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Last Call- New Money Edition
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The 996 may be – at least for the present – one of the least desirable 911 iterations, but that doesn’t make right the ignominy suffered upon this one. Sure it may be nothing more than a vinyl wrap, but all the other cars are going to taunt it with you’re ugly and your mother…
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Long Shots: Chevrolet's Midsize Luxury Car
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So this olelongrooffan spent this past weekend down in Fantasyland, that would be Naples, Florida, attending my beautiful daughter’s high school graduation. A Summe Cum Laude graduate and heading off to college on the campus of the Ringling Museum up in Fantasyland II. But my fellow Hoons probably don’t gve crap about that so this…
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Let's go behind the scenes with Chop Cut Rebuild
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Muscle car and restoration fans, rejoice. The Emmy-nominated program (they’re up against Martha Stewart) Chop Cut Rebuild is back for its eighth season, and the show on Speed invited Hooniverse into its garage for a sneak peek at a build that will take all year. Host Dan Woods and his team are holed up not far…
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Cool Cars At A Reasonably Priced Bar – Part 2
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Carrying on my series of “Cool Cars at a Reasonably Priced Bar” I spotted this beauty just barely poking out from the side street opposite my beer perch…
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Grand opening of McLaren dealership adds a bit more shine to Beverly Hills [w/video]
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Any invitation to the opening of a new dealership is typically ignored. When the invite comes from McLaren, I look at the words a bit more closely… and still consider doing other things with my time. Thankfully, this time around I read the invite a second time, because virtual scrap of paper staring back from…
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Truck Thursday: '74 Ford Falcon XB Ute
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Earlier Jeff could hardly contain his excitement about the Australian models of GM’s Holden division coming to the States. That’s great news and all, but why don’t we now look at an Aussie vehicle that is already here. While tubes of net are abuzz with the Holden Monaro Pontiac GTO Pontiac G8 Chevy Camaro Chevy Caprice Chevy SS, the other Aussie manufacturer seems…
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Orange Peel – 1971 Volkswagen Beetle 1300
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Lately, I’ve been happy to contribute some machinery that’s been a bit older than the usual late-’80s, early-’90s vintage that one most often sees here. This oranjeboom 1971 Beetle is on its fifth decade of motoring, and it doesn’t exactly look all that worse for wear. Sure, there are some paint issues, but if there’s…
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Welcome To Utah, Have Some Snow!
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There are some videos making the rounds about Seattle drivers getting a bad rap about winter driving. That’s like saying people in Texas don’t know how to drive in the snow. Low-hanging fruit if you will…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: Moto Monday – Which Happened Yesterday Of Course
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Salt Lake City should be a mecca for gearhead culture in the United States: wide, straight streets practically begging for impromptu street drag racing (don’t do this), close proximity to the world famous Bonneville Salt Flats, and more recently, the Miller Motorsports Park. But in the home of conservative politics and even more conservative lifestyles,…
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Used Car Reviews – 1987 Saab 9000 Turbo 16
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Today’s Used Car Review post is again of a car that’s been on my mind for quite some time. It’s a 1987 9000 Turbo 16, a car I’ve tried to want. I’ve driven a couple of manual 9000:s now. I’ve ended up disliking them for some reason, despite trying to find the point buried deep…
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Last Call: The Cold Front Edition: Just In Time For Two Wheel Tuesday
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Tonite in the Birthplace of Speed, Florida, the low is expected to be near freezing with an expected low of 28 degrees on Tuesday night with northerly winds in the 20-25 mph range both nights. Somebody turn on the freaking heater will ya? img src= my brain is frozen and I have no clue.
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Hooniverse Overseas via eBay Edition – Some German Treats of the 70s
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of the Hooniverse via eBay Weekend, and this time we are going to Germany, which is home to some of the more desirable European brands. For this weekend, I decided to zero in on cars of the 70s from their home country, and there were more than enough truly desirable…
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For Sale: Audi 2.7 Biturbo quattro Backyard Special
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Despite a striking resemblance to Top Gear’s garden shed electric car, the Hammerhead Eagle iThrust, this Audi-engined backyard special isn’t as painfully slow. Painful it might be in the wrong hands, and I suggest you wear a helmet when trying it out, but then again it’s rather affordable at 5000 EUR. Or is it? You…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – The GM W-Body and the Cadillac K-Body (Yes, GM had a "K" Car)
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Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Hooniverse Weekend, with a look at how long certain platforms have been in production. After doing a bit of research, I have discovered that General Motors used existing platforms longer than almost any other domestic car company. But I decided to zero in on these two platforms because…
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Bite My Shiny Metal… Oh, You Already Did.
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Some snow drifts are tougher than others, as it seems the owner of this E39 BMW has learned. Judging by the snow tucked underneath the bumper remains, the 5-series has dug deep into a drift – but it’s come out missing most of its jaw. It’s a handsome piece of damage: anybody can just crack…
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2012 Greenwich Concours: The Show
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The thing about the Greenwich Concours is that they are more limited in space compared to some of the other concours that I have attended. It therefore seems to me that they select specific cars. This also means that each year the show is different and that’s a good thing. I am not even sure…