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  • Classic Cars International, Antique Auto Museum of Utah: Through the eyes of a 3 year old

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    While Jeff and Mad_Science were swilling expensive champagne and drooling over beautiful french ladies, the Schmo’s were wandering around a dusty museum warehouse full of awesome old cars.  I was originally going to run this as part 2 of my museum tour but excitement got the better of me. 

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  • Hi, I'm a 510 and I hoon

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    I spent Saturday out at Miller Motorsports Park with a dear friend, walking through the parking lot pit area and watching Porsches from all walks of life race.  More on that later, as there was one car in particular that caught my eye…

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  • White Triplex: 81,000 cc of doom

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    Hooning is nothing new. Sure the term is relatively new and it is often used to refer to one who drives in a manner that is fast, noisy or dangerous. I like to think that adding crazy, dangerous engines to already questionable cars and mashing the go fast pedal with complete disregard for safety also fits…

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  • I don't want to grow up and you can't make me!!!

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    How is it we have come this far and not done a single article on Legos?  It’s a travesty I tell ya!  Who doesn’t love Legos?  I know I do, hell I even have a giant plastic tub of Legos in storage at the moment patiently waiting for the day when my boys are responsible…

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  • What's Your Eleanor? – Jo Schmo edition

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    My Eleanor is the one that got away.  It’s the one I didn’t even know I wanted until I couldn’t have it.  It’s a 1969 Datsun 510 wagon.  It’s that stupid little white hoonwagon that I now have an unhealthy obsession for.

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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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  • Found on Craigslist: Race-ready Dime!

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    Everyone knows that with a a little work a 510 can be transformed into a kick-ass little autocrosser.  But who has time to actually get out to the garage and build one?  For only $2500 you can buy this one ready to race.

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  • A penny-farthing for your thoughts?

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    We are all kids at heart and kids love big tires.  If you have a giant tire in your back yard you are pretty much required by law to use it for something cool.  What could be cooler than a monster penny-farthing?

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  • Streetwalking: Hoon on the Bayou edition

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    Any schmuck can take a family sedan and crazy glue a V8 emblem to the back and call it a day.  I’ve even heard tell there may or may not be a Prius running around with a Hemi emblem stuck to it.  I don’t believe this to be the case.  I believe that V8 emblem…

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  • Yet another FC150, courtesy of BaT

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    I cannot lie, the first two articles about these scary awesome forward control 4x4s had me enthralled as I had never seen nor heard of one.  There is just something about them that makes me want to throw on some boots and a heavy flannel jacket, toss my chainsaw in the back and disappear into the…

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