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Category Archive: Unhinged

Unhinged: A Little Driving Courtesy Goes A Long Way

It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in L.A. rush hour or are just trying to make that left turn and there isn’t an opening, traffic sucks. Being caught in it raises stress levels,...

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Unhinged: Jeep Renegade At The State Fair Of Texas? Get Your Popcorn Ready, The Show Is About To Start

The Jeep Renegade, the bouncy little cute-ute from Chrysler that is essentially a Fiat 500X with a butch side, is going to visit the State Fair of Texas as part of a rolling exhibit showcasing new...

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Unhinged: Always Just Out Of Reach

We all have that top-spot perfect project car. Very lucky few of us are lucky enough to get our hands on it and make something successful out of it. When you are able to get one, they are pure...

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Caption This: Tony The Tiger Has Been Kidnapped!

You see all sorts of crap strapped to the roof of a car. Lumber, mattresses, Aunt Bethany, whatever. But when my wife sent me this pic of a gigantic stuffed tiger strapped to the roof of a Hyundai...

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Unhinged: Did The Factory Skunkworks Teams Go Away?

At the ripe old age of thirty-one (stop laughing), I grew up just as Detroit was waking up from the coma the EPA induced using a baseball bat in the early Seventies. 5.0 Mustangs and IROC Camaros...

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Unhinged: Three Days, Eight Events, And One Engine

Holley knows how to put on a party. LS Fest is in it’s fifth year, and this is my first year even paying attention to it, let alone actively covering one. It’s not overwhelming like SEMA...

Unhinged: This 1973 Plymouth Is A Fine Example Of What Not To Do, Ever

I don’t mind clones, or tributes, or whatever you call it when someone takes a more base level car and tarts it up to resemble the muscle car that lived on the same platform, provided that the...

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Unhinged: Let’s Pick Apart The All-New Fourth-Gen Miata

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the best-selling roadster of all time. It’s a light, nimble little two-seater that puts emphasis on handling rather than power. It has a devoted following with clubs,...

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Unhinged: The Great American Roadtrip

I always have had a strong predilection for travel. I can’t explain the “why” part well, I’ve just always loved to find a set of wheels and take off to somewhere new. When I was a teenager I...

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Unhinged: The Fiberglass Hornet’s Nest-My Time At The NCM 20th Anniversary and Track Opening

It’s difficult to put into words just what occurred here in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Yes, the National Corvette Museum celebrated their 20th anniversary, a milestone that should be celebrated....

Unhinged: Someone Put The Kia Hamsters Back In The Cage, Please.

Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this train of thought, I will say that a Kia was the first thing I ever owned. That was in 1988, and it was a red bicycle…and I was five. The first...

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Unhinged: Heat And Humidity In Cardinal Country

The second I got out of the car at the main gate of Gateway Motorsports Park I knew that I was in trouble. It was nine in the morning and I was already soaked in sweat, sunglasses fogged after...

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Unhinged: Someone in Maryland Built A Mercury Comet Just The Way I’d Like

One summer afternoon when I was about fourteen, my stepdad brought home a completely flat-black 1973 Mercury Comet. It had been hit behind the door, but the door had been replaced and someone had...

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Unhinged: The Saleen FourSixteen, or How To Hot Rod A Tesla

Steve Saleen unveiled his latest project on the lawn at Pebble Beach this weekend: The Saleen FourSixteen, his touch on the Tesla Model S. Yep, someone’s started hot-rodding Teslas. It’s...

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