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Last Call- Side Saddle Sadie Edition
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Bill could never understand why he was consistently turned down for second dates. Image: Shorpy
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Teach yourself BMW, for free! Up to 2008!
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We all love picking up free stuff. Whether it’s the last spoonful of an abandoned dessert left on your restaurant table, or a flyer for a distant rummage sale you’ll never attend in a month of Sundays, if you can get it for free, then waste not want not. And so it is with the…
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R.A-S.H:- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit (Rusty's Rolls Obsession, Part 1)
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Rolls-Royce is a brand that, for whatever reason, I’ve never spent much time thinking about. Any Rolls I see on the road usually falls into one of two camps; it’ll be a Phantom, full of somebody obnoxious who has made a lot of money and is exuberantly immodest in displaying it; or it’ll be a…
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Greenwich Concours Preview: 1970 Lotus Elan +2 Coupe
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While I’m sure we’ve all seen Lotus Elan roadsters, when was the last time you saw an Elan coupe? It’s no secret that the Elan’s sales and reputation in America were based on its appeal as a fair weather roadster, so coming across this nicely preserved +2 Coupe was a bit of a surprise. Some…
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Hoon's Day Out: LeMay America's Car Museum – The Longroofs
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In the latest installment of Hoon’s Day Out, I want to share with you some of the station wagons at the LeMay Museum. Of all the cars I saw that day, these are probably my favorite. I’m sure a certain olelongrooffan will concur. Let’s take a look at these classic wagons.
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Our Cars- The Datsun Project Update
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It’s been a couple of months since I bought my 240Z and I thought it might be a good time to take a step back and detail some of the work that has gone into this project so far. Anytime you buy an old car it’s like that gameshow, Let’s Make Deal where every major…
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Driving Vauxhall's Fiery Firenza.
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We never really had Muscle Cars in the UK. Sure, a few of the more popular V8 projectiles of the US Big Three were sold over here through specialist channels, and a great many more have been privately imported since then. But home grown, indigenous muscle? Not really. Our speciality seemed to be hotted-up versions…
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Classic Captions – The 1967 Fiat 124 Sport Spider 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- Do HOV Lanes Tick You Off?
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Ignoring the political schism they engender, there is still something immensely frustrating about watching the veritable ghost town that is the HOV lane when you’re stuck solo in traffic. High Occupancy Vehicle lanes first appeared in the U.S. back in the 1970s, as carrot and stick approach to engendering greater efficiency out of our nation’s…
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Last Call- Roller Coaster… of Love Edition
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Some people like the kind of roller coasters that have great big drops, while others like the ones with lots of fast turns and loops. For those who find no joy in either of those, Japan has the Sky Cycle, a ride located at the Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Kurashiki, Japan. Overlooking the islands on the Seto…
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2013 West Coast All AMC Car Show
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Today, I bring you something very, very special. As you might know, I am a huge fan of anything related to American Motors. I visited paradise… or something pretty close to it. The 2013 edition of the West Coast All AMC Car Show took place today at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, in Pomona, California. The show was hosted…
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Brown fans hit – Unrest at the BCAS
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For some time now, I’ve enjoyed the corner of the internet that brandishes the brown. BCAS, or Brown Car Appreciation Society lives to feature brown cars in a favorable light, and the classy bunch that we are like to brown the day with quality photos of brown automobiles, as the Patrón Saint of BCAS, Ricardo…
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Greenwich Concours Parking Lot is Basically Its Own Car Show
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A lot of classic car events claim to have a visitor parking lot filled with cars just as interesting as inside the show itself, but few events pull it off quite as deftly as the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The annual event, which takes place every June in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut, brings…
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PaddockScene is where all car events converge
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There is a Formula1 race on Sunday. Wednesday is a test-n-tune night at Englishtown. A local cruise night is a fun way of checking out some hot rods. There is a 24 Hours of LeMons race coming to a track near you, but when? Heard of the Susquehannock Trail Rally? Perhaps you want to autocross…
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Music Video
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Saying that British director Alex Cox’s film career has been uneven is like saying the new Corvette has a few air scoops. While Cox received critical acclaim for his sophomore effort Sid and Nancy, his lack of piety for traditional takes on story structure – and even more so the machinations of the Hollywood movie industry –…
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Eyewitness: Gumball 3000 rolls into Helsinki
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[Disclaimer: Write-up and photos courtesy of Lauri Ahtiainen, known spotter of quality Mercedes-Benzes and driver of a Miata] During the last couple of days, three large car events have been held around Europe. As I write this, dirty and tired cars are still racing around the Nürburgring race track in Germany, with only two hours…