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Bullitt Time: San Francisco in a 2001 Mustang Bullitt; 50 years later
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It’s tempting to floor it. Even more so than usual. Every child-like instinct tells me to point the Mustang’s nose over the precipice of Union Street, romp on the gas, and let it fly. If only this was a stunt car. Instead, it’s my daily driver, and I’m not chasing baddies in a sinister black…
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Take a ride through 1930's Beverly Hills
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Dash cams capture everything. Some of them do so in glorious 1080p or even 4K. Occasionally there’s the odd dash cam clip that’s still interesting even though you can clearly count the available pixels. This wasn’t a problem back in the early days of driving. If someone wanted to create a video of automobiles in…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the best car to drive when you're sick?
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The cold lasted for a week. That’s a bit longer than they typically last but my head was beginning to lift out of the fog. This is good news because I have a supremely busy week ahead. There’s a bit of travel, some track driving, some off-track fun, and even a race to watch this…
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Last Call: A road to anywhere
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View this post on Instagram “The road to McCarthy” Photo by: @hbmertz | 🔥🔥📷🔥🔥 . For more check out his collection! ______________ #beyondthelands_ | #alaska Selected by: @simona_br_photography A post shared by Iceland | Beyond The Lands® (@beyondthelands) on…
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The Carchive: Posh Vauxhalls from 1982 — Carlton, Viceroy, Royale
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It’s Friday night, and the moment that literally some of you have been waiting for. It’s time to discard all that’s new and exciting in favour of the unloved, rusting and forgotten. Welcome back to The Carchive. A fortnight ago we dissected the Citroen C3 Pluriel, and witnessed some truly whimsical marketing for what was…
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Rad Wagon: 1996 Chevy Caprice with a 6MT for sale on BAT
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It’s not just the beautiful deep red paint paired with the black wheels that should draw you in. No, this 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon has a bit more going on. That’s because the owner swapped in a T56 six-speed manual gearbox to back up the LT1 V8. According to the listing on Bring-A-Trailer, that engine…
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Hangtime pits Ultra4 trucks against Ford Mustang drift cars
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Someone walks up to you and sticks out their hands. In one is the key to a massively powerful Ford Mustang prepped for Formula Drift action. In the other is the key (let’s pretend it uses one) to an Ultra4 off-road race rig. Which one strikes your fancy? In a new video titled Hangtime!, you can…
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The News for October 19th, 2018
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Porsche revives the Panamera GTS, extends it to the Sport Turismo as well BMW just gets it…
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This is the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
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It’s popped its mean mug up a bit too early, thanks to one eager Instagrammer. What you’re looking at is an early peek at the upcoming 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. The maddest of the Mustangs, outside of the not-street-legal Cobra Jet factory drag car. Actually, this one might be more insane because it most…
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Hooniverse Asks: Can we stop with retro styling now?
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I saw this 2002-ish Thunderbird on my drive this morning. It had the optional hardtop with a port window. I never liked it. It was never fast, it never handled well. It was at a period when Ford was trying to be European but failing. And I always thought it was ugly. There was also…
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Mercedes-AMG had to pump the brakes on its One hypercar… because it idles at 5,000 rpm
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When your plan is to take a powertrain from Formula 1 and adapt it for road-car use, there are bound to be hurdles. Mercedes-AMG is experiencing this with its bonkers One hypercar. According to a story in Road & Track, the F1-derived engine likes to idle at 5,000 rpm and that is less than ideal for…
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24 Hours of Lemons Turns 200 (Races) This Weekend!
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Look, I’m gonna keep this short, mostly because I’m lazy. The 24 Hours of Lemons is hosting its second consecutive dual-race weekend with Halloween Hooptiefest at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Get Yer Phil 500 (name for the esteemed Murilee Martin) at High Plains Raceway in Colorado. And what’s better than a two-race weekend? They’ll…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the one car you love but will never buy?
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There are so many cars that I want but that I know better then to actually buy them. The Land Rover LR4 is one of those. I liked it a lot when I reviewed it but I just know that it is a horribly bad idea to buy a used one, especially now when most…
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Last Call: Tiny Tiger Edition
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This updated and customized TG500 proves that nothing is immune to the hotrodder’s itchy fingers, not even kabinenrollers. Conversation Starter: Would you own a vintage microcar, and if so, which one? Talk amongst yourselves. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread…
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Kris Meeke returns to the WRC, this time with Toyota Gazoo Racing
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Kris Meeke made an early exit from his Citroën WRC career. The race team supporting him at the time felt he was crashing far too often and that led to a dismissal for Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle. Despite his recent slew of offs, Meeke is a talented driver and a likable one to boot,…
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Larry Kosilla details his dirtiest car yetA 1994 Eagle Talon… that's spent 10 years in the woods
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What’s the dirtiest car you’ve ever cleaned? Perhaps a junkyard slag you’ve hauled out of your local spot needed some shining up, or maybe your daily driver was being neglected and needed a proper detail. What about a car that’s been left to sit in the woods, what would that look like? Larry Kosilla from…