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24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2012: Photo Dump
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The 24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2012 featured cars that Hoons the world over will appreciate. Here are some automotive highlights from the race, along with a few comments. The Starion/Conquest pictured above won the Judges’ Choice award pretty much for finishing while being a Mitsubishi product. It was fast too. Click through for more.
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Last Call- Take it to the Bank Edition
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It may not be an SLR, but circling the Daimler Benz test track in Untertürkheim in a 408-bhp Setra 411 Club Bus still must be pretty exhilarating. The track’s 90-degree banking and 15-kilometer length opened in 1967, and as you can see above, makes damn near anything a low-rider. Image: [mercedesbenzblog]
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Fastback Friday: Lifted MINI Cooper Edition
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Ok, so it’s not a “fastback” per se (or is it?), but what it is, is a MINI Cooper S with a lift kit. And mudders. Yes, a MINI Cooper, not the cute-ute but a regular Cooper S, with mud terrain tires. And it’s awesome! [Source: northamericanmotoring.com]
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A McLaren F1 and an F1 McLaren
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If there is one car that is more coveted than the Lamborghini Countach, it’s this, the McLaren F1. This was the world’s “Bugatti Veyron” 13 years before the first Bugatti Veyron rolled out of the factory. Simply put, this is the greatest car. Ever. McLaren’s Palo Alto, California, showroom is a simple affair. It…
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Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidential Lincoln Continental Limo
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[singlepic id=3298 w=720 h=700 float=left] If you’ve ever wondered where the typical American stretch limousine got its start, wonder no more. One of the earliest and best known design and conversion companies was Lehmann-Peterson, named after George Lehmann and Robert Peterson. Their Chicago-based company worked closely with Lincoln between 1962 and 1970 to develop some…
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Hooniverse Post Rolex24 Week Videos: The "Let's Kill Productivity" Edition
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As my fellow Hoons might be aware, this past weekend was the 50th Anniversary of the running of the Rolex24 at the Daytona International Speedway. This olelongrooffan has previously posted, ad nauseum, about my attendance at that event, as well as the parade on the Friday before the Continental BMW Performance 200. Well my fellow…
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$500 '64 Honda S600 is your key JDM to rat-rodness
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Sadly, the ad has been deleted as of this morning but all that the ad was these two pictures and the words “it’s rough. needs an engine”, so you’re not missing much. What you’re looking at here is a rare Honda S600, or what is left of it. [Source: Craigslist]
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Grandad's Granada – 1985 Ford Granada
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Shot on the same day and on the same parking lot as the excellent Volvo P1800, this Euro Granada is somewhat more worn. It too is a future classic, if it already isn’t one; I think Ford guys are scrambling to salvage all restorable Granadas and fixing them up as nondescript but classy drivers. No,…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – With the Avalanche Going, Is there any other "Segment Busting Truck" you would miss?
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Yes, this is the theme for this weekend… Segment Busters, and will they be missed? Judging by the reaction to my Avalanche Posting, it is clear thatmost of you won’t miss the giant Car/Truck/SUV Mashup at all. I will, but I’m a weird guy. I liked the original Avalanche, with the cladding, especially the 2500…
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Long Shots – Here's a 1964 Corvair Monza that proves you can own an Affordable Classic
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I decided to go to the 38th annual Antique Auto Meet that was held in Glastonbury Connecticut this past weekend. This show has been put together by the Central Connecticut Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and I do postings of cars that I find desirable, as well as a few that…
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Mystery Car!
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Today is January 20, a date notable for the births of Tom Baker – my favorite Dr. Who, Buzz Aldrin – the second man to set foot on the Moon, and Ed ‘Fireball’ Roberts – one of the founding members of NASCAR. It’s also notable for this year being a Friday, and that of course…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – Pontiac Fiero Formula
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I’ve been hunting this Fiero down for some months now. I first saw it way back in autumn when I moved into town, but every time it’s been stationary and shootable it’s been so dark outside I can’t have done much. Now that I finally got it in my sights, it was grimy, salty, slushy…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – NRT to OAK
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Editors Note: This weekend, Hooniverse will be running a series of posts introducing you to some of the new writers who are now in our part of the Hooniverse. Please meet Jim Yu, and let him know how much you appreciate his contributions. I am and have always been a car nut. Growing up in…
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Mystery Car!
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Today is March 30th, which happens to be the birthday of Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known to most as MC Hammer. This leap year, March 30th is also a Friday, and that means Mystery Car! here on the Hoon, but will today’s candidate prove that doo, doo, doo, doo, you can’t solve this? Last week, that…
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24 Hours Of Lemons, Thunderhill 2012: A Beginner's Perspective
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The sun rose over the rolling hills of golden winter wheat and filled my tent with light. I rustled, rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and thought, “Holy shit! I’m first on the track today!” This was my first-ever Lemons event and I was…um…nervous. When Pete sent me the invite just two weeks previous to…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: It's Red, It's A Horse, And It's A Fastback
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After my debacle post yesterday about my brother’s trucks and the dead video link (its alive now), this olelongrooffan decided I would stick to basic technology and leave all the fancy stuff to our friends over at AT and just hang with what I know I can do. So, without further ado my fellow Hoons,…