announcer Man
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In case you didn’t know, Porsche has a new version of their money tree Cayenne sport utility ready to hit the market. To drum up a little excitement for a model that many consider not true to the brand’s essence, the company has released a video that attempts to intertwine the Cayenne with other, historically…
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Hooniverse Asks- If Your Favorite Auto Maker Had a Cologne, What Would it Smell Like?
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We all want to smell good. But, being car people we usually emit the funk of road grime and drive-thru food farts. Both of those olfactory offenses may be masked by the judicious application of a gallon or two of some eau de toilette, but if we’re going to go the perfume route, we might…
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2010 Buick LaCrosse
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The 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS is one good looking luxury sedan. It represents the mid-way point for the brands Benjamin Button-esque transformation from “vehicles fit for my grandmothers driveay” to “vehicles I would happily take on a Vegas road trip”. The first stage in this process was the Buick Enclave and the last stage will…
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Aircooled V8 Eater
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The owner of this car is, in my eyes, somewhat of an aircooled VW idiot savant. He knows everything there is to know. He eats, sleeps and breathes deep sumps and drop spindles. He also has a little knack for building them from the ground up and has been doing it for people for years.…
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Lost in a sea of Toronados
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When I stumbled upon this bizarre Craigslist ad, curiousity got the better of me. You don’t see many Toronados around these days, much less 20-plus. Talk about epic barn find!
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Hooniverse Asks- What's More Important to You, Less Weight or More Horsepower?
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There’s an old maxim that states less is more, and in the world of automotive hoonage, that’s often true. Colin Chapman realized this early on and his Lotus cars were always able to dice it up with bigger engined competitors because their small motors had to carry so much less baggage. However, on the other side…
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Great Moments in Roadside Billboard Advertising
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Seriously McDonalds, you want people to order an ogre-load? Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Last Call – Charge!
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Someone needs to explain how he’s working the throttle, clutch and rapier all at once. From Sandow Birk’s Great War of the Californias, a collection of paintings depicting the history of the war between Northern and Southern California, circa 2000. Jump for another.
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If You're Not Attracted to this Alfa, There's Probably Something Wrong with You
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If you’re reading this, something may well already be wrong with you, but that’s the right kind of wrong. Failure to recognize the attractiveness of this fine piece of Italian engineering is a definite sign of the wrong kind of wrong. Up for auction is a 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000, complete with Alfa’s SPICA…