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106 XSi vs 205 CTi: Would you want your hot Peugeot closed or open?
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For our American reader base, these two French trinkets aren’t a sight too common. On the left, the 106 XSi, and on the right, the 205 CTi. Which one tickles your fancy? If you’re looking for lightweight, hatchback-derived fun, the Peugeots offer it in a simple, inexpensive form. This post shows you these two Helsinki…
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R.A-S.H: GM World Of (e)Motion
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It was 1993 when the Delta L1011 touched down in Orlando and I breathed delicious American air for the first time. I was twelve years old and my family, like thousands more from Middle England, were headed for the neon artifice of DisneyWorld. For all the addictive rollercoasters and lose-yourself fantasy of Magic Kingdom, and…
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Classics Shine at Hemmings Musclepalooza 2013
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Hemmings Musclepalooza is exactly what it sounds like, a classic car event that celebrates America’s muscle cars with a judged concours and drag racing action. And this year didn’t disappoint, with more than 300 cars turning out for a day filled with classics and racing excitement. This year there were some excellent cars in the…
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Is James May The Man?
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I think it’s safe to say that James May – Captain Slow to many – is the most beloved of all Top Gear hosts. Scruffy, erudite, and frustratingly wont to proselytization of all things obscure and arcane, he may not be the kind of man we want to hang out with, but he is the…
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Review: 2013 Suzuki Kizashi
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When I drove the Suzuki Swift Sport recently, the nice (also very attractive and knowledgeable) lady from Suzuki told me about how the brand had always been keen to distance its car-building division from their other operations, including marine and, of course, motorcycles. This has always struck me as a little odd. Suzuki have made…
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Two-Wheel Tuesday: Bikes of the Cassoday Run
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On the first Sunday morning of every month of the riding season (March – October), the town of Cassoday, Kansas (pop. 129) fills with literally thousands of motorcycles. Bikers from throughout eastern Kansas and the neighboring states ride the scenic Flint Hills highways that surround the tiny burg and congregate in Cassoday to eat at…
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Classic Captions – The 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Edition
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Classic Captions Post. This is a series of posts that are set to run this time each week, so let’s review the premise; I search for images that were used by the car companies in their print advertising or brochures, and it is your job to provide a humorous, snarky, or…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Most Amazing Bike-Engined Car?
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There’s a thin line between motorcycles and cars. Both offer personal transportation, both require a certain skill to master, and each is powered by some form of on-board propulsion device, typically an internal combustion engine. Of course what does differentiate them is that one tends to want to fall over when you come to a…
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Last Call- Leach Field Trip Edition
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The septic system maintenance business may not be glamorous, but some of its purveyors are certainly humorous. Step Stool FTW! Image: Imgur
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 Super
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While I was out and about on a sunny Saturday afternoon – all too rare around here – I looked across the parking lot and saw this unusual car. Sitting calmly in a parking lot full of SUV’s, crossover SUV’s, midsize SUV’s, and the odd pickup, I could immediately make it out as an Alfa…
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For Sale: Chrysler TC by Maserati
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My taste in cars is… questionable, at best. By that, I mean that I should probably be tied up and thrown into the loony bin. I have a weakness for turbo Mopar goodness, be it the mighty GLHS, or your aunt’s Sundance RS. At the top of this mountain of ill-conceived and badly-built Americana is…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Teslas on a Truck
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I showed up to work early this morning because the sun is coming up earlier and earlier, and I figure there’s no point in sleeping when that big yellow ball has been up working since 5:30. When I sat down at my desk, my boss told me a car hauler was parked across the street.…
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Greenwich Concours Americana is Ten Kinds of Awesome
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I have seen the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. And it was good. The 18th edition of the Greenwich Concours brought record crowds from all over Connecticut and the New York City area, and the field of cars gathered on Saturday and Sunday certainly didn’t disappoint. Greenwich is perhaps unique on the concours circuit as it is…
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Modern Art Monday: Did Pure Vision Design just build the greatest Mustang ever?
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On first glance, the 1966 Ford Mustang shown above appears to be a fairly standard machine with a few upgrades to the exterior. The Martini livery is tastefully done and the driving lamps are perhaps a love-it or hate-it touch. That chin spoiler looks great, however, and the car has a wonderful stance to it…
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Music Video
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A summer road trip is part and parcel an integral element of the American dream. Of course not having a sweet ride can stymie such plans, unless nobody has a car, in which case you can just run. Such a road trip is best enjoyed when shared with a friend, maybe even just one you…
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How to Enter Your Pro SCCA Road Racing Debut a Week Before the Race
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If you know Brianne Corn, you know that nothing ever goes quite as planned or happens on time. Let me recap this last year: The day we left for Pikes Peak, we were all still building the STI’s aero bits at Vorshlag before loading it onto the trailer for the 14 hour drive. For the…