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CAS 2012: Scion FR-S
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Last Call- Golly, Hollywood! Edition
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Apparently back in the day postcards imparted images of traffic congestion, as long as it was clogging a noteworthy intersection. Here’s one from the forties, showing Sunset and Vine, and both the old ABC and NBC studios that were present there. That’s not too big a deal, but it would be if you can accurately…
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Bajaj Tempo Hanseat, As Presented By Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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So often in my life, I have discovered that a certain car exists and that I want one on the same day. The Tempo Hanseat fits snugly into that category. I was introduced to it by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the French filmmaker. His filmography includes Amélie and A Very Long Engagement. This particular Hanseat plays a…
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When Open Sewer Manholes Attack
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Every time a Russian turns on a video camera, the internet gets slightly more awesome. This bizarre video courtesy of Russia seemingly shows an open sewer manhole giving one unsuspecting driver the ride of his life. A dashboard camera from a van behind the action shows everything, including the open manhole left behind after…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Corvette, Corvette, Corvette, and Jaguar?
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This is the third installment of the Hooniverse Showdown Weekend with cars from Kevco Classic Car Sales of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I have already covered some cute compacts, and some big personal luxury cars, so how about a few sports cars? The dealer has three Corvettes currently for sale, and one lone, but incredible…
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Hot Wheels looking to one-up Top Gear with a different type of double-loop stunt
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Hot Wheels, despite being the maker of small cars, likes to think big when it comes to live stunts. For example, at the 2011 Indianapolis 500, Tanner Foust (AKA Yellow Team Driver) launched a truck down 10 stories of big orange track before launching off a ramp and flying 332 feet through the air. Now,…
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NYIAS Morning Photo Dump
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Jeff, Jim and I are the New York Auto Show. We have no idea what the hell we’re doing. We’re walking around aimlessly, chatting and taking pictures. We also have a crappy video. We will have more crappy videos later. Here are some pictures. No, wait, there aren’t many pictures because WiFi here sucks. How…
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Italian-American muscle machine mash up leaves us… confused
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It’s called the Tractorri, and the oddball automotive mash up mixes two unlikely vehicles against each other in an all-out assault on the senses. At first glance, the car seems like prior-generation Ford Mustang wearing an odd body bit and the wrong wheels. Take a peek inside or under the rear glass, and things take…
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Hooniverse Motorsport News For The Week Of March 20, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Motorsport News. Formula 1 had a season opener down in Oz. NASCAR went roundy round again…somewhere. The 12 hours of Sebring went off with a bang or two. The Nissan powered Deltawing made its debut to the public, and it didn’t tip over. Aussie Supercars had a two-round non-points race to…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday: Kind Of
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So, yesterday this olelongrooffan was headed out to that big box retailer that loves Jimmy Johnson so much to pick up some materials sufficient enough to keep Manuel Labor and myself busy for the remainder of this long assed week after New Year’s 2012. As usual, I made the effort to drive down the always…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Glastonbury AACA Show, With Mopars and Trucks.
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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 will be my next to last post, and its dedicated…
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Hooniverse Malaise Era Low Mileage Weekend Edition – A 1972 BMW 2002tii with 36,000 Miles
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Continuing on with our Low Mileage Malaise Era Weekend, and I thought I would highlight a car that almost any Hoon worth their salt would give anything to own, an early 70s BMW 2002tii. This is the car that started the BMW lust here in North America, and launched a whole new category called the…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Meet the Haulenore, a Panel Truck to haul your Eleanor
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekend, and with this being Super Bowl Weekend, I would expect that traffic will be lighter than usual after 2PM eastern. Yes, I know the game doesn’t start till around 6PM, but there is all the pre-game shows and whatnot, so I’m going to be running lighter than…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s the Most Incongruous Car to Feature a Design House Body? (Design Week)
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I once read an interview with Michael Caine in which the questioner impertinently asked why the venerated actor took on so many utter crap roles – in dog turds like The Hand, or Jaws: The Revenge. Unflappable as only a British gentleman can be, he brushed off the interviewer’s cheekiness and flatly admitted that he…
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Video: What Is The Greatest Rally Car In History?
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While most of you will have an opinion, and the popular opinion will be to go with the Audi Ur Quattro, or perhaps the Ford Escort MkII, I say you are all wrong and side with the Italians. My opinion is just that, and you should expect exactly what you paid for it… I say,…
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Super Green – 1978 Opel Rekord E1 Berlina
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Once upon a time, Opels were considered solid and dependable cars. With straightforward, classical design and relatively uncomplicated RWD drivetrain, they were good bread-and-butter cars that were less finicky than, say, Audi for example. But time went on, the ’80s and ’90s came and went and interesting cost-cutting / premature rust / automotive bottom bin…