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V8 Supercars Set To Take Over Texas
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This weekend, the V8 Supercar Championship series is set to take over the Circuit Of The Americas. Some of you may be wondering what all the excitement is about. After all, isn’t it just Australian NASCAR? Man, if anyone actually said that, step forward so I can backhand you.
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Mystery Car
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Happy Norwegian Constitution Day! That’s right it’s Syttende Mal, and that means it’s time to proudly display your Nordic Cross and perhaps quaff a Hansa. When you’re done with all that Norse-ing around, today’s also Friday, and that means Mystery Car. Our candidate this week is red, just like the field of the Norse flag,…
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Hooniverse Obscure Muscle Car Garage – The 1974 Pontiac Ventura GTO
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Welcome to another installment of the Hooniverse Obscure Muscle Car Garage, a regular feature which aims to expand the definition of what a muscle car is, and to discover hidden treasures while doing so. When I started this series of posts, I stated that all of the vehicles featured were not generally thought of as…
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Hooniverse Asks- Modern Ferrari Styling, Brah! Or Blah?
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It seems that, for decades Ferrari has served as the pinnacle of automotive aspiration. Oh sure, there were those whose dreams were to be chauffeured in the isolated confines of the back of a Rolls Royce, but those were usually individuals who also thought the epitome of luxury was a bathroom with a bidet. For…
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Last Call- Maybe I Should Drive Edition
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They say it’s not the cough that carries you off, but the coffin they carry you off in. That is of course unless this yabo is driving the hearse. Image: Imgur
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Introducing our new project vehicle: A 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300TDaka The Wombat
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The plan was to pull the car out into the sun, get some great angles, and provide you with a few beauty shots. Unfortunately, the transmission isn’t cooperating at the moment. This means I’m introducing the new Hooniverse Project Car as it sits in my garage. Say hello to our 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300TD! That’s right,…
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Foreign Cars of Rhinebeck Spring 2013
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Even though the Rhinebeck Spring Dust Off is known for its encyclopedic selection of rare American automobiles, starting with the brass era and into the 1980s, every year the event features some great foreign cars as well. Last time we took a look at some of the ridiculously awesome American cars that appeared at Rhinebeck…
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Hoon's Day Out: LeMay America's Car Museum – In the Lobby
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In the previous installment, I showed you some of the great Ferraris contained in the Lemay museum. Today, I want to give you a quick tour of the lobby of this fine establishment before we get too far in. As soon as we walked in the door and saw a race car, a motorcycle, and…
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For Sale: Citation X-11
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First of all, these still exist? Second, where do I sign way my soul? The Citation is a largely forgotten car from the early 1980s, when American car companies were still stuck in the Malaise era. For those of you who don’t know, the X-11 package packs a 2.8 liter V6 pumping out an amazing 135 horsepower,…
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Hooniverse Asks Bonus: What would you buy instead of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S?
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Few weeks ago Porsche took the covers off the new turbo version of its 911 Carrera. The 911 Turbo will be available in the very fast base Turbo and a very fast-er Turbo S version. The Turbo has 520hp and 524lb-ft of torque, and is capable of 0-60 is about 3.0 seconds flat, which is…
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Hooniverse Asks- Would You Read a Single Marque Magazine?
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When you’re wedged into those impossibly uncomfortable and socially awkward commercial aircraft seats, do you ever attempt to escape into the pages of the Airline magazine in the seat pocket ahead of you? Even though they are filled with stories about restaurants, civic events, and nemonic tricks to help frequent travelers remember their children’s names,…
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Last Call- The Rain in the Plains falls Mainly on my Biscayne Edition
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Little in life ever truly seems to be just for you. You know what I mean, those credit card offers that the banks say were crafted, just for you, or maybe that Burger King Whopper that’s been made your way. In the case of this driver, it seems that the weather upcoming has been personally selected…
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Craiglist Find: a 1976 Jaguar XJ6… with an added kick
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This isn’t your typical British Leyland car anymore. This, dear readers, is a custom Pro Street Jaguar XJ6 and it’s looking for a new home in North Carolina (go figure). Not everyone may have had affection for the Series II Jaguar XJ6 and XJ12, which was known for poor build quality and reliability issues shared…
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V.I.S.I.T: When is a Geep not a Jeep? Always.
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In the 70s and 80s the legendary Jeep CJ was in short supply on my claustrophobic little group of islands. Those who wanted one couldn’t afford to buy or run one and probably couldn’t find one either, and those could afford one bought something else instead. But those who couldn’t afford one, or were determined…
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Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals This Weekend
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The Carlisle Import Nationals are almost upon us, and if you haven’t ditched family plans in favor of sneaking off to southeastern Pennsylvania on the weekend of May 16th, now is the time to make up a story. No, let’s not use anything obviously made-up this time, like surgery for that sports injury from back…
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Driving the Royal Jaaaag
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Tired of being subjected to revoltingly florid language on car blogs? Annoyed that every single car written about has to be more special than the last? Frustrated by the constant use of tired, hackneyed phrases like sense of occasion? Then you’re going to hate this article and should probably go and read something else because…