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2015 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance
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It is a pleasant coincidence that the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance occurs each year at exactly the same time I spend a week in warm southern Florida with my family – it’s like they plan it around me, which they should. The one day concours is relatively small in size but it features something for everyone…
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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. While not all that popular today, the combination of four cylinders and rear-wheel drive was once the de jure form factor for small cars and trucks. As proved by all the greatness found by…
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Motorsports Weekend Guide: February 27 to March 1
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This week marks a not-really-major accomplishment for the Motorsports Weekend Guide: It’s the MWG’s first anniversary. So thanks to Hooniverse’s editors for letting this hack writer continue this weekly feature that probably doesn’t get a ton of traffic. Long may it live because I’ve already put a ton of work into it for the rest…
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Hooniverse Asks- Should Driving High-Performance Cars and Trucks on the Street Require Additional Licensing?
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It’s well known that half the world wishes for less government intrusion in their lives while the other half consistently bemoans that there ought to be a law. When it comes to cars and driving, there sure are a lot of laws and regulations on the books, so many in fact that you might think twice…
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Last Call- You Take Me Higher Edition
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Circuit maps can certainly show you all the corners and the lengths of the straights, but they can’t tell you what kind of roller coaster ride those turns and straight might actually be. That’s why I find the elevation maps of race tracks so fascinating. This one, for New York’s Watkins Glen track, shows not…
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The Aston Martin VulcanAn 800hp Carbon Fiber Track Assassin
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You know I love the Aston Martin brand. I’ve been fortunate to drive pretty much every vehicle they produce in a variety of driving situations. It’s not a stretch to say that I’ve become quite acquainted with what’s possible when behind the wheel of an Aston Martin vehicle. Well, there’s a new Aston Martin model… and…
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V.I.S.I.T: Huracán. So, you've got your supercar. What next?
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I followed the above pictured Lamborghini Huracán on my daily commute this morning. It’s clearly brand new and was being driven in the manner of somebody who had a new toy and wanted to play with it. That’s cool, who wouldn’t want to do that? But it was also being driven very badly, in the…
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Project Miata Roars Back to Life
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There have been many ups and downs with this project and it’s great to say that we’re starting the year off back on an upswing. It took some work to get here but take a look after the jump and you’ll see how far we’ve come.
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Flagship Dealerships of the Champs-Elysees: Peugeot, Mercedes, Toyota
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After spending two days at Retromobile, I yearned for more! Five fancy dealerships– Peugeot, Mercedes, Toyota, Renault, and Citroen– were within a few blocks of each other along the Champs-Elysees. I braved sub-freezing weather to visit them, and I was not disappointed.
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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 course from just one closely-cropped aerial image. The only other hint you get is that this week’s track is on the planet Earth. Seriously, you guys are so good at this you don’t need any other hints. Good luck anyway! Image: ©2015…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'North Dallas Hooptie' preview at Eagles Canyon
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After visits to this year to California’s Wine Country and the finely manicured grounds of Barber Motorsports Park, the 24 Hours of LeMons now heads to Eagles Canyon Raceway for “North Dallas Hooptie.” This is not to suggest that ECR does not compare to Sonoma Raceway or Barber in terms of amenities, but like most…
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Classic Captions – The 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber Edition
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Classic Captions Post, and it’s that time of the week in which this feature appears, so let’s review the premise; I search for images that were used by the car companies in their print advertising, dealer displays or brochures, and it is your job to provide a humorous caption that is…
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Hooniverse Asks- If You Had the Money, What Classic Car Would You Commission to be Reimagined as a Modern Masterpiece?
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Please allow an indelicate question; are you rich? I don’t mean like, have money in the bank, or are rich in love, I mean are you filthy, I couldn’t spend it all if I tried, rich. If you are the latter, then I have another question for you. Even if, like me, you do not…
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Last Call- Special Delivery Edition
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If you’re like me, you order a lot of parts online, and then eagerly await their delivery – usually by someone in brown shorts. I’m lucky enough to have a house with a well-hidden front door where packages can be left with some semblance of peace of mind against later theft. Not everyone is so…
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Outsiders Perspetive: 2015 Chicago Auto Show
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The slogan of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show is “The Nation’s Largest Auto Show”. That’s funny, last I checked New York was in the same nation as Chicago. [Ed. Note – Chicago is the largest by way of public attendance. Chicago folks love their auto show.] Nevertheless, the Chicago Auto Show or CAS as nobody calls…
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Hooniverse Concept Clinic: Proposal #4
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Welcome back to our open-to-all motor-industry market research forum, an idea exclusive to Hooniverse that, for whatever reason, nobody else on the whole internet wanted to do. We urge those out there in positions of power and influence over our beloved automotive brands to pay attention to the comments that this strand generates. The world…