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A reminder that racing wagons are awesome
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Good morning and happy Wagon Wednesday. This post is here to serve as your reminder that racing wagons were most certainly a thing, and that they were also quite awesome. Volvo raced the 850 in the British Touring Car Championship. So if you’ve ever wondered just how fantastic a liveried-up wagon can look, see above…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Was the Most Successful Automotive Repurposing?
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Whether it was the AE86 tail lights that found a new home on the back end of the Lotus Esprit, or Henrik Fisker leveraging models from two different car makers for his short-lived coachbuilt Latigos, the repurposing of cars and parts is an endeavor as old as the biz. What we want to talk about…
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Last Call: Don't Want to Burst Your Bubble Edition
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Rohm & Haas introduced Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to the world. You might know it better by its more common name, additionally coined by Rohm & Haas: Plexiglas. It’s commonly believed that R&H built the famous Pontiac “Ghost Car,” however, while it was made out of Plexiglas, it was constructed in-house at Fisher Body. In the 1960s Rohm &…
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The Essence Of Radwood In 20 Instagram Photos
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In case you hadn’t heard, the inaugural Radwood was held this weekend in Brisbane, California, right on the water on the peninsula just south of San Francisco. It was possibly the most amazing weekend I’ve had since my wedding two years ago. This event was the brain-child of The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast, Clutchkick Podcast, and…
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Cruising one of Australias Best Roads – The Great Ocean Road
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It was a cold and crisp Sunday morning, on Sunday 7th of May, when we joined the Melbourne Mustang 6G Club held their recent Great Ocean Road Cruise. The Club was formed as a result of the demand for a dedicated area for the growing 6th generation S550 Mustang owners in Victoria. The club has…
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24 Hours of Lemons: Boston Globe reports on our NJMP race
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Our rookie teammate for last month’s 24 Hours of LeMons at New Jersey Motorsport Park was my friend George Kennedy. Despite the fact that he is a full-time automotive journalist, we reluctantly allowed George onto the team. Before the race he has proven himself to be handy and during the race he has proven himself…
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Track Tuesday: Name That Track
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Welcome to Track Tuesday where you are asked to identify a (maybe) famous race or test track from just one closely-cropped aerial image. This week, we’ve got a water feature. Good luck! And, since no one guessed last week’s track, here’s the answer. Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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The False Neutral Episode 60: Freestylin
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Garrett and Eric are rolling without Pete to quarterback the show for the first time, so, we are just freestyling it and catching up since it’s been a few weeks. Garrett talks about his new to him FZ1 and a former bike that found it’s way back into the garage. Garrett is also planning for…
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Hooniverse Asks: What was the Coolest Aftermarket Convertible?
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Ferrari only ever built 123 drop top editions of its 365 GTB4, otherwise known as the Daytona Spyder. That wasn’t enough apparently, leading a number of coupe owners to throw copious amounts of money at coachbuilder Richard Straman who cut the roofs off of about 28 more before the Italian company made him stop. Straman…
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Last Call: Volksception Edition
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Yes sir, the entrance fee is $15 per car so your total comes to… $360. Yeah, I saw the ones in the glovebox too. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. Image: Imgrum
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Driving the Kia Pride: The exhilaration of the past
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Scientific endeavour has proven that a frog, if slowly heated in a vat of water, won’t notice until it’s too late and he’s boiled alive. I feel that this metaphor also fits for small cars, which may have made vast strides forwards in handling and roadholding prowess, but progress has been very gradual indeed. If…
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Chris Forsberg gets seat time with Clarion's latest project car
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Chris Forsberg knows how to wheel. He also has pretty good taste in cars. Working with Clarion, he’s been able to drive some sweet machines as of late. This includes the oh-so excellent BMW 2002 that Clarion built to kick off its ClarionBuilds program. After that we’ve seen an Acura NSX get the treatment (Full…
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Fun and Frustration with Forza Horizon 3's Hot Wheels Expansion
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Well, I’ve sat on this longer than I wanted to because I’m still not sure how to feel about this most recent release from Playground Games and Microsoft. While the idea is perfect and brings some of the silliest moments in Forza history, I find the execution lacking. Moments of fun are peppered by long…
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Because it's Monday: Let's Vicariously Assemble a Porsche 914 Engine
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If you’re anything like me then you no doubt find engine assembly a fascinating endeavor to watch. Here we’re seeing a pretty unique effort take place, the assembly of a VolkswagenType 4 engine. A few factors make the flat-four engine design different from most others. First off, there’s the split crankcase which holds the crank and…
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Rotten Rental Car Review: Mitsubishi Outlander
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What do you do when you’re in rural New York, have the keys to a brand-new car and a few hours to kill before a wedding? You drive! And then write about it. I’ve got the keys to a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander ES for the next three days and similar to other posts, I always…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Was History’s Greatest VW Beetle-Based Kit Car?
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Have you ever seen people try and reinvent themselves when going away to college. Maybe they want to erase an embarrassing chapter of their life that spanned high school, or maybe they wish to set the stage for anonymity so they could mastermind crimes down the road. There was an era—one that peaked in the late…