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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Car-Related TV Show?
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You can’t fulfill all your automotive entertainment needs on Hooniverse alone, or even the vast intergalactic wasteland that is the Internet. No, sometimes you’ve got to plop down in front of the TV and get some good wrench-turning, tire smoking, auction blocking goodness.
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The Fastest Car in the World You've Never Heard Of
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OK, circa 1953. And if you’ve never heard of Spain’s Pegaso before, prepare to be surprised at what you find …
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2010 Jaguar XKR
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Power corrupts… and supercharged luxury sport coupe power corrupts awesomely. In the rarefied air of this automotive segment, there are a few must-have items to be checked off the list. I want elegant exterior styling with subtle muscular design cues. I need a comfortable interior that is fitted with up-scale materials, up-dated technology, and provides…
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Come Buy My Truck Bee-fore it Flies Away
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This guy is so frightened by bees that he has lost the ability to use punctuation, or common sense. Source: [YouSuckatCraigslist]
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FIAT and Chrysler Not So Different After All
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Demonstrating that Chrysler has not cornered the market on patronizing condescension, FIAT has announced a new version of their 500 subcompact designed exclusively for women.
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Bank-Owned Bugatti Slums on Craigslist
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Remember in the film Trading Places where Dan Akroyd’s character went from supercilious prig to dumpster-diving homeless all in the name of a one-dollar bet? Well, somewhere out there, a clapped-out Kia Rio is being driven by Gordon Gecko as this Veyron has shown up on, of all places, Craigslist. That’s right, now you can…
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Respect to The Crown: 1969 Toyota Corona Reigns Supreme
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From the Nyanyanyanyanya, Cars Don’t Rust in California Department comes this incredibly clean ’69 Corona. The 3R motor only puts out about 50 horsepower, but at least you get to put it down through a 4 speed manual. The stance has been lowered just a little via careful (or not) application of a torch to…
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Found on Ebay – Don't Worry About the Reserve Price Edition
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Kevin Cope likes Mopars – a lot. His family has been driving and restoring them since he was a twinkle in his parent’s eye, heck I’m sure the man was conceived in one. Between Kevin, his brother, Tim and his dad, Roy this family owns at least 20 Mopars, more than a handful of them…
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Question of the Weekend: Wouldn't you rather have more choice in Color?
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Here is a question that has been burning in the back of my mind for the past several years. It seems that we have all become color blind when it comes to our cars or trucks. The new cars are available in a variety of colors, as long as they are shades of Gray. I’m…
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Former Hooniverse Craigslist Find Headed to LeMons, Police Already Involved
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Back in March, we featured this pair of e12-series 528s for sale down here in SoCal, agonizing over their similarity to our own e12-based 633csi, but a lack of storage for two more cars. Luckily, aspiring LeMons pauper racer and Hooniverse commenter Brian put together a crew and pulled the trigger. We’ve been going back…
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Found on Craigslist: Geomino. Slight tornado damage
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Every time I look at this is makes me giggle. I am still undecided on whether is awesome or awful. There are very few cars out there that walk that line. On the one hand, the guy obviously took a lot of time to create a -mino out of a Prizm…
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The AMT Piranha Will Make You Cry U.N.C.L.E.
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From 1964 to 1968 there existed a television show called The Man from U.N.C.L.E. It starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum who portrayed two secret agents working for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. They battled against their enemies who were part of the THRUSH organization, which was developed after the fall of…
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SUV Showdown: Infiniti FX50S Vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
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When life gives you lemons, you’re supposed to make lemonade. When your press car suppliers give you two 400ish horsepower SUVs, you make hoonade. The recipe? Take equal parts Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 and Infiniti FX50s, stir vigorously on a pre-dawn canyon drive, whip mercilessly on the semi-abandoned roads of California City, and let simmer…
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Last Call- Catechism Edition
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[spike]http://www.spike.com/video/army-of-darkness/3050927[/spike] Happy Ash Wednesday, everyone.
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For The Same Price As A Kia Rio, You Could Have This
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We found this beautiful beast for sale on a Kia lot recently. Saying that it’s the nicest car on the lot was certainly an understatement. But let’s look a little closer.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Best Driving In Inclement Weather Story?
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It’s been raining in California for most of the past week. And not your typical light sprinkles with intermittent patches of cheerful sunniness mixed with a chance of bliss either. No, this has been rain and wind the likes of which we haven’t seen for ages, and that means we all have to try and…