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A Retrospective on Retro Racing: 2010 Sonoma Wrap-Up
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Alas, our coverage of the 2010 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival is at a close, but in case you missed any of the action, click through the jump for a wrap-up of all the vintage racing action – and as a bonus, Han’s favorite car of the weekend.
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Why Must This 440-Powered 1972 Chrysler Imperial Lebaron Be So Cheap?
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I have a problem. There are too many cars in my driveway and too many titles to my name. If I owned a pole barn this would not be a problem, but I do not. The latest painful reminder of my storage inadequacies is this super-sweet 1972 Chrysler Imperial Lebaron, complete with a 440 V8,…
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The Bold and the Beautiful at the 24 Hours of LeMons
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One theme prevails at the 24 Hours of LeMons BS Inspections this morning: you make a good show, you’re gonna set off right. This can take many forms: the intricate bottlecap artistry displayed on Straight 6 Pack Racing’s Supra pictured above, for example, impressed the judges so much that they drove away with no penalty…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: A Bubble Top Lincoln Continental connected with President Kennedy goes to Auction
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While 100-X is well known as the car in which President Kennedy was assassinated, a second 1962 Lincoln Continental with presidential connections goes on the block this August at Pebble Beach. Read more after the jump…
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Hooniverse Asks- Could You Have a Decades-Long Relationship With One Car?
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See that nice lady up there? Her name is Anne Hesler, and according to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, she’s owned that car since 1961. That kind of devotion to one set of wheels is rare, and seemingly even frowned upon in our present-day conspicuous consumption-driven economy. But still, Ms. Hesler has managed to be true…
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Last Call- I See Your Problem Edition
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Found on a mechanic’s tool chest at a local repair shop.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 1970's Super Coupes? Car Lust's Take on the 70's
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We all know the 1970’s offered lackluster cars, chocking emission regulations, and bumpers that rivaled guard rails in their size. It was also a time in which there were quite a number of Import Coupes catching on, and I discovered this little piece from the guys over at Car Lust.
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1994 – 1996 Impala SS Buyers Guide
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Taking the everyday Caprice and transforming it into a performance-oriented street brawler seemed outrageous, but this was the 90’s after-all.
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At First Sight: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
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I’ve spent the fair majority of my motoring life loathing the Corvette. Maybe that’s unfair to the car. After all, GM’s darling has nearly always represented a down-right insane performance bargain, but to me, that was always overshadowed by the cars’ owners. I don’t need to pontificate on any stereotypes here, but I just couldn’t…
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Car Dealer Ad Hell- Family Auto Mart
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHEauiQVAHA&feature=related[/youtube] Stereotypes, no matter how gently they are presented, are typically found to be offensive by their intended targets. That kind of political correctness is thankfully lacking in this jaw-dropping TV ad for Central Florida’s Family Auto Mart car dealership. While this ad seems to be an invitation to indigent hillbillies- not to buy a…
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NSU Spider Wankel Formerly Known as Prinz Makes a Rare eBay Appearance
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Purple rain, pur-ple rain. . . oops, sorry. Before Mazda let us know that while others went boing-boing-boing, they went hmmmmmm, NSU brought to market the world’s first production car powered by a Wankel engine. And now eBay has an NSU Spider with a starting bid of $15,000. Does that make you go hmmmmm?
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: You can own the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 used in the James Bond Movie Goldfinger…. yes you can!
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RM Auctions is offering one of only two–and the only known remaining–original 007 Aston Martin DB5 movie cars at its Automobiles of London auction this October. Continue after the jump.
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Ferrari Dealership Proves Douchebag Ferraristi Stereotype
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The Edmonton Motor Show was this weekend. While it is difficult to truly express how thrilling it was to walk through a giant auditorium that seemed to be little more than a used car lot filled with 5,000 people, there were, at least, a few highlights.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Truck?
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Nothing’s more American than the pickup truck. Whether hauling bales of hay or a tradesman’s tools, these workhorses exemplify the strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement that is the embodiment of our nation’s ethos. All three of the remaining American manufacturers build trucks today, as do many of the foreign makers- trying to…
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Laissez les Crapheaps Roulez! It's the 24 Hours of LeMons, Cher!
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Out of the dirt and into the Dirty South, the venerable 24 Hours of LeMons race series is back in Cajun Country. This time though, it’s here with a twist: this one’s gonna go for the full twenty-four hours. And luckily for you, I’ll be there, covering the mayhem!
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2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
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Chances are, if you grew up in the lower 48, the concept of an attractive wagon is as foreign as makizushi. While the rest of the world subsists on a steady diet of cars like the BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate and the Audi RS6 Avant, we’ve been force fed duds like the…