Articles
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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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Streetwalker- Mercedes Coupe De Grace Edition
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Another week, another Mercedes kicked to the curb and with a For Sale sign taped to its window. Today we have a W126-series 560 SEC of indeterminate age, and of determinate condition.
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Name That Engine
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Here’s an easy one, in fact half the work is done for you as the Ferrari name is cast into the cam cover. Also, if you count the pipes, you can tell that it has at least six cylinders. The question is, what’s it powering, and what are the details of this Italian artwork? Shouldn’t…
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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…
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Auto Racing Must Be Outlawed!
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[singlepic id=1541 w= h= float=center] This was the rally cry of senator Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon, in this January 1959 article from Mechanix Illustrated. Four years after the Le Mans disaster, a year Brock Yates labeled “one of professional sports car racing’s worst years,” Neuberger decried auto racing as “wanton, tragically unnecessary bloodshed.” In…
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V.I.S.I.T: A 1963 Chevy II – Nothing Special, so why do I want it?
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Spring has finally arrived in New England, and people have been breaking out their bikes, boats, and older cars. This Chevy II was parked at a garage in Hartford, and it’s for sale. Want to know a little more, and see other shots?
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Obscure, Poorly Built, and Slow, the Gilbern Invader Still Best Welsh Car Ever
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OK, so Gilbern was the only Welsh marque ever, but even so, just look at it! The Mustang-meets-Longchamp lines, the gaping maw inhaling a gryphon, the howling Essex six-pot up front … it’s positively nwydwyllt, in the local vowel-challenged tongue.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Were You Totally Jonesing For Before You Could Drive?
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I became a car nut at age 11. It was at that age that I traded dinosaurs for Dinos, GI Joe for Jags and got my first subscription to Road & Track, which I have received continuously ever since. Back then, other than sitting in my brother’s 1971 Audi 100ls coupe, marveling at the sisal…
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The Car from Kick-Ass…Kicks Ass?
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It looks like a gaudy movie prop…and to be quite honest in many ways it is. This is the car known as Red Mist from the new film Kick-Ass. Hidden beneath the ducting and huge scoop however, sits a pretty awesome car. Want the stats? Click to
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Hooniverse Editorial: The Standard of the World and How to Reinvent Cadillac – Part 3
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This is an ongoing series in which I examine Cadillac, and try and think about how Cadillac can successfully go upmarket. We looked at one of the most opulent Cadillacs ever, the V-16. Now let’s take a look at a truly outlandish Cadillac, offered between 1957 and 1960, the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham.
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Last Call- That's a Lot of Chainsaws Edition
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Yes, there’s a bike in the picture. For those of you who can see it, that’s 24 Dolmar chainsaws powering the drag bike. Strangely, for a chainsaw-powered machine, it uses a belt for its final drive. In case you were wondering what that would sound like we’ve got the video of it being started after…
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Why We Love Citroëns: Gruppe B Edition
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As Mr. Lieberman’s lovingly crafted ode to the most complicated car in the world, and the Autoblog podcast featuring our own Tim and Jeff conclusively showed, Hooniverse loves Citroëns. Here’s another reason – the BX 4TC (no relation to XTC, sorry new wave fans).
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Mine engine mystery is solved!
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I was close, so close… Well ok, I had the correct manufacturer.
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The Rally Fighter and the Local Motors mindset
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Open source development. A term seemingly more at home in your last IT meeting than in a discussion about car design. However there is a new start-up automotive company that is looking to change that and there name is Local Motors.
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Last Call- Oxymoron Edition
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Obviously much more luxurious than the Hillbilly Standard. Thanks to Deathair for the snap.
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Showdown: Sub-$1000 Oddities – Pintochero or Matador Coupe?
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Last week’s dubious SVO gave the equally dubious Trans Am Turbo a shameless drubbing in the voting. However, today’s contenders are 1/10th the price, and offer style and utility (but not both!).