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  • Do You Find Something Comical About My Appearance When I Am Driving My Automobile?

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    Good friend of Hooniverse Leo had the chance to live out his Jeremy Clarkson fantasies (of which he has many) when this lil’ fella showed up at the recent Cars and Coffee Irvine. If the license plate doesn’t give it away (seriously?) this is a very nice replica of the Peel P50. Peel manufactured these…

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  • Georgia On My Mind Edition

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    Founded in 1989, Panoz Auto Development is the brainchild of Dan Panoz. With the help of his father Don, they formed a racing team which builds their own cars and happens to produce a few for the street. One of those models is the Panoz Esperante seen above. I have spied this car running around…

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  • Hurst Performance Series 5 Camaro

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    The return of the Chevrolet Camaro was a long awaited and joyous occasion for mullets and non-mullets alike. Another true Pony car had returned to the graze the American fields of highways, byways, and your local streets. In SS trim, the modern Camaro has a 6.2L naturally-aspirated V8 engine which produces 426 hp and 420 ft-lbs…

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  • You Drive What? (Now in easy to swallow internet form)

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    Loyal reader SSurfer321 just sent in a link to a site which posts pictures of questionable rides. Now… some of them are not that weird – like the Ferrari 360 parked outside of WalMart. Sometimes you just need to pick up 1000 Solo Cups and a 30 pack of ping-pong balls, and you need to…

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  • Forum Wars Follow-Up: Episode One is Live

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    Friend of Hooniverse Rob Krider, in a Shelby Mustang GT, goes up against a typical forum douche some dude in a 350Z. The video is available at The Forum Wars. The clip is long enough to be entertaining but short enough where you can watch it at your desk at work without attracting attention from The…

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  • Greenspan's Classic Car and Bike Show

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    Greenspan’s is a clothing store in downtown Los Angeles. They hold an annual car show for classics and lowriders. The most recent show was this past March 14th and it was captured by photographer/videographer Abraham Manuel Calderón. The music, slow panning shots, and excellent iron all add up to one awesome video. Hop the jump…

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  • Your Chance to Win a Nismo 370Z

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    Nissan is gearing up to give away a brand new Nismo 370Z. To enter the contest all you have to do is enter your email address and answer some car trivia questions. Lets see…do you guys know anything about car trivia? Oh that’s right, you know everything about cars. Head to http://nissan.promo.eprize.com/nismo/ to get started.…

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  • State of the Muscle Car, 2010

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    [Ed. Note: This article was written and sent in by Skitter. Thanks!!] My consciousness of pickup trucks begins with the ‘new’ Dodge Ram. The Top Trumps mentality ruled the day, so occasionally I would remove the six-foot poster from the wall and pore over the spec sheets on the back. I would ponder how best…

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  • Art and the Acura ZDX

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    Rob and I were recently invited to attend a launch party for the all-new Acura ZDX. The vehicle is making a seven-city tour across the United States. Also part of the event is the photographic art of Erik Madigan Heck. The Los Angeles event took place at the brand new W hotel, so Rob and…

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  • The 2011 World Rally Championship Lineup May Get a Whole Lot … Smaller?

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    Famed team Prodrive is talking with famed driver Per-Gunner Andersson about driving for them as they put together their campaign for 2011. Prodrive is famous for running those amazing Subaru cars for many successful years. What will they bring to take on the world next year? Who out there guessed a MINI Crossover? No you…

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