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Last Call- Diversity Edition
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You might recognize the older guys in this photo- that’s Phil Hill on the left, and Dan Gurney on the right. The kid in the middle with the proud look on his face? Well, he would later go on to race for Gurney, and set a number of firsts in auto racing. Willy T Ribbs…
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Corre! Viene El Diablo! 350-Powered 914 Will Eat Your Soul
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The 914 is widely regarded as the best handling sports car no one loved. As always, Ate Up With Motor has a great writeup, for those interested. Getting back to something more Hooniverse flavored, this car (“El Diablo”) throws all that handling balance and subtlety out the window in favor of more cubes. Specifically 350…
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Hooniverse Editorial: The Standard of the World and How to Reinvent Cadillac – Part 2
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Yesterday, I brought up a question as to the viability of Cadillac in the Post GM Bankruptcy World, and how I thought it was time to move the “Standard of the World” upmarket to compete directly with Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, and even Lexus. It has been done before, and in this edition on How…
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Ready for some Photo Phriday Phun?
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Over the course of the next however-the-hell-I-feel-like-it minutes, I will post random awesomeness from around the tubes. It is Friday and you all want to get your weekend started properly… so here we go: The photo is titled ZondAss and was taken by Dennis Noten. [Found on TheAutoInsider’s Blog]
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Merde Incorporated: Peugeot 604 Turbodiesel Gives This 300SD Owner Pause
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Ask the average hoon to name a European full-size (by Continental standards, anyhow) sedan from the waning years of the Malaise Era, and chances are he or she will drop the name of the W126 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Series III Jaaaaaag Jaguar XJ, or the E23 BMW 7 Series. Above-average hoons might also cite the…
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The Orlando Tuner and Tunes Show
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This olelongrooffan taught another continuing construction course down in MickeyMouseLand on Sunday and while I was there I attended the Tuner and Tunes show out at the Orange County Fairgrounds.And, while I generally prefer classics vs. tuners, I do respect the talent these folks put into their preference of all things automotive. Know that every…
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Don't Tell Your Wife: Transgasket Diff Replacement Edition
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Here’s the sitrep – you blew $1200 on some combination of unhusbandly and morally problematic things (“this 8-ball will last us all weekend!”), and as you sober up the harsh reality stabs you in the eye like that beam of light from your seedy motel’s venetian blind – your wife is going to KILL you.…
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I Wonder If It Comes With Spritle And Chim-Chim In The Trunk?
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Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go! Now’s your opportunity to go like Speed in your very own Mach Five. This C4 Corvette-based custom has the look, but it’s doubtful it has all of Pops’ wonderful toys. But at $32,000 you might have enough left over to add those grille-mounted circular saws.
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The Rally Fighter and the Local Motors mindset
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Open source development. A term seemingly more at home in your last IT meeting than in a discussion about car design. However there is a new start-up automotive company that is looking to change that and there name is Local Motors.
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Last Call- Twice the Trunk Space Edition
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What’s better than one Ford Contour? Why one and a half of course. If you’re an A/V company looking for a place to store some of your junk in the trunk, then this guy wants to talk to you. Madison Craigslist.
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Last Call- Cars Are Too Complicated Edition
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It used to be you could fix most everything on a car with just a screwdriver and a set of open-end wrenches. And apparently, VWs needed even less than that.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's History's Greatest AMC?
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No other deceased U.S. auto maker generates as much blue collar love as does American Motors. Formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson, AMC was never invited to any of the “Big Three’s” parties, having, instead to stand around outside in the cold Wisconsin winter, peering in through the window at the…
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Huge 747 lands on Van; Driver Soils Himself; News at 11:00
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A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter on a flight from Barcelona to Luxembourg was cleared to land on Luxembourg’s runway 24 in low visibility due to fog, when one of the tires from the large jumbo jetliner impacted the roof of a van parked on the runway at 12:53 local time. The airplane landed safely, the…
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My Eleanor: Two Wheels, 10 Horses, and Three Moving Parts Edition
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Ed. note: From time to time we are going to explore the two-wheeled world of the motorcycle. We kick off Two-Wheel Tuesdays with a story from our friend Tanshanomi and his two-wheeled Eleanor… enjoy! My dream car is not a car at all, but a motorcycle, and by many measures not much of one at…
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Parking Lot Magic
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8C2GnLHvNw[/youtube] Now if only they could do this in reverse so I didn’t have to walk so far when shopping at the mall.
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What Not to Pick Up Your Prom Date In
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Meanwhile, you might want to make sure you can afFORD the bail. Image source: [reddit]