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  • Last Call- Hobnobbing Edition

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    Just in case you were wondering, this is what a Lamborghini Reventon looks like when stuck in traffic.

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  • Last Call- Smokey Yunick Edition

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    Smokey Yunick was a legend among racing mechanics, and he took the art out of rule-bending to new heights. One of his greatest mysteries was that of his adiabatic engine. Originally conceived after slipping off the toilet and hitting his head back in the 50s, Smokey claimed the engine achieved unheard of levels of performance…

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  • Last Call- Bliss

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    What better conveyance to a picnic in the countryside than a Fiat pickup truck with just enough cabin room for you and that special someone, and a bed big enough to carry all the accoutrements of your seduction.

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  • Last Call- Them's The Brakes

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    Somebody breaks the fast Porsche’s brakes, and for heaven’s sakes we’ll do what it takes, to assure the 993 makes its race track ringing snakes through turns by the lakes, and never again wakes to such crushing mistakes as what did cause these brakes to suffer the toll that this takes.

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  • Last Call- Russians Were Plane Crazy

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    While Hooniverse likes to focus on those things that have four wheels and fit in an average garage, sometimes we like to point upward and shout there, up in the sky- it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s too much vodka and national pride! Check out English Russia for more on these Potemkins of the…

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  • Last Call- The Drag Queens of Italy

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    In urban Italy, every traffic light is an opportunity for a drag race to the next, and the Latin machismo order of the hairy chest is ordained to whoever wins the block-long run. For decades, Italian car owners have tuned and tweaked their tiny cars to provide an edge in these impromptu street contests, and…

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  • Last Call- World's Slowest Car Thief

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    Bill’s inability to drive stick didn’t prevent him from stealing the car, it only made the job take a lot longer than planned. Image source: [carismyride.com]

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  • Last Call- Chipping Teeth

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    Whether Pinto or Pantera, Daihatsu or, as in this case, Duesenberg, it doesn’t make any difference how much power you have, if your transmission isn’t up to the task.

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  • Last Call- Dove è Waldo?

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    Here’s a very typical parking lot – this one happens to be at the Warner Brother’s studios – which is filled with cars you normally wouldn’t even notice if they passed you on the street. But there’s one that kinda’ sticks out, can you find it? Better, do you know what it is? And if…

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  • Last Call- Burning Man Nekobasu Seats 12, Buries its Poop

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    In My Neighbor Totoro, Catbus whisks riders over both forest and stream. At Burning Man, it takes you to the Porta-potties. Image source: [neatorama]

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