Articles
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Crazy Craigslist – The Witness Protection Lincoln LS
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Sometimes an ad – particularly those dealer ads on eBay – can overdo it with the detail, providing pictures of every aspect of the car from down the radiator neck to proof that none of the cigar lighters have ever been used. On the other hand, this Craigslist ad takes a completely different approach, using the…
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Vintage Cars of the May 1st Cruise
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As I mentioned in yesterday’s Fiat 124 Sport Spider post, May 1st is a holiday over here. Everybody gets the day off work, everybody gets their sunglasses if the weather is as fine as today and there’s often some sort of cruise at the town centre. As my articles have shown you, the town in…
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BMW M3 Showdown: 1990 E30 vs. 2005 E46
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Here are two BMW M3s. They are both priced at around $23,000. The first one is the one that everyone loves, the original M3, the one and only E30 M3. The second is is the much more modern E46 M3, and while it does not poses the cache of the E30, it’s nothing to sneeze…
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Used Car Reviews – 2007 MINI Cooper S
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The Mini Cooper S is one of my girlfriend’s favorite cars. While she appreciates hybrids and dislikes ’80s Mercedeses and Saabs, she does have good taste when it comes to small sporty runabouts – and a blue Mini is something she’s got her sights set on. And as we walked around a Kia dealership on…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car or Truck Should Have a Drink Named For It?
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Right off the bat, drinking and driving are a Hooniverse no-no. I just need to get that out of the way, because, while we will be talking about cars and quaffs, and how the former might prove the inspiration for the latter. . . blah, blah blah, cars and booze don’t mix. Okay, got that?…
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Gallery: The Dezer Collection Museum in North Miami shows us the desirable and the obscure
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I happened to be visiting my aunt and uncle in the swanky ocean front area of Palm Beach County when I came across an article about an eclectic car collection in North Miami. Turned into a quasi-museum the collection is divided into two sections: car and motorcycles, and mini cars and star cars. Recently opened,…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Weirdest Vinyl Roof Treatment You've Ever Seen?
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Back when the style for automobiles was upright and as elegant as Greek architecture, a leather, or canvas-clad, roof was the height of haute couture. Many years later, the vinyl roof – frequently with faux landau bar accouterments – proved to be a factory or dealer add-on that also added to the price, but not…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: "The Charles Barrett Special" Commando Edition
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Purchasing a new vehicle is often an extremely stress filled experience. Overpowering sales people, the usual “gotta talk to my manager” BS, questioning whether this is the correct vehicle for your needs, warranty and service issues, just plain old new car stress. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Saint Anger – 1962 Volvo P1800
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Today’s classic European post is a fifty-year-old Volvo. We have our share of bearded Amazon enthusiasts (read that as Amazon enthusiasts with beards, not as a penchant for hirsute warrior women, mind), but this old Volvo is one of the even prettier sort of classic Volvo design. A run of the plates revealed the P1800…
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Hooniverse Bookshelf: Grand Prix, 1966 – With Video
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While I admit, this isn’t exactly a book, some of us keep DVDs on bookshelves. Whatever, It’s my post, I shouldn’t have to justify my decisions!
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Hooniverse Classic Trucks Weekend – How about a couple of Macks, and some other choice trucks?
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This is the continuation of the Hooniverse Classic Trucks Weekend. I spotted these two Macks at the American Truck Historical Society Antique Truck Show last weekend, and because of the driving rainstorm, never did ask the owners about the price they wanted for the trucks. Well I found out…
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Last Call- But Can You Heel and Toad? Edition
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Spotted on a cubical wall at a major national Health Care provider and offered without explanation. Image: [©2012 Rob Emslie]
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Modern Art Monday: The Packard Convertible Edition
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So, as this olelongrooffan mentioned, this past weekend was a pretty damn awesome car show down here in Daytona Beach. There were millions of dollars of pretty awesome vehicles but this one just really struck my fancy.
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Hooniverse Two-Wheel Tuesday – Which of these Three Triumphs would make you feel Triumphant?
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This is one of my very rare Two-Wheel Tuesday postings, because I really have no desire to ever own another Motorcycle again. A little history of why: Back in 1981 I bought a used Yamaha XS 750 SE, a special version of the Yamaha 750CC Triple that was for sale here in the country since…
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Quick Drive: Turner Motorsport 2012 BMW ActiveE
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[singlepic id=3864 w=720 h=999 float=center] In June of 2009, BMW’s MINI division introduced the MINI E. This machine was a field trial of electric vehicles opened up to the public for the term of a lease. A total of 450 cars were let loose in the New York City and Los Angles areas. The goal…
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Found in the Dumpster – Mystery Engine!
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Yesterday I drove to the recycling center to throw away pots and pans as well as some cardboard boxes left over from ordering body parts for my Mazda, and in the metal dumpster lay this as-of-yet-unidentified four-cylinder engine. I don’t know what car it’s come from, except it does look to be about 30-40 years…