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Last Call – Charge!
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Someone needs to explain how he’s working the throttle, clutch and rapier all at once. From Sandow Birk’s Great War of the Californias, a collection of paintings depicting the history of the war between Northern and Southern California, circa 2000. Jump for another.
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Show us your V.I.S.I.T.
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I think for the most part, the winter snowpacalypse is behind us. It has been a rather dry winter (in the car-spotting sense) and (in Utah, the snow-spotting sense) things are starting to shape up as far as I can tell. Infact just the other day I spotted this uber-rare (stateside anywho) Skyline. I fully…
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Park It Behind An Iron Curtain: Joe Stalin's ZIS 110
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Not Joe Stalin’s Cadillac … Joe Stalin’s ZIS 110.
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I'd Jump That Shark: '87 M6 for Ten Grand
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The biggest problem with the current e63/64 six series is that it invites comparison to the handsome, pure sixers of old. The e24 M6 represents a pinnacle of ’80s grand touring class. No, it’s never going to be the cone carving autocross warrior the e30 M3 (another favorite) was known for, but this is the…
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Bank-Owned Bugatti Slums on Craigslist
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Remember in the film Trading Places where Dan Akroyd’s character went from supercilious prig to dumpster-diving homeless all in the name of a one-dollar bet? Well, somewhere out there, a clapped-out Kia Rio is being driven by Gordon Gecko as this Veyron has shown up on, of all places, Craigslist. That’s right, now you can…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Best Move?
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfB4caKAcc[/youtube] One of the coolest guys in the movies or on TV has got to be James Garner. I mean, how many people have a driving move named after their TV character? While many a Firebird owner – as exemplified by the guy in the video above – would like to master the technique, few…
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A country boy can survive
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We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too Ain’t too many things these old boys can’t do We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine And a country boy can survive country folks can survive Because you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run Cause we’se them ole boys raised…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Fates, McDonaldland, and Soda Edition
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Let us consider the Fates: they, which grant you a survivable misfortune of spotting a questionable vehicle in traffic by its incredulous mobility in the other direction, for which you’re thankful. Until you realize it was only a temporary reprieve, for They will give you visual apoplexy when you stumble upon it in a parking…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Honda S2000 – Hondas Purest Sports Car
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Honda could arguably be called one of the world’s most successful, if not the most successful automobile and motorcycle producer. This is a company so admired around the globe that it rarely makes what could be called a bad product. From light power generators to aircraft jet engines, the products always seem to work better…
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Git Yer Monday Started Rite – Too Much Nitrous Edition
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So the fourth cup of coffee has barely kept your heavy head off the keyboard, and your inbox is backing up with work like a horrendously clogged toilet. Dr. Solex prescribes 1:45 of backfiring excitement to jump-start your morning. Headphones are highly recommended unless you want the ATF kicking down the wall of your cube…
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Streetwalker- Slow as Molasses Edition
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There are few certainties in life. Oh, of course there’s death and taxes- those are a given, but another immutable is that of the durability of the Mercedes OM616 diesel motor. While only producing a maximum of 72-bhp, the cast iron block oil-burner has proven to be one of the most long-lived of any consumer-available…
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Japanese Bikers Don't Need No Stinkin' Helmets
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I think that’s called a pompa-dork. Image source: [eatliver.com]
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite American Car?
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Okay, so this week, we’ve been looking at America’s bread and butter car makers who have, over the years, put our great nation on the road, and which of each make was your nominee for history’s best. Today, we’re going to both expand the field – opening it up to all comers, and get down…
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The Opel Raketen Motorrad: Emphasis on the RAD Part
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What has two wheels, six rockets, and was built by an heir to a German automobile dynasty?
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To Hoon or not to Hoon, that is the six hundred dollar question
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WWJSD? I would totally take it to LeMons if there was one close to me. Fiats do have an extensive racing history, why wouldn’t I want to Hoon the hell out of it?
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The Opel Raketen Motorrad: Emphasis on the RAD Part
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What has two wheels, six rockets, and was built by an heir to a German automobile dynasty?