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Yesterday we ran a post highlighting what appears to be a pretty scummy issue. Automaker ICON alleges that Hot Wheels ripped off the likeness of its own FJ Series vehicle for a new small-scale toy. We gave you ICON’s side of the story yesterday, which was plucked from ICON’s own newsletter. Now, however, we have…

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I got slighlty bored with the Bay of E, so I started browsing Polish car auctions sites. No other specific reasons really, other than perhaps the cars are a bit different, cooler in a sense. Also, the mighty Dollar is damn strong, and I just happen someone who is familiar with shipping procedures. Just sayin’, but that’s neither here nor…

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Power by way of large displacement is nearly always fun. That doesn’t mean we dislike smaller motors here in the Hooniverse. Quite the contrary, in fact. Taking something smaller, and making it powerful is just as rewarding as taking a slow car and driving it quickly. Someone who understands this is Jay Leno. We’re talking…

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I am just going to come out and say it now, only because you hoons will find out about it soon enough. I love Land Rovers. My father is a 4×4 guy and he has been telling me how great these are since I was about zero. I spent six weeks in a D110 Wagon…

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Earth to earth, dust to dust. Some time ago I posted an another W126 with the driver’s side front corner duct-taped together; I knew these suckers rust there like any ’80s Merc does, but nothing prepared me to this sight. This metallic almandine red (quite tasteful colour, actually) W126 was sitting at the railway station.…

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The year was 1977 and the first Gioretto Giugiaro and Walter de Silva designed FSO Polonezes just started rolling off the assembly line in Warsaw. Those were not only the pride of the factory but also of the nation – everyone wanted one. Meanwhile Poland’s best rally driver just wrecked his Lancia Stratos and thus missed out being named…

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Inspired by Bradley’s interview with Graham Rahal, I decided to conduct a series of my own interviews with people from within the automotive industry. My first victim interviewee was John Krafcik, the president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America. I would like to point out that this interview stuff is not easy. The venue that we were at…

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I have spent my childhood quietly playing with LEGOs. Hours a day, every day, LEGO was my life until I expended my horizons to scale models which offered me the attention to detail impossible to replicate with LEGOs. Recently, with a four-year-old running around the house, I began to experience a LEGO renaissance of sort…

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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. Let’s start out with some everyday collectibles that almost anyone could…

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Continuing on with our look at the “Other Makes” section of eBay Motors, and this time I will now be highlighting a car with some “Art-Deco” design cues, the 1939 Graham Combination 2-Door Coupe. This was a new body style for the 1939 Graham line, and along with the 1938 Sedan, the styling was dubbed…

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So, the other day while waiting for my brother, yeah thehorsefarmer, to arrive with his beautiful bride and their granddaughter to arrive to attend a local car show, I read about an even cooler show the esteemed Mr. Brennan shared with us, surfed a couple blogs and decided to gather a quick cruise on the…

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[singlepic id=3473 w=720 h=1000 float=center] From my recently acquired 1970s automotive magazines, here is a 245 265 for all you Volvo junkies out there.  According to the ad it surpasses the BMW 320i in “high-speed passing” (whatever that maybe), and stops almost as quickly. Apparently it also fits a love-seat and a Short-Haired German Pointer. As usual, clicky for bigger picy.

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I have been told by multiple sources that this picture is real. I once reheated, toasted if you will, a sandwich wrapped in aluminum foil on an exhaust manifold… with mixed results. And now I’m hungry. Have a nice weekend and happy BBQing everyone.  [Source: OneHotLap.com]

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How do you come up with a creation like this? My guess is you start out with a rallycross prepared 1987 BMW 325i and proceed to blow the engine. While searching for an useable replacement engine you come across a Nissan Patrol that’s had the bodywork rust through. In a drunken haze you combine the…

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With the new Dodge Dart making all the headlines whilst sharing a healthy dose of Alfa Romeo mechanicals, it’s time to show a few snowy snaps of an Alfa that has nothing Dodge-y about it. It’s the achingly beautiful flagship, the 166 sedan, launched in 1998. I saw this beautifully blue example keeping its cool…

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Continuing on with our Vintage Panel Truck Weekend, I have realized that this has been as very Ford-centric weekend of postings, so here is something a little different, A Chevrolet! This particular model is from the Morrison Motor Co. in Concord, NC. I have showcased some of their vehicles in the past, and this Chevy…

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