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It’s been so long since our last Showdown, but I finally finished installing my damn floor and I’ve got LeMons on the brain (it’s as painful as it sounds). While firmly convinced that the next LeMon I build will be a Pinto (or Mustang II), I’ve gotta pass along these gems to the Hooniscenti. Oddly…

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I’m not proud to post these photos and the accompanying video, but here’s proof that ruthless snow blizzards can befuddle even Finns – yes, even the country known from its rally heroes can sometimes manage to lose the plot behind the wheel when the elements are against you. Even with proper snow tires. Due to…

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Due solely to sloth on my part, I showed up to Lafayette’s Father’s Day Motorama 5 1/2 hours late.  Though a lot of the cars on display had already left, what remained were still amazing.  I sincerely hope that you agree.

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When I was a kid my dentist’s office used to have this magazine in the waiting room called Highlights for Kids. In that magazine, along with the word jumbles and connect the dots puzzles, was usually a picture that at first glance seemed perfectly normal, but offered the challenge to find a number of odd…

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[singlepic id=3615 w=720 h=999 float=center] Enjoy. 

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Welcome to another edition of the Hooniverse Weekend Edition. Nissan Light Commercial Vehicles introduced their interpritation of the Commercial Van at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Truck Show in 2010, and sales are (very) slowly starting to take hold. While GM and Ford continued to crank out their Express, Savanna, and E-Series vans, Nissan…

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Many of you have long ago mastered the art of auto repair, and presently maintain a wrench-fu worthy of ASE certification. This post isn’t for you, it’s for everyone else who’s under-hood acumen is – shall we say – yet to be developed. And today we’re going to bring everyone up to speed on one…

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Like silvered glass, a beautifully chromed bumper may serve as a mirror of our souls – or at least a collection of rods as this artsy fartsy image reflected on a seriously dropped  participant. Chrome plating is actually a two-stage process, the chromium first being deposited giving the piece its highly reflective luster, and then…

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This weekend, with the death of the Mazda CX-7 (to be replaced by the Mazda CX-5), I thought I would dredge up some classic Japanese Crossovers, before the term “Crossover” was ever used for multi-purpose, four-wheel drive, small Japanese wagons that were available within North America. So, let’s start this weekend out with some of…

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Just another crazy video from a Russian dash camera. This one shows a fully-loaded tanker truck getting a painful physics lesson after cornering too quickly on a mountain road. The lesson is caught from a car that barely avoided being crushed and stopped just in time to escape with a bit of bumper damage. Fortunately…

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As is often the case at car shows, often times what’s seen in the lot is just as cool as what is in the show itself.  The car show this olelongrooffan attended on Saturday was no exception.  Yes, my fellow Hoons, that is a bright pink sedan in the background of the above image.

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Yes I know, it has been ages since I did a Motorboat Monday, but this story got my attention, so I thought you should know about it as well. From a June article in Telstar Logistics, we learn that the experimental US Navy Stealth Boat, that goes by the name Sea Shadow, is about to…

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Here it is folks.  The holy grail of the D50/Mighty Max/Arrow family.  This isn’t some customized fixed up truck, it is all original.  The spoked wheels, the f*&#ing awesome decal package, the push bar, and the sunroof are all factory options.  This particular truck has less than 60,000 miles and is nearly perfectly preserved.  Good…

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  No phone, no pool, no pets, we ain’t got no cigarettes…

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Hanzel Auto Body was kind enough to host another Saturday morning shindig.  The usual suspects were there (you know who you are) and there were a number of newcomers.   First up, we have this gorgeous DS21.  Tim, a Citroen aficionado walking encyclopedia, gave me a comprehensive lesson on this model, which belongs to a…

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All the drifting videos throughout the history of the universe have featured a very narrow band of music, and the same camera angles. Get a few slow-motion tracking shots, set the entire clip to a hip-hop or dubstep soundtrack, and add in the name of the “media” company you made up the night before. The…

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