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CraigsList: 1981 Ford Mustang with T-Tops and a…V6 swap?
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Behold, the early years of the Fox-platform Ford Mustang. I’ve always been a sucker for the rake of the rear window and how it flows cohesively into the pony’s plastic spoiler, but I suppose the true selling point of the Fox body to a modern buyer is the variety of power options. This particular car…
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Craigslist: World's Quietest Alfa Romeo 164
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When I first found this Alfa Romeo 164 on CraigsList, I wondered why in the world anyone would want an Alfa Romeo without one of the Italian maker’s gorgeous-sounding engines. Sure, the front-drive 164 is something of a pariah in the Alfa community, but one must wonder if swapping out the howling 3.0-liter V6 for…
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ChumpCar World Series: Weekend preview for MIS and The Ridge
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This weekend sees one of ChumpCar World Series’ occasional two-race weekends, where Chump teams in two different regions take the low-buck endurance-racing challenge. Northern (and some Central) Region teams will tackle Michigan International Speedway’s “roval” course while the Western Region heads to ChumpCar’s Pacific Northwest stronghold to tackle The Ridge Motorsports Park (above). MIS racers…
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24 Hours of LeMons: Race the two-engined MRolla
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I received word from The Rusty Hub’s tipline that Hooniverse’s favorite two-car, four-engine 24 Hours of LeMons team, Stick Figure Racing, have an open seat for next month’s race at Thunderhill Raceway (details here). Normally, I wouldn’t stoop to shuck for a rental seat, but these are no ordinary cars and flogging all four Toyota…
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Hoonivercinema- Understanding traffic in LeMons
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The opening hour or two of most 24 Hours of LeMons races are exercises in traffic management. Before attrition can set in and the jankiest heaps in the field succumb to their fates, packs of cars slow and fast litter the racing surface. For experienced LeMons drivers in quick cars, working through this kind of…
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Crapcan weekend wrap: ChumpCar VIR 24 and LeMons NJMP
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Another crapcan weekend has come and gone, taking with it a few thousand racing miles. Both ChumpCar World Series and the 24 Hours of LeMons ran on the East Coast last weekend, so let’s take a brief look at some of the winners and losers. ChumpCar World Series Class 24 at VIRginia International Raceway BMW…
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Which Ford Tempo is right for you?
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That is, of course, the ages-old question for gearheads, no? We’ve all pondered which segment-bridging 1980s U.S. economy car we’d most like to spend a few dollars on and the answer, I think we can all agree, is the Ford Tempo. Built as an entry-level family car to bridge a gap between the penalty box…
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LeMons: Speedycop upside-downs the ante
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As a follow-up to the roadracing Cessna 310 and the self-propelled pop-up camper, inimitable 24 Hours of LeMons builder and racer Jeff Bloch, known in the crapcan world as Speedycop, will run an upside-down Chevy Camaro at this weekend’s LeMons race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The build had previously been kept a secret, but…
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LeMons: 'Real Hoopties of New Jersey' Preview
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New Jersey may not draw the world’s richest racing series in 2014, but this weekend the Garden State will host its largest current race when the 24 Hours of LeMons strolls into the New Jersey Motorsports Park paddock. Sure, NJMP’s annual schedule may feature ARCA, the famous SCCA Devil in the Dark endurance race, and…
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ChumpCar VIR Classic 24 Preview
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ChumpCar World Series heads to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for one of the series’ marquee events, the VIR Classic 24. This race draws fierce competition from East Coast low-buck racers and also attracts teams from as far away as Minnesota, Texas, and Ontario (That’s in Canada). The Classic is no mere crapcan race, after…
