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24 Hours of LeMons Preview: 'Texas Tippin' at MSR Houston
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The 24 Hours of LeMons have been visiting the home of SLABs since 2008. Like Carolina Motorsports Park last week, MSR Houston has been a staple of the annual LeMons calendar. This weekend’s “Texas Tippin’” race is the 14th visit there for LeMons and the first of two this year. Fun fact: This author will…
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Project Cars: International Scout 810 – The Beginning Of The Scout II, And The End Of My Social Calendar / Savings Account
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I have this unfortunate character trait. I love purchasing a downtrodden vehicle. Much like a bad choice in a relationship, or a rescue animal that bites and vomits on your carpets, I have a hard time starting off with a project that’s easy work. Instead, I gravitate toward hulks that have been used without maintenance,…
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East Coast Defender builds a Defender 130 Huntress
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Our love for Land Rover Defenders is real and not easily justifiable. While we have covered them extensively over the years, we never quite admitted that the interior lousy, the ride is harsh, and the power is lacking. While I spent several weeks in Africa with the Defender, the vehicle there was in its element.…
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Craigslist Crapshoot
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Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Chameleon… Last week we went looking for anything with a Cummins diesel, all comers all takers. We’ll see the smoking section in just a bit, but first this week’s quest.…
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A Rare BMW M3 CRT Can Be Yours… For Only $299,500
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An interesting BMW popped up for sale on duPont Registry yesterday and even this unabashed BMW enthusiast finds the asking price a bit perplexing. It’s a 2013 BMW M3 CRT, one of only 67 ever built and one of two in the United States. “CRT” stands for Carbon Racing Technology, a name which succinctly describes this…
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Hooniverse Asks: Have You Ever Come Across a Car or Truck You Used to Own?
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I look at a lot of cars out there, and I am attuned to particular makes and models that I presently own or have owned. Every once in a while I come across one that I think might actually be one that I at one time owned. It inevitably turns out not to be the case, but…
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Last Call: LA River Racers Edition
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Los Angeles County has always been plum full of surreptitious places where you could get your drag on. One of those was the concrete canyon that is the LA River just south east of downtown. Paved for much of its length after the devastating floods of 1938, the viaduct is now more storm wash than actual river,…
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Night School: Episode 3 – Camshaft and Valve Seals
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Attention class, I need you to sit down because it’s time to take in Episode 3 of Valvoline’s Night School. In this episode we will be diving a bit more deeply into the engine of my 1965 Ford F100. That’s because we’re swapping in an upgraded camshaft and also replacing the valve seals. I want…
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First Drive: 2018 Audi S4 and Audi S5
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Instead of sampling one new Audi, let’s try out two! That’s what I did when I trekked to Palm Springs to take in both the 2018 Audi S4 and the 2018 Audi S5. Both are powered by a 354-horsepower 3.0-liter turbocharged V6, and both are a nice improvement over the car they’re replacing. There’s more noise, more…
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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, it’s some kinks. Good luck! And since nobody seemed to get last week’s track, here’s the answer. Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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Project 4Runner: When good LEDs go bad
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Sometime ago I switched out the factory interior light bulbs of my 4Runner to LEDs. The LEDs were purchased from a forum recommend eBay seller, Fyre Flys. The idea was to have more light and less power draw. This was a win-win, as my daughter always puts he dome light on to read but frequently…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Commercially-Focused Vehicle Would You Daily Drive The Hell Out of?
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So I’m going to spill a little secret, just between you and me, okay? You ready? Here it is: I’ve always had a jones for the last-gen Ford Transit Connect. I particularly like the high-roof model with the windows in the doors but not in the back panels. I don’t know what I’d do with one,…
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Last Call: Ram Air Edition
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For a gasoline engine, the stoichiometric air–fuel mixture is about 15:1, however in the case of this car it’s about sixty-zillion to one. 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: AcidCow
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Used Car Review: 1995 Land Rover Discovery V8 5-speed
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This morning we revealed that of the more than 120 cars that Hooniverse writers have owned, a Land Rover Discovery wasn’t one. While we can’t rectify that by just randomly buying one, Ross did take a quick spin in one. -KK There’s something inherently charming about a two-decade-old big British four-by-four with a V8 and a…
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Because it's Monday: Let's Listen to This Hairy Henderson
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In August of 1913, at age 22, Carl Stearns Clancy returned to his home in New York. This might not seem a particularly noteworthy fact until you discover that Clancy had been away from home for the better part of a year and during that time he had managed an 18,000-mile journey, circling the globe via motorcycle. This…
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RESULTS: 100 cars we owned and 1 is a lie!
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On Friday we ran a contest called “Here are 100 cars we owned and 1 is a Lie!” based on the awful Facebook “here are 10 bands I seen live and 1 is fake” thing that Bradley and Jeff just love. Despite the many comments, guesses and searches, no proper answer was provided over three days and…