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Land Yacht Field Report: Tallgrass Prairie
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I planned an impromptu camping/trail trip in the Ozarks. The day before the boys and I were going to head out, the team we were meeting canceled due to a starter motor giving out. Their 100-Series Land Cruiser has more miles than my 80-Series. I have already changed out the stock starter motor on my…
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Formula E kicks off in the Kingdom
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The 2019-20 season of Formula E officially kicked off today in Saudi Arabia. This sixth season of Formula E features twelve teams fielding a grid of 24 cars. The teams are from all over the world. Germany has Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Mercedes-Benz EQ, and Tag Heuer Porsche. China has DS Techeetah and NIO 333. The United States has BMW i Andretti Motorsport…
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Land Yacht Update: What’s the best manual seat for retrofit?
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As winter closes in on the Midwest, I figured you all deserved an update on the Land Yacht, our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser. We last had the Land Cruiser on a camping adventure exploring the Flint Hills in South Central Kansas in the spring. There are still some items on the truck that need to…
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Express your self with the 1990 Oldsmobile Expression Concept
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As the LA Auto Show approaches, this is the reminder that concept cars can be great. The best concepts make it to production. It’s even better if there are few to no changes between the concept and the production vehicle. The 1990 Oldsmobile Expression is a great concept car example. The concept debuted at the…
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Can’t afford a Defender? Buy this 4Runner instead.
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Being a kid who really came to understand cars in the 90s, I’ve never really liked the graphics packages from the decade. I’m not against graphics, but the Nickelodeon-styled “Splash” graphics on Ford Rangers didn’t do anything for me. Now, 80s Japanese SUV graphics are another matter altogether. They were never really over-the-top and generally…
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Not the Jeep pickup we were expecting
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SEMA this year will feature many Jeep Gladiator builds. But what about a forward control Jeep? The FC models will always have my attention. Even if it is decrepit and in your backyard rusted out, I will want a shot at it. The FC Jeeps are becoming rarer every year. Jeep displayed the FC Concept…
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Archimedes and a UAZ-452
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Overland Expo East occurred last month in October. Kamil wrote up a piece about the vehicles of the Expo. He saw many great overland and off-road rigs, but he didn’t see a UAZ-452. He did see numerous tents catering to off-road recovery equipment: traction boards, off-road jacks, recovery ropes (bungees on steroids), and winches. There…
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Ford to go big at SEMA with several modified Super Duty rigs
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Ford is bringing not one, not two, not three… Five, they’re bringing five F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks to SEMA 2019. There are three F-250s, one F-350, and an F-450 that will be on display. These five Super Duties are a part of 50 customized vehicles that Ford will be displaying throughout SEMA. DeBerti Design…
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Last Call: Dirty Mercedes G-wagen
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A G-wagen as they all should be: dirty, wading, & off-road. Which dedicated off-road vehicle gets used the least off-road? G-wagen, Wrangler, Gladiator, Defender, or any of the Land Cruisers? Got lost on the way to the mall (Needles District, Canyonlands NP Utah) byu/inexplorata inoverlanding Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant…
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RAM bringing an old and new, lowered and raised trucks to SEMA 2019
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Mopar is going to debut two trucks at SEMA this year. The Ram 1500 OTG (Off The Grid) concept is an overland-themed vehicle and the Mopar Lowliner concept is a reimagined 1968 Dodge D200. Both trucks are going to be gathering a lot of attention throughout this year’s SEMA show. Mopar Lowliner This Dodge has…
