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Last Call- Taking a Car Trip Edition
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Stare at this stereoscope long enough and you might find yourself magically transported to the merry old land of Benz. Image: [Imgur]
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Truck Thursday: 2 Continents, 2 Rancheros
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Evolution, whether natural or artificial, is a funny thing. Take, for example, these two pickup trucks. They are both car-based trucks named Ford Ranchero. But that’s about the only similarity they share. The North American variety is stylish, lumbering, and thirsty. The Argentinean version is awkward looking but more utilitarian.
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Wrenching Tips: Let's Go Shopping Round 2: Good Tools
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Two weeks ago, we got into how to find tools on the cheap. It probably should’ve been titled “used tools” as that was the real focus, but oh well. This week is going to be a little philosophical, but the general idea is to guide you to purchases you won’t regret, either because you spent…
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Oh Muse! My Daily Commute Taunt
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Each and every day, on the way to and from work, I drive past it. Each day I feel less and less of a man for not accepting its challenge. To some, it may look like a mere crosswalk, guarded by two equal and opposite islands of concrete. To me, it is a big middle…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – Opel Zafira OPC Turbo
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Imagine a MPV turbo Cobalt in smurf blue and you have a rough idea of what the Opel Zafira OPC is. Right, next article… No, wait. It’s actually a fairly worthwhile prospect. Relatively out of the blue (hur hur), Opel cooked together a performance product line, called the OPC or Opel Performance Center. Opel combined…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday: The Longroof Edition
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So a whiles back, this olelongrooffan was able to spot some pretty dang cool old trucks while I was out at the Daytona International Speedway. I’m fairly certain the above style COE has been seen by many of my fellow Hoons as they seem to be almost ubiquitous these days. I especially like car hauler…
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NYIAS – Random Interesting Cars
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This is my last batch of pictures from NYIAS. I saved what I think is the best for last, the cars which I find most interesting. Without further ado…
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Wagon Wednesday: Euro 1985 Mercedes Benz 280TE
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The process goes something like this: Guy buys some random small German sedan. Guy realizes that European version of his vehicle has OMG-so-cool-uber-rare-features which for some reason did not come on his U.S. market car. Guy realizes that the sportwagon/avant/touring version of his sedan is oh so much cooler. Guy realizes that the older version…
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Hooniverse “It’s 1987″ Weekend Edition – A Few 25 year old Trucks with Poll!
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This will be the final posting for the Hooniverse “It’s 1987 II” Weekend, and this time I thought I would ask if 25 year old trucks are desirable and collectible. Yes, I have features a couple of trucks both last week and this week, but I have found a few with low mileage or ones…
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The News for February 10th, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of everything you should care about in the automotive industry (except for what’s going on at Chicago right now) without the fluff and the BS. Check out Robby’s live updates from Chicago for info and pics of all the cars making their big debut…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Most Beautiful Under-Hood Engine Display?
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They say it what’s on the inside that counts. Ugly people, I mean, they’re the ones who say that. Still, there’s some verity to that homily, and it applies not only to people, but to cars as well. It is after all the engine that engenders the ‘auto‘ part of automobile. And if the engine…
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Would A, Could A, Should A: The Fire Fighting Edition
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So this olelongrooffan does realize that I am treacherously close to the ever present Last Call. But surfing around these tubes tonite catching up on the many recent happenings, Penske leaving Dodge? WTF? They designed their whole new car around him. And going to Ford? Jack Roush vs Roger Penske? Should be fun. Looking forward…
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The Price Is Right: "Monty, I'll Take Doors Number Two Please"
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So, a whiles back I did a post about thejeepjunkie and this olelongrooffan doing a little long distance shopping for a windshield frame for his CJ2A. At the end of that post, I posted that if any of my fellow Hoons happened to stumble across a door for a 1973 Jeepster Commando, the “Charles Barrett…
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Fastback Friday – An Overpriced but Really Cool 1966 Pontiac Catalina
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I decided to go to the 38th annual Antique Auto Meet that was held in Glastonbury Connecticut this past weekend. This show has been put together by the Central Connecticut Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and I have done a few postings already about this show. There were quite a few…
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New Jersey Police force GT Dream Cars to pump the brakes
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A former horse farm in the New Jersey township of Delaware was set to be the stage for some acts of hoonery in various exotic machines. The property was purchased by a company called GT Dream Cars, which bills itself as the “largest, most experienced, affordable super-car driving experience in the world.” Apparently, their dream…
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Wrenching Tips: Hold onto Your Wrenches
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And with this, we kick off a series dedicated to enabling the ownership of your crappy hoopty. We’re certainly not experts, but we’ve busted enough knuckles and stripped enough bolts to learn a few tricks along the way. We freely admit most of the knowledge you’ll see here is stolen in one way or another;…