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  • Name that engine: the results show

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    In todays Name that engine I gave you nothing but a visual to work with and ended up with a lot of great answers.  If you said it belongs to a Lancia Delta S4 then you are a true Hoon of Genius.  Congrats to engineerd for correctly guessing it.  For your efforts, you win the internetz*…

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  • Name That Car- Nazi Oppression Edition

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    It’s small, it’s got three wheels and a jaunty red-beaded convertible top, and it was built by a company that is today one of the largest car makers in the world. The question remains, what the heck is it?

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  • A Faded Patina of Intrigue

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    Few tragedies are as poignant as those of storied lives meeting undignified ends.  Such appears to be the case with this poor panzer veteran serving time with younger relatives on an ignoble car lot in Allentown, PA.    You may recall this location as the site of our FC-150.   Like that monument to four-wheeled awesome, this…

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  • 25-year-late Endorsement, REVEALED!

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    Well, after the jump, of course…

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  • Best Endorsements: 25 Years Late Edition

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    We’ve all seen them.  We’ve oft been told, “Run, don’t walk” from them.   We’ve told ourselves this also, as if by instinct.  We’ve experienced the anguished crises of conscience whenever we encounter one along our travels.   Some are landmarks and stomping grounds, old friends on the street; new ones are at once strange yet oh-so-familiar,…

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  • Mystery Car Revealed- Veloce e Bello

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    And there it is. As you can see, had this entire shot been used, there would have been little mystery to today’s mystery car.

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  • Mystery Car- Get the Scoop Edition

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    Alright learned hoons, it’s that time again. get ready to break out and dust off those big brains of yours. Here’s a crop of a car, and while there’s not much to see here, you don’t have to move along. Instead, set your brow to “knitted,” and ruminate on a couple of particular features in…

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  • Popping the Hood on Today's Mystery Car

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    Well, that was pretty tough, and this picture didn’t give you much to go on, but that didn’t stop Engineerd, with a little help from franchitti to guess it is . . .

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  • Mystery Car- Not So Mellow Yellow Edition

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    Here’s a shot of a car you all should know, albeit only a snippet of said car. Still, from the little information provided you should be able to glean its identity as the feature detailed is iconic and unique to that one model. Make and model please, extra points for the engine. All to be…

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  • Mystery Car- Monday Blahs Edition

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    It’s a blast from somebody’s past with today’s mystery car. You get to see the whole thing here so no hints, nor cryptic it has to do with Boo-Berry cereal messages. Shouldn’t be too hard- make, model and year please. Answer later, but you’ll probably get it pretty fast.

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