Monthly Archives: September 2012

Unclean Shorts: Russian or Caesarean?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by needthatcar

Sometimes it’s just not your day.  Conversely, some days really, really are your day.  This Russian truck driver casually displays the latter by unexpectedly stepping out of his truck. Bet he was born Caesarean.  Click through for the video.

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24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2012: Photo Dump

Posted on September 27, 2012 by needthatcar

This post originally appeared here, at Hooniverse.com. The 24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2012 featured cars that Hoons the world over will appreciate. Here are some automotive highlights from the race, along with a few comments. The Starion/Conquest pictured above … Continue reading →

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Enola Gay Hangar Photoshoot

Posted on September 24, 2012 by needthatcar

Each September, the city of West Wendover, Nevada hosts Wings and Wheels, a car show/air show.  Some of the nicest cars and airplanes from the surrounding area show up and show off.  The star of the show, in many ways, … Continue reading →

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24 Hours Of Lemons, Thunderhill 2012: A Beginner’s Perspective

Posted on September 22, 2012 by needthatcar

This post originally appeared here, at Hooniverse.com. The sun rose over the rolling hills of golden winter wheat and filled my tent with light.  I rustled, rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and thought, “Holy shit!  I’m first on the … Continue reading →

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Quick Hitter: Totally Looks Like Edition

Posted on September 21, 2012 by needthatcar

This Nissan Rogue grille totally looks like a ’77-’79 Corvette flags emblem. Who knew? There’s something interesting about the Rogue after all.

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Modern Art Monday: Cancars

Posted on September 17, 2012 by needthatcar

This post originally appeared here, at Hooniverse.com. Sandy’s Cancars is a website featuring the work of Sandy, an English draughtsman turned technology teacher living in New Zealand.  Having been involved in the world of competition modeling, he had seen aircraft models made … Continue reading →

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Blimey! A1969 Mini Cooper Limousine

Posted on September 11, 2012 by needthatcar

For the record, I am against this. It’s not as bad an automotive crime as, say, building a Ferrari replica out of a Fiero, but it’s pretty egregious. What has happened here is that someone has taken one of the … Continue reading →

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Ear Candy: A Supercharged Inline 8 Cylinder Powered Roadster

Posted on September 10, 2012 by needthatcar

This post originally appeared here, at Hooniverse.com.   Some ideas just sound right.  An example of such an idea is taking a straight eight Packard engine, adding a McCulloch supercharger and four Stromberg carburetors and dropping the whole monster in … Continue reading →

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Midget Update: LeMons Prep

Posted on September 7, 2012 by needthatcar

This post originally appeared here, at Hooniverse.com. I would like to announce that I have made the questionable decision to accept the poorly thought out invitation from the Killer Zombees Racing Team to join them at 24 hours of Lemons … Continue reading →

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