Articles
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Hooniverse Asks; Do You Believe GM Re-Payed Their Government Loans?
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General Motors announced last week that they have fully repaid their government loan, plus interest, five years ahead of schedule. I’m not so sure if that statement is correct, because the old GM (The ones with the toxic asset like Hummer, Saturn, Pontiac, and Saab) received a great deal of money from the government, and…
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Last Call- Rainbow Connection Edition
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Yesterday in LA, the skies turned an ugly bruise color, and they unleashed a ten-women scorned’s worth of of watery wrath, which made the highways treacherous. And when it was over, for some reason, I was craving Lucky Charms.
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The Party Truck Brings the Dance, You Still Need to Supply the Ruffies
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This truck totally kicks ass at Dance Dance Revolution. Also, if you drive it through West Hollywood, you’re definitely getting lucky, cowboy.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's History's Greatest AMC?
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No other deceased U.S. auto maker generates as much blue collar love as does American Motors. Formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson, AMC was never invited to any of the “Big Three’s” parties, having, instead to stand around outside in the cold Wisconsin winter, peering in through the window at the…
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The Mother of All Vintage Drag Picture Threads
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Be it F1, rally, stock cars or drag, vintage racing is a peerless paradigm of authentic automotive awesomeness. The sponsors were few, the cars were metal and the helmets were open faced. On some level, old-school drag racing wins points for being the most low-budget, under-engineered, whittled to a single purpose activity. F1 is a…
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By Popular Demand: A Unimog in an Art Car Parade.
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Thanks to JeepyJayhawk, the Hooniverse witnessed a great “Art Car” in the form of an IsettaCopter. It seems that I left out the other interesting “Art Car”, a vintage Unimog with Case Tractor Attachments.
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Random Cool – A Renualt Clio V6 Sport
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We love Cars and Coffee…you know this because you hear us mention it once a week. I wanted to give you further proof as to why it’s the greatest get-together on the planet. Before the storms came out to try and force California into the sea, our friend SVT2888 (aka Leo of CnCPics.com) captured this…
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Sacré bleu! A Renault R4 Van
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Am I wrong to think that with a little work, this little French van could easily make a fantastic parts hauler?
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'65 Oil-burning Heckflosse Begs for Salvation
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Few Silver Arrows tug at my heart strings with such ardor as the noble Fintail. I’ll even be so bold as to say I would gladly pass up a 300 SL for my very own Heckflosse. Where as the owner of a gaudy gullwing fears every door ding and stone chip, the big sedans stare…
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Hooniverse Asks- Spare Tire or Run-Flats? Plus, What's Your Worst Tire-Changing Experience?
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Tires are such an important part of how our cars rude and handle, that their choice is one of the most carefully considered buying decisions a Hoon will make. Four-season, shaved racing, uni-directional, mud & snow, Goodyear, Pirelli, Continental, BF Goodrich, the alternatives are staggering. But many cars these days come with a type of…
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Last Call- That Pictogram's a Little Specific Edition
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Road signs are usually designed to warn of danger. In some instances, they can also provide instruction on how to dispatch that wealthy dowager in order to collect the inheritance. Image source: [collegehumor.com]
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2010 Mazda Mazda5
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Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you. The night I took this picture, I became an uncle and my brother became a father. Meanwhile, my own first progeny is (hopefully) a few weeks away. An unplanned ten pounds of diaper ruination doesn’t have the Missus and me scrambling to shop for family…
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Markaro!
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Remember the Lincoln Blackwood? Do you jones over the Mark LT? Well, somebody grooves on the idea of a Lincoln that not only has pick up, but is one. Claimed by the owner to have been constructed over a three year span, this fancy pants ranchero puts the trunk to bed while still keeping the…
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Your Guide to 50cc Street Bikes In the U.S.
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[singlepic id=1768 w=320 h=320 float=left]You’ve got to wonder about the marketing guys at the big four Japanese motorcycle companies, or at least their U.S. subsidiaries. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, some bright MBA grad would say, “Hey, we sell tons of 50cc motorcycles overseas, and we sell lots of 50cc scooters and mini-bikes in America;…
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Hooniverse is going to the Mecum auction this weekend!
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That’s right friends, it is time to experience one of these super auctions first hand. My bags are packed, pre-flight…zero hour is 8am. I am heading to Kissimmee, FL this weekend to see how these events shake down. The folks at Mecum have generously provided me with a press pass, but as an added wrinkle…
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Three Words: Nova. Wagon. Gasser.
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Here’s the question, Hoons: what would you do with a ’65 Nova Wagon with a straight-axle conversion and a 327 with dual Holley 450’s? Soccer practice, here we come. Found on Craigslist.