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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 206 – Dancing On The Sand
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The original C&T duo are back for this episode. No guest, no filler, just Cam and Brad. Cam got his Stanza (Tony Stanza) up to snuff for a car show, where he won the Judges Choice award (only in Ohio, am I right?). Brad drove down to Los Angeles to help Manuel get his Stork…
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The sights and sounds of the 95th Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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Nearly 13 miles of pavement, and it’s filled with over 150 turns. Now in its 95th year, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb is an event that brings out the crazy in an already crazy world. All sorts of men, women, and machinery come together to see just how quickly they can blast up this bit…
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Saving Memories – My Coast-to-Coast Drive with an F-150
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It’s the most ordinary and least exciting thing I could have possibly gotten, but what led me to buy this 2002 Ford F-150 in California and drive it across the country was pure sentimentality above all else. Ford sold millions of these tenth-generation F-150s and there’s almost as many of them here in Georgia as…
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Traxxas Land Rover Defender is better than the real thing
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While I never played with radio controlled cars I always wanted my kids to be at the least exposed to them. The reason is that there is a lot to learn from RC cars: suspension geometry, gearing, simple electronics and mechanics, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. Doing all of those, and driving the little cars, improves hand-eye…
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Aston Martin DB11 V8 says Hello World at the Goodwood FOS
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The Aston Martin DB11 made its debut sometime last year, and the world assumed the engine under the hood would arrive as a result of the AMG-AM love fest. The world was wrong. Aston Martin produced a car with a de-stroked V12 of its own design, and then slapped a pair of turbochargers on there…
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Jaguar XE SV Project 8 – A True Super Sedan
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When Jaguar announced a new XE-based project from their Special Vehicle Operation (SVO) division with the promise of it being the most powerful, agile, and extreme road car they’ve ever built, they had our curiosity. Following yesterday’s full reveal with all the glorious details, they now have our attention. The Jaguar XE SV Project 8…
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David Tracy turns a Free Jeep into a Hero's Fix
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We all have our limits with a given vehicle. For Jeep owner Matt, it was the terrible metal-on-metal noise coming from the guts of his 1992 Cherokee Briarwood. Matt is in college and he’s already poured a lot of love and cash into his beloved first vehicle, but that hasn’t stopped it from sounding like…
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Aston Martin Confirms Their First Production EV – Blah! or Brah?
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It’s been a few years since we last heard of the Aston Martin RapidE, but the ongoing project to deliver the company’s first all-electric production car just got another step closer to reality. Aston Martin released this concept sketch and a promise to bring 155 examples to market by 2019. The RapidE will be based…
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New Kid On The Block: An OG Gymkhana Experience
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Ken Block’s original Gymkhana Practice video was like capturing lightning in a bottle. It was a viral hit among even folks who knew nothing about cars, and with budgets in the millions and huge closed-down city street locations, none of the later videos could evoke the feelings that the first one did. When I saw…
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The More Things Change: Trucks At That Street Rod Show
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More than a few years ago, this olelongrooffan first heard the phrase from some unremembered, unnamed oldtimer, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Well, it appears that our favorite go to Hooniverse may be headed for some changes but one thing will remain the same for as long as it fits…
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Rob Siegel's New Book Is The Best Bad Influence
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Ran When Parked: How I Resurrected A 15-Year-Dead 1977 Porsche 911S and How You Can, Too Rob Siegel is a super human. Earlier this year he embarked on a trip to purchase, revive, and road trip 1000 miles home, a BMW 2002 tii that had been sitting for decades. Not only was the trip successful,…
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V.I.S.I.T.: Mitsubishi Delica in Boston
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If there a vehicle that both obscure and renown, the Mitsubishi Delcia just might be it. Favorite among the explorers and the overlanders of the world, the Delica packs reliability, ability, space, and affordability into one efficient package. The Delcia was never sold in the United States by Mitsubishi but its more basic cousin van…
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The False Neutral Episode #62: Flying Solo
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This week Garrett is off on his group ride for his birthday and the guest we had hoped to book fell through, so Eric flys solo. Since it’s only Eric, it’s a short show, about 20 minutes, and he talks about two topics, The Motor Company possibly buying Ducati and this past weekend’s MotoGP race…
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2017 Barrett-Jackson Northeast – Awesome Cars and Insane Prices
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In its four days, the Barrett-Jackson Northeast sold 630 vehicles worth approximately $23.5 million. In addition to cars, the 72,000 people who attended the auction also bought 685 pieces of automotive memorabilia totaling $819,000. That’s a pretty good weekend. The auction occurred at the Mohegan Sun casino which is located in eastern Connecticut, about half…
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Hooniverse Asks: What now for the rev-counter?
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I drove my wife’s 306 this weekend, its instrument cluster is poorly photographed above and houses a speedo marked to a wildly ambitious 120 mph, and the biggest analogue clock you ever saw. Despite the lack of a tachometer, I found myself driving it the exact same way as either of my rev-counter equipped cars.…
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Shift Happens: Benz drop off and a story about an R34 Skyline
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We’ve renamed the series Shift Happens, because it’s just better. Credit goes to Josh Ostrander for that one. In this episode, I take the W114 Benz to a shop to have it given a proper look over. This is something I should’ve done before I bought it… but I have no patience, and I’m dumb.…