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Wrenching Tips Bonus: Check Other People’s Work
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Every once in a while, or like all the time for me, we entrust our vehicles to the [so-called?] professionals. Chances are they will do the work faster and better, and without all the spilled blood, oil and beer. I prefer smaller shops myself rather than dealerships where often you don’t even get to see…
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Long Shots: The Amazon Edition
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So, as this olelongrooffan was heading to work earlier this week, I was lucky enough to spot Dick Uhl’s car in a stationary position at a local stop-n-rob. I have seen this car many times but it was always in transit so there was no chance to capture an image or three of it.
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2012 Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance
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Held in one of the most famous zip codes in the world, the Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance in Beverly Hills, CA is always bound to deliver. This Concours D’Elegance is held every year on Father’s Day on the most famous street in the 90210. It is completely FREE and open to the public; even so…
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Mystery Car!
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Today is April 6th, and on this date in 1973 the American League instituted the designated hitter rule forever making, in my opinion, that MLB division inferior to the National League. It’s also Friday, and while the 2012 MLB schedule is in full swing, so is this week’s Mystery Car! The reason I bring up…
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TTAC tackles a preview of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show with hilarious results
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Another major automotive event is upon us. It’s time for the onslaught of stories from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. We’re not attending this one. Not because we didn’t want to go, but because no automaker deemed us worthy of hauling our asses across the Atlantic. Understandable, sure. Still, there’s news to cover. We’re not…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – Total Eclipse of the Paint
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While it’s certainly no DragonVette, this 1992 1G Mitsubishi Eclipse GS has been subjected to a dreadful backyard PUI – Painting Under Influence. Having been run to the ground and resprayed black very badly while clearly intoxicated, it has been rescued by the local Mitsu garage and it’s being rebuilt with the idea of getting…
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Fastback Friday Long Shots: The 2nd Gen Camaro Edition
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So, the other day as this olelongrooffan was heading over to shlep some trailers to some guys who couldn’t live without one, this Camaro was spotted in a local tranny….get your minds out of the gutter, transmission repair facility. I had seen it there the day before so I would suspect some parts acquisition challenges…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s The Most Mythical Sport Bike?
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There was this guy in my high school who had a Suzuki Katana. The 1,075-cc four-powered super bike that, at the time, looked like something from the future. I was in awe of the bike for its incredibly broad performance envelope, which was elevated above more plebeian two wheelers the way a P51 rises above…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday – Volkswagen Golf Country
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When I posted the well-preserved old Mk2 Golf some time ago, I heard the cry amongst the commentariat: “Oh, if it only were the Golf Country!” Today I am able to answer that request, with both a Country advertised for sale and another I saw in the metal. The VW Golf Country is sort of…
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Consequences Be Damned: 1968 Unimog 404S
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CaffeineFuelled and I have something of an understanding; we each have a list that we refer to as our “free pass”. It is a list of celebrities who we each consider so attractive that we would not fault the other if we ever found the opportunity, against all odds, to get it on with that…
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How many miles is too many for a Toyota?
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As carguys and hoons we are often called into action when someone is in need of a car or a car repair. And then once that drama is over with we are quickly forgotten, but that is all good. We get to go on a “car hunt”; selecting the right vehicle, searching for it, offering…
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Hoonivercinema – A quick look at the Scion FR-S
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We are all excited to introduce you all to the Scion FR-s, one of the most anticipated cars to be offered by any company is a long time, and what’s not to love? It is an affordable, well balanced coupe, with great handling (apparently) and rear wheel drive. There were quite a few on the…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday – 1990 Mazda B2600 Snow Plow
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What does the plowing rounds in your town? I’ve already shown the little red Suzuki machine that handled the snow drifts a while ago, and here’s a bigger, greener, meaner companion to it. It’s a 1990 Mazda B-series pickup, originally red, that’s received a two-tone black-on-green matte paintjob. It reminds me of a soldier in…
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First Pics: Ford's new 2013 Transit Custom Van
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Tuesdays are usually reserved for two-wheeled vehicles here at Hooniverse, so why are we showing you a van? Not only that, it’s a cargo van too that begs to have a “Free Candy” sign on the side. Not only that, it’s not a cool flat-nose old Ford van but all-new, just-introduced at the Birmingham Commercial Vehicle Show…
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The Queen's English Car Show – English Cars But Thankfully No English Weather
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God actually did save the Queen yesterday – or at least Mother Nature did, keeping the annual Queen’s English Car Show from being washed out for a second year in a row. This time, the unseasonable rains ended a day earlier, making St. Paddy’s day wet with something other than just green beer and delicious…
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Last Call- Bike Vs. Bird Edition
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Following on yesterday’s Subaru rotisserie STi, today we’re amping up the birdastrophe with a close encounter of the gull kind. At least this eagle eyed rider managed to duck before getting bird brained. Image: [Imgur]