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Craigslist: 1957 Volvo Wagon Turbo All-Wheel-Drive
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Yup, just your regular dime-a-dozen old Volvo wagon with a turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive. Wait, what? That’s right! This 1957 Volvo Wagon has the turbo engine and drive-line out of a ’91 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (remember those?). I love this. This is awesome looking wagon with an awesome swap that can be driven daily. Or is…
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Midget Update: LeMons Prep
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I would like to announce that I have made the questionable decision to accept the poorly thought out invitation from the Killer Zombees Racing Team to join them at 24 hours of Lemons Thunderhill later this month. Yes, it is just a short two weeks and a short drive (12 hours) away. I have never…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – An Original 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Fastback on eBay.
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Welcome to another Fastback Friday, and this particular car was an accidental discovery. I usually look for cars that are a bit on the oddball side of the equation, like Other Makes, or Imperials, or Corvairs for that matter. However, I decided to look at mid 60s Fords for a possible weekend theme, when I…
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Video: Just Senna being Senna
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The rain is falling here in Southern California, and I have tickets to the Long Beach Grand Prix. This weather doesn’t leave me discouraged about my tickets though, but rather thinking about a man who would relish the thought of a wet track. Much ink, both virtual and actual, has been spilled espousing the skill set of…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Has The Coolest Hood Mechanism?
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An automobiles’s hood, or more properly bonnet, is the gateway to the mechanical delights that live underneath. It’s sort of like the lobster’s shell, which must be peeled away to reach the lobstery goodness awaiting you inside. Well, it’s not quite like a lobster – except maybe for mid-engined Italians as they’re typically red and…
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Hooniverse Tudor Tuesday: A New Toy For An Unknown Hoon
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So, a few weeks ago just prior to BikeWeek down here in the World Center of Racing, this olelongrooffan was sitting in my office when this sweet sight pulled into the trailer lot.
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s Your Favorite Jeep Alternative?
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The original military Jeep – the bloodline of which runs through every CJ model ever built, even to this day – may have helped us win the war, but maybe that just doesn’t impress you. Maybe Jeeps leave you nonplused when it comes to off-roading, which is about as America a sport as Baseball and…
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Last Call- Where Others See Adversity, I See Opportunity Edition
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There are good roads, and there are great roads, and the thin line between them may be spotted by the point at which my wife, when a passenger, starts in with the technicolor yawns. Image: [loutrakiblog]
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Last Call- I Have Nightmares About Fouled Plugs Edition
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Center of gravity be damned, this 48-cylinder, 4,200-cc, unknowable horsepower bike is ridable – but I’m not about to get on it. The build is described by someone familiar with the beast – Each motor is basically 8 “s1 /KH250” cylinders bolted on to cut up standard casings, with a 8 cyl built up crank,…
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Video: Finnish track day nearly turns tragic but not in the way you'd expect
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What starts as your standard track day video soon turns nearly tragic… but not in the way you’d expect when the subject is motorsports. A Finnish driver was enjoying both his Toyota MR2 and the Ahvenisto Race Circuit in Hämeenlinna, Finland. His car appeared to be running well despite his ham-fisted one-hand-on-the-wheel approach to driving. Halfway…
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Last Call- We're The Kids With Americas, Whoa-oh Edition
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I just saw a somewhat tired MG Sport Sedan in my neighborhood the other day, so this I was punk before punk was cool Austin America owner tugged at my heartstrings. After all, who doesn’t love a girl who’s channelling Annabelle Lwin? Image source: [This Girl’s MySpace Page]
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Last Call- She's A Keeper Edition
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Proof you needn’t have cajones to undertake car repair. And if you happen to find either a girl or a guy with the wherewithal to climb under hood -even if it’s on that pillow that grandma gave you – make sure not to let them get away. Image: [Imgur]
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Last Call- Shredding on a Budget Edition
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Budget will not only help you move across town or across the country, but they’ll also let you grab some big air. Image: [4GIFS]
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Truck Thursday: Land Rover Discovery on 54" Tires
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The bad news is that I have been spending my free time looking at Land Rovers and Land Cruisers, so expect to see a lot of that. I go on these obsessive binges for a while and then I quit cold turkey, so bear with me. The good news is this a Land Rover Discovery…
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Truck Thursday: Reader Submission: Home Built 5/8 Scale Peterbilt 18-Wheeler
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[singlepic id=3475 w=720 h=900 float=center] Few weeks ago reader Carl Wilson sent in pictures and a brief description of his friend’s Hoonable Forklift. In that email he included the following post script: “P.S. I have built a 5/8 scale Peterbilt tractor and trailer, it is a diesel with a lot of red and shiny…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Glastonbury AACA Show – Pre War Cars a Plenty
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Last weekend, I decided to go to the 38th annual Antique Auto Meet that was held in Glastonbury Connecticut and as you can tell from my other postings, I decided to highlight some of the iron that was at the show for this weekend. This is some of the Pre-War cars that were on hand…