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Roger Sets the Bar High on Velocity’s “Chasing Classic Cars”
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This article was written by my friend Bill Griffith for another outlet and is posted here with permission. Bill is a freelance automotive journalist in the Boston area. You should follow him on Twitter @MrAutoWriter. -KK PORTLAND, CT—You know him as “Roger,” the sometimes funny, sometimes curmudgeonly (and often both) 82-year-old ace mechanic on Velocity’s “Chasing Classic Cars.” He…
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"We are in hot pursuit of a wheelchair…"
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“We are in hot pursuit of a wheelchair!” (sound) from r/funny The person in this chair is in a hurry. At one point in the expletive-laden video (fair warning), those in pursuit mention that they had to hit 50 mph (most likely?) in order to catch up to the fast-moving chair. I’m not sure how…
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Styling and the Experimental Car – Some vintage Ford footage for you…
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You love these videos. I love these videos. Vintage automaker films are wonderful bits of history centered around informative narratives and classically cool footage. Today I’ve got a good one for you. This is from 1964 and it’s titled Styling and the Experimental Car. Concept cars are shown, but so is the inspiration from which the…
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These are the best donuts from the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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I guess you’re never really done with covering Goodwood. Case in point: The Goodwood YouTube channel just released a supercut of the best donuts from the 2018 Festival of Speed. Here you’ll find rally cars, drift cars, supercars, F1 race cars, road race cars including the oversized BMW M8 GTE, and even a Ford Ranger. Which…
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The first Scarbo Performance SVF1 is for sale
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I’ve sat in this very car. Just sitting in it was a memorable experience, and I’m a bit sad that I didn’t get to drive it. Someone out there will get that chance though, because Scarbo Performance is selling its SVF1 prototype. The idea behind this car is that it’s based on the shape and…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the best way you've broken something on or with a car?
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by hooniversejeff (@hooniversejeff) The spot seemed like a safe bet. There was no way I’d jump that far. Or so I thought. We hadn’t hit a jump like this one yet though, and I was determined to “make it look good” for the camera. There’s a smaller jump…
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Classic Captions Contest: 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT Edition
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As July wraps up and August rolls in, let’s end off the month with a Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest focused a car from nearly 30 years ago that I personally think, has aged so well. Down the street from my apartment in Milwaukee’s Shorewood neighborhood, is a mega plex of a grocery store called Metro Market.…
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The 2019 Mazda MX-5 RF finally gets the sweet Recaro seats
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Mazda has some major updates in store for the 2019 MX-5 Miata. That punchy SKYACTIV-G 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is now producing 181 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque. Inside the engine itself, Mazda has reduced the size of the pistons and connecting rods, while also reducing exhaust loss. Two of the biggest new items for…
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Autocar imagines modern cars built in an earlier era
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That is what an Audi R8 might’ve looked like had it been offered back in 1980. At least, that’s what Autocar believes and I’m sitting here nodding along in agreement. It’s Gandini-esque to my eyes, and maybe it would serve to signify an even earlier union of Lamborghini and Audi. Autocar didn’t stop with the imagined…
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The News for July 26th, 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 updates the Macan because they like printing money Lamborghini reclaims Nürburgring production car record with Aventador…
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Mystery Car
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Well, I am very disappointed and rather perplexed. How did anyone not get this. When the Mastery Car is fragment of a taillight an obscure one-off it gets identified within minutes. But here was a vehicle as common as a dog, an iconic American vehicle sold and known the world over, and no one could…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's your favorite "ugly" car or truck?
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The McLaren Senna is a tremendous machine. It’s exceedingly ugly and technically brilliant. As Jalopnik’s Michael Ballaban points out, a recent MSO-commissioned Senna finished with a unique white and blue paint scheme that on its own would be considered ugly actually helps “pretty the car up” a bit. There are a number of vehicles that…
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Audi e-tron all-electric SUV is ready for your deposit this September
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Audi is cooking up its own competitor to battle the Tesla Model X and Jaguar I-Pace. It’s called the e-tron and it’s an all-electric SUV that will land in showrooms sometime in the early part of 2019. Before that happens, Audi is looking for interested parties to raise their hands (and open their wallets). Starting…
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Raptor power now available on the F-150 Limited
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I love the Ford Raptor. It’s a silly truck that I don’t need, but I’d love to own one if I had the coin. Others out there might like the idea of the Raptor powertrain, but don’t wish to drive a Hot Wheels fever dream of a pickup on a daily basis. Ford has a fresh…
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Hyundai could have one hell of a hot hatch in the Veloster N
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Friend of Hooniverse Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained was invited to Germany to sample Hyundai’s latest top-spec version of the Veloster. It’s called the Veloster N, and it represents our first taste of Hyundai’s feistier family members. Hyundai have fitted a 275 horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood. Right now, that’s backed up…
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Introducing Radwood's Project Armadillo
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This is my 1995 Audi S6 sedan. If you’ve been reading Hooniverse for a while, you may recognize it from Project Car SOTU in the past. It’s long served as an excellent daily driver, and in fact we just crossed our sixth year together. For those six years, it’s needed little more than regular maintenance,…