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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite road car-turned-unexpected race car?
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Today, I’m heading to Barstow, California to meet up with a team that races in the Baja 1000. No, not in a buggy. It’s not a familiar Ford or Chevy-badged tube-chassis Trophy Truck either. Instead, I’ll sit in with the team racing a Honda Ridgeline in the production-based Class 7. This team is no stranger…
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Last Call: Winged Heroes
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There was a recent gathering of winged muscle machines. Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds were rolled out of their garages. The sun looked good on their paint. The air was good on their aero. But most will be put back in storage and hidden away from the light. Not this one though… this one gets…
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Nissan Pathfinder in time for winter
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Before there was a Toyota Land Cruiser in my life, there were Pathfinders. I have an uncle who at one point had a garage made up of Nissan Pathfinders and a Saab 900 Turbo for his teenage daughter. Bring A Trailer brought me back to my youth of crawling in and out of those hard…
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Does weight matter with electric go-karts?
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Out here in Californy way, one of my favorite places to turn a few laps is at a K1 Speed. This is a chain of indoor karting locations. They have fun track layouts, nice amenities for when you’re done racing, and quality electric karts. The lap timing is clear and easy to read while you’re…
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Tiny toy car restoration relaxation: Watch this old dump truck come back to life
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This is a spa day for car nerds. Welcome to your version of ASMR. Say hello, once again, to the delightful skill and voice of BareMetalHW! Today, the subject at hand is a Scammell Mountaineer Dump Truck. It’s fitted with a snow plow and the ravages of time. But that’s about to change. The time…
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Is there anything that can stop a Ural 4230 6×6?
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When I had my 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ in Florida, the only thing I feared was mud. Mainly because that mud usually was located in a swamp and I do not like gators. I stuck to the sandy trails of Central Florida, but if I had a Ural 6×6 that would have been a very…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s a good “dog car”?
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My dog Frank is halfway between 14 and 15 years old. He’s clearly entering the end of his life. I wish that over the course of his decade and a half of living, that I spent some more of it on road trips. He doesn’t really love cars though, because he knows that it often…
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Last Call: Racing Fink is fabulous
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The creativity that arises from 24 Hours of LeMons teams never ceases to amaze me. Sure, 75% of the time it’s me staring at something Speedycop has created. But the other 25% is filled with crazy creations from all sorts of wonderful teams. Case in point; this Honda Del Sol… that is now a Radio…
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Ford’s Factory GT Racing Program Has Been a Dream Come True
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Growing up as a Ford fan, I idolized the legendary Ford GT40s that stormed Le Mans in the 60s and stunned the world with four straight wins. It was a story of Americans (and others of course) facing an impossible task and somehow beating the odds, and it was a story I knew very well…
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(Semi-)Fastback Friday: This 1973 Plymouth Duster is super clean
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On the Mopar scale, the six-cylinder Duster ranks somewhere closer to Dodge Neon than ’68 Charger. Sure, there are cool Dusters out there, but a bog-standard six-banger may be viewed with rose-colored glasses. It’s intriguing today, sure, but nothing about which you should get too excited. Still, there’s something about this Duster that has me interested.…
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The News for October 11th, 2019
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week, BMW shows off the M8 Gran Coupe and it actually looks good, Toyota stuns with next-gen Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Chevrolet ruins a good thing with the 2021 Colorado…
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Do modifications increase the value of a Toyota 4Runner?
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Let’s be clear from the start: I’m a die-hard fan of the Toyota 4Runner. I have owned a 4th gen and a 5th gen and will inevitably own another in the future. From daily driver to weekend wheeling companion, the 4Runner works shockingly well in every conceivable usage. For many events in my life, including some…
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Hooniverse Asks: What car stuff do you do with your free Saturday?
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The prospect of a free weekend is nearly a novelty. With a loaded work schedule, numerous hobbies, family on both my wife’s side and my side, and regular attempts to maintain something resembling a social life, plans for us seem to make themselves. In turn, that means most hours of the weekend are accounted for,…
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Last Call: Welcome to Earf
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If you’re a photographer shooting cars, you’re used to being patient. You figure out from where the subject is coming, where it will be going, and where you should be standing to capture the shot. What you may not be counting on is the fact that someone else is also capturing a shot. https://twitter.com/ZackKlapman/status/1182392513396539392 Last Call indicates the…
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Montero Update: In a good place, but let’s make it even better
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It’s been sometime since I gave you an update on my 1991 Mitsubishi Montero. Let’s fix that, shall we? The truck has been running well for the last few months. I’ve had a few hiccups though, and I’m working on fixing them. My idle speed is mostly consistent. Occasionally, it will drop and run a bit…
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Watch Wyatt Knox break down 18 driving clips from various movies
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Wyatt Knox is a man who knows all about car control. He’s a lead instructor at the Team O’Neil Rally School, and one hell of a wheelman. Wired sat him down to get his opinion on a variety of driving scenes from various films. Yes, it’s clear to anyone that a number of these are fake.…