Articles
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Last Call- Cruel Mistress Edition
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The owner of this Testarossa needs to take it in and have the transmission looked at. It seems it’s getting sloppy seconds.
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Well Shoot My Brake and Call Me Ransom: A Two-Door Vista Cruiser!
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When it comes to GM’s postwar two-door wagons, we all know about the 1955-’57 Chevy Nomad. And a lot of us probably know about the ’55-’57 Pontiac Safari, which used the Nomad body shell. Hell, there’s probably a few of us hoons who are familiar with the ’64-’65 Chevelle 300 two-door wagon. But how many…
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You're Not Cool Enough to Drive this Fury
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Seriously, no one is. That’s the problem. This may be the automotive equivalent of showing up to your cube-farm desk job dressed like this guy, but maybe a bit less preppy. Take it from a guy who spends much of his hallway and breakroom time discussing his plain-jane ’64 Falcon. But let’s say you’ve left…
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Question of the Weekend: Would you buy a 4 (or more) passenger Convertible?
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Summer is here once again and with that the call of the Convertible beckons. I remember my first car was a 1966 Corvair Monza Convertible, with room enough for me and three of my friends, cruising with the top down on warm summer nights. However, it seems that affordable 4 seat convertibles are slowly disappearing…
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Dieselfumes: Trucks with Automated Manual and Allison Automatic Transmissions; I drive them, to explain them.
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This past weekend, I decided to try out two different Freightliner Trucks, one equipped with a Mercedes-Benz Automated Manual (AGS), and one with an Allison Fully Automatic, with a throwback shift control. I even included videos, and I never realized how uncomfortable I am in front of a camera. Oh well, it’s time for you…
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Morrisville Car Show: How do you want to lose your hearing?
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Audiologists warn you that hearing damage can come at 120 decibels. They have clearly never been around Raymond Grabowski’s supercharged 700-horsepower Dodge Challenger drag racer. A typical, run-of-the-mill daily driver [nggallery id=58]
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Hooniverse Asks- What's History's Best Chevrolet?
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Whether Biscayne shoebox, Camaro or Chevelle, or America’s sports car, the Corvette, Chevy has built some damn fine automobiles. Cars like the Corvair stretched the concept of a compact family car, and even though it ended its run in controversy, it’s still remembered fondly by the people who matter, unlike Ford’s Edsel fiasco, which was…
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Vote for Pedo
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Do you need a truck that has an open bed, but still want the anonymity of a van when handing out candy to the neighborhood kids? Well, helpful hoon Tanshanomi was leafing through an old issue of Field & Stream, when he came across this cool vintage ad for Ford’s Econoline pickup. Not only does…
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Georgia On My Mind Edition
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Founded in 1989, Panoz Auto Development is the brainchild of Dan Panoz. With the help of his father Don, they formed a racing team which builds their own cars and happens to produce a few for the street. One of those models is the Panoz Esperante seen above. I have spied this car running around…
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Superbowl Sunday Ride Special: The Armored Limousine, With a Stripper Pole!
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So what do the Dallas Cowboys Football Star Terrell Owens, and Reality TV Star (and Sex Tape Vixen) Kim Kardashian have in common? They both chose to use a most unusual Limousine Service, based in the Dallas Metro area, the Armored Limousine Service, Inc.
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Can Am? Yes We Can!
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Imagine you’re a ’70s lothario, and you’re looking for the car that fits your personality. You check out the Trans Am, but it’s a little too small for your disco moves, what are you going to do? Enter the Can Am, a Collonnade with cojones!
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Honda S2000 – Hondas Purest Sports Car
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Honda could arguably be called one of the world’s most successful, if not the most successful automobile and motorcycle producer. This is a company so admired around the globe that it rarely makes what could be called a bad product. From light power generators to aircraft jet engines, the products always seem to work better…
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Coming Soon – The Mullin Automotive Museum
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Do you like to stare at vehicles that exemplify the ideal of cars as art? Of course you do! You will be happy to know that a new automotive museum is opening up next month in Oxnard, CA. The Mullin Automotive Museum is opening it’s doors this April to showcase impressive French beauties from the Art…
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V.I.S.I.T.: Pacer!
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I captured this unassuming little Pacer in a Tim Horton’s drive-through lineup yesterday, and the owner was awesome enough to stay still long enough for me to get photos of both sides, allowing you to evaluate the cosmetic merits, or lack thereof, of the unequal-sized doors.
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Cars and Coffee January 2nd, 2010
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The first Cars and Coffee of the new year was a doozy. Huge turnout, both in terms of spectators and cars. A decent crew of Hooniverse readers showed up as well, huddled together for warmth in the brutal SoCal winter. Hit the jump for a few highlights.
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The Land Rover Experience Driving School
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I’m in the southern part of Vermont. The temperature displayed on the crisp LCD screen in front of me reads 34 degrees Fahrenheit. I sit inside a 2010 Land Rover Range Rover and my body is warmed by the heated seats, the dark leather and wood trim, my Helly-Hansen snowboard pants (which I haven’t worn…