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  • Car Show Crazy: 417 Coffee & Cars is Back (Almost)

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      It’s almost time for car show season . . .

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  • Craigslist Find: 1987 Accord is (Almost) Track Ready

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    Now here’s a Lemons worthy car if I’ve ever seen one.

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  • Bus Drifting is Child's Play

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qcvVS81jE[/youtube] Tis the season to be sideways . . . Some of us have been lucky to enjoy a pretty mild winter. On the other hand, some of us buried under snow right now. How do you take advantage of the white stuff? You can build a snowman, sure, but that’s no fun. Drifting? One thing…

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  • Truck Thursday: How to Ruin a Truck

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    Happy Hoon Year, my friends. It’s 2016, and we’re all full of hope. Some of us are just wrapping up the Christmas season (12 days of Christmas and all), while others have long since put away the decorations and are cleaning up after their New Year’s parties. As for me, I’m enjoying a quiet evening in the…

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  • Fastback Friday: This Car is from Arkansas Edition

    Fastback Friday: This Car is from Arkansas Edition

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    For this edition of Fastback Friday, let’s take a look at one of the all-time great fastback sedans – the Ford Galaxie 500. I’ve written a few times over the year about the glorious Ford Galaxie; it’s always been one of those cars that just looks good sitting on the curb, cruising down the highway,…

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  • Hooniverse Asks Bonus: Does Drissi Deserve a Ban?

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    Worst driver of the year nominations are in. Drum roll, please!

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  • Craigslist Find: 1962 Dodge Dart Deserves Driving

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    I don’t know about you, but when I think of Dodge Dart, a lot of things come to mind, but the 1962 model is not one of them. Thanks to this example here, though, maybe it will in the future. Here, then, for your consideration is a car that might make you rethink the Dart.…

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  • Video: Flying Tires and The People Who Love Them

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    From the Only in Japan archives comes this classic comparo, wherein serious looking men in lab coats and gloves drop various tires from the top of a ski jump. Which tire will fly the longest? Which one will roll the furthest? Why are there people standing in the path of flying tires? Watch the video…

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  • Craigslist Find: 1976 Austin/Morris/BMC/Leyland Mini Van – $9500

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    This probably belongs on Wagon Wednesday, but it’s kind of a minivan, and a minivan is kind of a truck, so it works, right?

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  • Quick Take: Freedom 1 is the only 1

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    Remember what it was like when, as a kid, armed with a pen and a spiral notebook, you designed the perfect car. What did it look like? Was it low-slung with sleek lines and a pointed nose? Did it have huge, meaty tires in the back and a stonking supercharger up front for maxxx power?…

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