Articles
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Davey
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There’s a problem that good writers have. One they don’t think about. When they die, it’s up to lesser writers to try and tell the world who they were. That’s not entirely true with David Gordon Johnson though, because he was a great writer and who he was came through loud and clear in his…
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A young film crew captures Magnus Walker and his new ride in “Night Rider”
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When you’re a young filmmaker, it’s the perfect time to hunt down and capture the subjects of which you’re most passionate. You’ll have less time to do so when you’re being hired for the gigs that pay the bills. Cameron Thuman is one such filmmaker, as he’s a senior at Chapman University’s Dodge College of…
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In search of steering feel: Finding it on a plate
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Well, not my plate, actually: on a thick slab of wood, such has become de rigeur at gourmet eateries these days. Regardless of presentation, having once before found steering feel in its purest form at the tiller of a yacht, I once again found it when dining out in Slovenia. Yes; to really get your…
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2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Spotters Guide
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The biggest race of the summer calendar has lost a little luster the last couple of years without a true factory competitor for the Toyota Gazoo Racing team. While that’s true, it is still one of the most iconic races on the calendar. Andy Blackmore Design has released his spotters’ guide for this year’s race.…
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Quick Spin: 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Phantom
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Evolve or die. This applies to everything, especially car manufacturing. People want SUVs these days. At first they wanted them for winter traction after getting stuck in snowbanks for years. Then they realized that the higher sitting position is nice, and it’s easier to get in and out of SUVs. When they had to move…
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The News for June 14th, 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 3 Series Touring, Bentley reveals a new Flying Spur, Koeniegegg’s Jesko looks awesome in red, and the WEC has finally established hypercar class rules. BMW 3…
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Finnish Line: Extracting the full potential of the Talbot Tagora
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It’s safe to say I’m a big fan of the Talbot Tagora. I don’t know what it is about the Tagora that really appeals to me: either it’s the super-brutalist, slab-sided design, its troubled birth in the hands of Chrysler Europe and Peugeot-Citroën, or the fact the SX variant was the fastest French production sedan…
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Review: 2020 Kia Telluride SX AWD
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Designing a modern, reasonably priced, three-row SUV-ish family vehicle isn’t an easy task. The field itself is very competitive, with the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot setting an unwritten and evolving standard. Any serious new contender coming to the market must at least meet the competitive criteria of space, power, comfort, features, economy, and safety.…
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Throwback Thursday: 60 Minutes Visits Lamborghini Circa 1987
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“A more elegant weapon from a civilized age” would seem to appropriate for this. In April of 1987, CBS’s Morely Safer headed to Sant’Agata to visit the Lamborghini factory, get a tour and go for a ride in the Countach with the legend Valentino Balboni. A few highlights to look forward to. Ferruccio Lamborghini himself. The…
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Podcast: Episode 295 – Contemplation
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I’m sitting solo in my garage once again. This time in a Cadillac CT6. I want to run this episode as a standard episode though, so we kick things off with some news. First, we have the upcoming Lotus Type 130 electric hypercar. Then we shift over to Elon Musk’s musings of his future pickup…
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McLaren 600LT: A Sports Series super machine gone mad
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McLaren has three paths from which to choose; the sports series, super series, and ultimate series. Occasionally those lines are blurred though… like you’ll find with the McLaren 600LT. This is the king of the sports series cars. Taking engineering know-how and parts gleaned from its bigger, badder siblings, the 600LT is grand tourer if…
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Going balls out on the ‘Ring in an old bus
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Slow car fast is fun. You work hard for your speed reward. Fast car fast is fun too, just in a different way. An entirely different of fun, however, is formerly slow car made fast. Especially when that slow car started off life as a really slow car. The vehicle in question is an old Volkswagen…
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Watch this old Ford film “A Car is Born”
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Are you ready for a visual trip back in time? Of course you are, that’s basically where your mind lives anyway. We’re doing that today with the short film “A Car is Born”. It was shot by Ford back in the day and follows the creation of a car in great detail. We’re talking about…
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Last Call: The Beast of Turin strolls through London
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The Beast of Turin heading home from our event through Central London – thankfully it’s ULEZ exempt…#BeastofTurin#FiatS76 pic.twitter.com/DysPJtBZHx — London Concours (@LondonConcours) June 7, 2019 Driving your 1910 Fiat S76 through London like it’s a new 500. Even the steering wheel is on the right side. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant…
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Search for Family Camper: Chevy Astro Tiger GT
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The search continues… I have a vehicle destination that I’m almost certainly headed towards, but we’re not there yet. This installment of our search focuses on the Chevrolet Astro Provan Tiger. This specific example I discovered is a 1987 Chevy Astro Provan Tiger GT. Camping in the San Juans last night from r/overlanding Provan began…
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24 Hours of Lemons: The Flying Bimmers of New Jersey
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We all love racing – participating, spectating, watching it on TV. But we would be damn liars if we didn’t admit that part of the allure of racing is seeing a wreck. Deny it all you want but those are the greatest oh, ah, OMG, oh shit yea, and oh yeah, yea, yeah! moments. In the…