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Many basic and boring cars throughout history have been the lucky recipients of a new engine, improved suspension and brakes.  The resulting increase in performance usually results in a pretty big transformation.  A transformance, if you will. Trans-form-ance (verb) 1. the act of transformation by an infusion of performance see also Performation Everyone probably has…

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It is both ironic, and a little creepy, that James Dean did a public service announcement in support of safe driving. His parting advice, to ‘the kids out there’ – take it easy driving, one of the lives you save might be mine – seems tragic in hindsight. If that wasn’t weird enough, OJ Simpson shilled…

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Anyone with at least half a heart and only half a brain will love the Peugeot 205 GTi. It’s a hot hatch classic, looks just right with its pert Pininfarina packaging, and while even the regular 205 is cracking to drive the GTi is brilliant. But what if you wish for more low-end grunt than…

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In a typical pre-race TV show you get a lap analysis. It’s usually the best qualifying lap of the pole sitter with a commentary by,… uhmm,… the commentator. The said commentator probably drove around the track before, perhaps even raced there but it was at another time and in a different car. In this video…

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400hp? Yep. Rear-wheel-drive? Yep. Back country roads and perfect driving weather? Oh yes. This is the wider, lower, longer, and damn fast 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S. Every Tuesday night during the summer time, I get the chance to help run a local car show. We’ve had varieties of muscle cars, exotics, and hot rods…

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Jeff, Kamil and I toured the General Motors area (it’s one of the largest displays at the show) and I wanted to discuss the new Impala that was introduced a few hours earlier. I have never been impressed with the FWD Impalas during the last several years, but the new 2014 Impala is really a…

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I’ve grown fond of the smallest of the ’80s-’90s Audis. While there’s something ever-so-slightly porcine about the round B3-B4 bodyshape, the build quality and resistance to rust make it a well-surviving car. Of course, it does count which one you pick and how you keep it; one 80 I checked out some time ago with…

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One can only hope that on the other side of those tires someone has thought to install a trampoline and that next to the track there exists a down pillow warehouse that always keeps their windows open. Image source: [abunawaf]

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This is one of the most breathtaking cars that is currently for sale on eBay. We all love French Cars on Hooniverse, and this is a car that is not only French, but a recognized classic by the Classic Car Club of America. It only shows 58,683 original kilometers on the odometer, making it that…

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Between the incubator and this here nursing home, most Crown Vics live a rather difficult life. Each one is used daily, not as commuter vehicle but as a moveable office, a battering ram, paddy wagon, storage room, or an ambulance.  Many of them work double, some triple, shifts, hardly ever getting their proper night rest.…

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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. This time it’s Greg Kachadurian who is our own Hooniverse News Editor. Let Greg know how much you appreciate his writing here. Like many of you,…

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Let’s start a new theme/game – Affordable Modern Classics. Let’s see how many desirable cars from the 80s and 90s we can find, which have recently become more affordable. To do this I would ask you to submit CraigsList or eBay classifieds, because I’m horrible at finding them myself. This Buick Grand National, sent in…

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This bright yellow little block is a second-generation Fiat Panda, made in Poland from 2005 to 2011. It’s one of the most affordable cars in Europe, with new-car prices for the outgoing model starting at 6990 eur in Germany for example. Named after the classic but quite a bit smaller and more basic Panda built…

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  We don’t all agree upon everything. That fact is evidenced in the availability of  Twinkies and Ding Dongs, which are both scrumptious. But one thing about which we are almost universally in agreement is that the Miata is the go-to car for pretty much anybody. Seemingly imbued with teflon-like ability to defy owner stereotype,…

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 While Aston Martins have changed dramatically from the era of David Brown to that of the modern V8 Vantage, the one this that hasn’t changed is their lust-worthiness. You’d be hard pressed to find a car nut worth the Castrol in his veins who wouldn’t want either the lithe six cylinder DB4, or its amply…

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Remember who it was that used to buy Volvos? Tweedy college professors and soccer moms, right? Back then Volvos were boxy and the company cultured a reputation for their products being among the industry’s safest. It was a mix of geek chic that was even parodied in film Crazy People where Volvos were touted as…

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