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🤖 Automated Edition — Monday, August 17, 2026. Algorithmically curated from across the automotive web. The Daily Hoon links to original sources. News sourced from NewsData.io, Currents API, World News API, TheNewsAPI, GNews, Mediastack, New York Times & select RSS feeds (Motor Trend, Car and Driver, The Drive, Autosport, Road & Track).
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Monterey Car Week is over – but the car park is still full of amazing metal
Hyper-rare Ferraris and priceless Porsches abound as I take one last stroll around the world's classiest car park California’s annual festival of expensive supercars, collectible classic sports cars and the super-we...
Monterey Car Week is over – but the car park is still full of amazing metal
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This Shelby Daytona Coupe Just Became the Most Expensive American Car Ever Sold at Auction
One of seven Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes, CSX2300 became the most expensive American car ever auctioned after hammering for $42.9 million.
This Shelby Daytona Coupe Just Became the Most Expensive American Car Ever Sold at Auction
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1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe 4-Speed at No Reserve
This 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS coupe was repainted black during a refurbishment completed in the 2000s. The car is powered by a 327ci V8 linked to a four-speed manual transmission and a 12-bolt rear end, and it is furt...
1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe 4-Speed at No Reserve
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This 1960s Mercedes W111 Coupe Is Really A 2020s AMG C63 S Coupe
Kugel Werks slid a twin-turbo AMG V8 beneath the timeless lines of a 1960s Mercedes W111 coupe, and the result is called One Eleven
This 1960s Mercedes W111 Coupe Is Really A 2020s AMG C63 S Coupe
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YouTuber Builds a Wooden Drivable Ford F-150 Raptor: Inside the Insane 150-Day EV Build Journey
The popular YouTube channel ND – Woodworking Art has built a massive global following by carving intricate, drivable replica vehicles entirely out of timber. From exotic Ferraris to the polarizing Tesla Cybertruck, th...
YouTuber Builds a Wooden Drivable Ford F-150 Raptor: Inside the Insane 150-Day EV Build Journey
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Early-season focus has left Mercedes out of step in F1 development race - Allison
Mercedes technical director James Allison says his team is out of sync with its rivals after pushing launch car ‘harder than ever’.
Early-season focus has left Mercedes out of step in F1 development race - Allison
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Shelby Daytona Cobra Just Broke US Auction Record At $42.9 Million
Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach sale turns the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe into a new benchmark for American blue-chip racing legends.
Shelby Daytona Cobra Just Broke US Auction Record At $42.9 Million
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DTM Nurburgring: Wittmann wins for BMW after AMG meltdown
The smiling winner of the second DTM race at the Nurburgring is Marco Wittmann: the Schubert BMW driver, who started from sixth on the grid, benefited from his rivals’ mistakes after the start and at the first pit sto...
DTM Nurburgring: Wittmann wins for BMW after AMG meltdown
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Why F1's push for overtaking is oversimplified
What is overtaking? The obvious answer is that it’s one car going past another. When it comes to racing, not just in Formula 1 but all forms of motorsport, built on cars physically battling with each other wheel-to-wh...
Why F1's push for overtaking is oversimplified
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Tesla’s Mainstream Model Y Gets A Feature Hyundai EVs Have Had For Years
Tesla Model Y Premium buyers in the U.S. can now pay $80 to get an adapter that enables power export. Hyundai EVs offer it for free.
Tesla’s Mainstream Model Y Gets A Feature Hyundai EVs Have Had For Years
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Today's top automotive stories on The Daily Hoon: Monterey Car Week is over – but the car park is still full of amazing metal; This Shelby Daytona Coupe Just Became the Most Expensive American Car Ever Sold at Auction; 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe 4-Speed at No Reserve; This 1960s Mercedes W111 Coupe Is Really A 2020s AMG C63 S Coupe; YouTuber Builds a Wooden Drivable Ford F-150 Raptor: Inside the Insane 150-Day EV Build Journey. Updated every day at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
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