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Chrysler Turbo-Encabulator Breaks New Technological Grounds
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXW0bx_Ooq4[/youtube] Our good friend TechieInHell, who created the Hooniverse logo above with me, directed us towards a series of Chrysler videos. Proving that Techie is, actually, useful for something other than menial labour and general abuse absorption, these videos from 1988 were sent out to help in training their technicians in servicing and maintaining their…
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Last Call- Through The Looking Glass
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These days, most auto makers shroud their under-hood regions like Victorian spinsters fearful of impropriety. Once was the day that an engine – all rough aluminum castings and throaty Weber carbs – was a thing to be celebrated, and was so through engine covers that were predominantly glass- such as with this car. I won’t…
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Mashup of the day: Brought to you by the letters D, M and C
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Intrigued? Read on…
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World's greatest dad makes world's greatest toy box
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Say you have an extensive background in racing. Say you also manage a high-end auto dealership. Say someone brings in a slightly damaged Elise for body repairs. Do you: (A) repair the car and toss the damaged pieces, (B) repair the car and sell the damaged pieces to an auto recycler, (C) repair the car and…
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Visibility? Who needs it?
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So I’m heading home for the Christmas holidays. This means a nine-hour drive in wintery Canadian weather. So far this morning I’ve seen rain, sun, snow, slush, and a near miss with a Mercedes driver who couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the road instead of her cellphone. Is anyone else traveling this week?…
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You Have No Excuse: Toyota Celica Alltrac for $3500
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The Celica Alltrac was one of Toyota’s last grasps at awesome as the 80s came to a close. After that, it was all champagne front-drivers and reliability. Humbug! The seller’s managed to write an ad that may have the highest insight/dollar of any Craigslist ad we’ve ever seen. The spelling, capitalization and grammar are all…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Douchiest Car?
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Yesterday, we asked which car you’d be most embarrassed to be seen in. One type of individual who is rarely embarrassed by appearances, but likely should be, is the douchebag. We all know at least one, hell you might have one in the family- and most of them drive a car or truck that reflects…
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Nice Price or. . . oh, whoops -Santa's Sleigh for $350
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It’s been a tough year for everybody, and old St Nick is feeling the pinch too. Having had to feed his eight tiny reindeer to the elves to keep them from starving, he now has no need for a sleigh. As the jolly old soul gets all his gifts from Amazon these days, and lets…
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French Prankster Exchanges Poodle for F1 Car, Hilarity Ensues
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsWqXQcqj4E[/youtube] Ah the French, eaters of gastropods, imbibers of wine, and jovial pranksters. . . wait, whaaa? Do you remember that guy that did a live-action Mario Kart through the streets of Paris? Well, his name is Remi Gaillard, and he’s back with another prank-this time driving a formula car on city streets, and providing…
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Plan59 Will Drive Your Productivity into Negative Numbers
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Even though I’ve never watched a single minute of “Mad Men” (despite the fact that Alison Brie is very high on the list of my favorite future ex-wives), I know that I like the setting: the world of big-time marketing in the early 1960s. Back then, tastemakers didn’t have to worry about drawing the ire…
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Last Call- Why Rick Stayed in Casablanca Edition
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At the end of the film Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart’s character Rick walks off into the fog – not with the girl – but with his friend Captain Renault, to whom he says- Louis, this looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. If that friendship included WRC racing, this would be the…
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Get your Corvairs in Pairs
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Two ’62s, in fact. It’s the classic “make one out of two” scheme: the 150hp turbo car has a lousy interior, and the brown one with the pretty blue interior has a shot motor. All you need to do is swap the motor to the brown one. Of course…the orangred is a much better color…
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Turn-key LeMons team for $500, well almost…
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One mans eviction notice is another mans racing team…. or something like that.
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We Should All Be So Lucky
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See the woman in the middle of the picture up there? That’s Tina Mason of Fort Hood Texas. And that’s her husband, Terry’s, VW Scirocco that she secretly had restored for him while he was on rotation in Iraq. Now, not only is Terry a rockin’ patriot for serving his country as a Sergeant 1st…
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Class By the Ton: Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Wagon
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8 seats, 500 cubic inches, rear footrests, and constructed from a half-acre of steel: this is the Fleetwood Brougham Wagon. While Cadillac never chose to be so plebeian with their official offerings, many took matters into their own hands. Typically CadiWagons were constructed by the same firms building hearses and flower cars. According to the…
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Caption This- Prove That You Know Jack
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Who knew that warning labels on automotive lifts could be so rewarding? The above is the safety guidelines sticker for a four-point hydraulic lift used to jack up a car. There are several things that could occur, and a number of activities that should be avoided when around the lift, so as to prevent death…