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Settrington Cup – Real Racing(TM) in vintage pedal cars at Goodwood
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Goodwood is all about cars. But we must recall our younger years when many of us were already car enthusiasts yet we were years away from being able to drive. Some of us wanted to design cars, others to restore or customize them. Others just wanted to race. Settrington Cup is the Goodwood race in vintage…
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Podcast: Episode 268 – This episode is SICK!
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Well… maybe not the episode itself, but I am! So I’ve enlisted the help of Josh Ostrander to sit in with myself and Chris Hayes. He’s here to talk about the Formula Drift season ender that went down at Irwindale the prior weekend. After that we talk about: The Ford Mustang Bullitt Corvette ZR1 Hyundai…
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More car TV is coming your way with a new season of /Drive
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NBC Sports is working on bringing more car content to its channel. Alongside its motorsport offerings, the network is adding a new show called Proving Grounds. Bolstering that lineup is the return of another car show; /Drive. This is the one helmed by Mike Spinelli and Chris Harris. Normally Matt Farah is there with them, but he’s stepped…
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Buy this '64 Ford Country Squire and put a longroof in your life
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The interior looks clean. The engine sounds fun. The body style is right. This is a 1964 Ford Country Squire and there’s a stonking big 390 sitting under the long hood. Per the seller, this wagon has been treated right in the past and it seems plenty ready to find a new home. Here’s the…
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Oh my god Becky, look at those kidneys: This is the 2019 BMX X7
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The Ultimate Kidney Machine is here. Look at those gigantic beans sitting on the bow of this behemoth. What you see before you is the new 2019 BMW X7 Cayonero. Length? Just .6-inches shy of a Cadillac Escalade, at 203.3-inches. It’s ten inches longer than the X5. This is a big Bimmer. BMW will offer…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the most overrated wagon?
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You love wagons. I love wagons. We’re truly sane automotive enthusiasts, and it’s the rest of the world that’s gone crazy. That said, there have to be a handful of wagon models that we perhaps hold in too high a level of esteem? Is the W123 wagon (S123) a holy grail machine? Actually, with a diesel…
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Last Call: Reduce, Reuse, De-Cycle Edition
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From the class’s inception just after World War II until the early sixties, Formula 3 cars were limited to 500cc. Virtually all of these engines were liberated from motorcycles, such as this Manx Norton engine. Eventually, as the British and European economies improved and automotive technology grew more sophisticated, the concept was abandoned and “Formula…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #82 – Garrett’s Two-Stroke Cache
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In the October episode, Garrett updates us on his pending estate purchase(s?) before moving on to discuss the new Indian FTR1200 [Spoiler: we’re impressed], the new Suzuki Katana, the ergonomics of the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. We go on to examine which bikes are (and are not) on our bucket lists and bargains in small non-current…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #82 – Garrett's Two-Stroke Cache
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In the October episode, Garrett updates us on his pending estate purchase(s?) before moving on to discuss the new Indian FTR1200 [Spoiler: we’re impressed], the new Suzuki Katana, the ergonomics of the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. We go on to examine which bikes are (and are not) on our bucket lists and bargains in small non-current…
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Hooniverse Asks: Did you go to Radwood Philly?
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Radwood Philadelphia took place this past weekend. Did you make it out to soak in the glory of the 1980s and 1990s? Regular Cars did and the resulting video is… RCR Pop Art. It’s filled with a number of familiar faces, some pretty cool time capsule cars, and a backing tune that will make you…
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Last Call: KISS Edition
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A wartime Jeep is the very model of simplicity. There were no extraneous systems or features, just what was needed for the most basic mode of transportation possible. Examining it with its flat-steel body removed, nothing here seems all that complicated. It makes me want to get a Jeep for my next project—although the downside…
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Raiders of the Lost Archives
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Watkins Glen, NY. Everyone knows about the track. They know that the US Formula 1 Grand Prix was held here for a number of years, and every great racing driver from Andretti to Yates has turned wheels on its asphalt. But, did you know that there is a massive archive of historical motorsport information…
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V.I.S.I.T.: Off-roady BMW X5
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The annual Topsfield Fair is America’s oldest fair. This year it celebrated its 100th anniversary. There were crappy rides, fatty and sugary foods, interesting shows, and cheap prizes. There was also the biggest pumpkin, livestock, horses, and human cannonball guy. All typical fair stuff. Because I have kids I have to endure this misery every…
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Hennessey's Jeep Trackhawk kills the quarter mile in 9.66 seconds
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I drove the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk some time ago and I loved it. It’s a ridiculously powerful SUV and its all-wheel-drive system makes it, in my opinion, the best of the Hellcat vehicles. Bone stock it kills the quarter mile in 11-something seconds – your results may vary. Hennessey, known for a lot of things…
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Super Vision: Watch this vintage F100 turned Trophy Truck blast around the desert
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I love trophy trucks. These are super simple machines that are also very technically marvelous at the same time. Chris Isenhouer has built what might be the best one of the bunch. That’s beacauze it combines old-school-cool style with modern go-fast bits. This is a 1969 Ford F100 with a Chevy LS crate motor heart…
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Regular Car Reviews rambles on in a ragtop 1969 Cadillac DeVille
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A monster lurks under the hood. A monster could be hidden in the trunk. A team of monsters could fit in the seating area. The 1969 Cadillac DeVille is a large car. It’s 30 inches longer than a modern Toyota Land Cruiser. And the 7.7-liter engine cranks out …enough horsepower to get the job. Regular…