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What's Your Eleanor? – Deartháir Edition
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When I was just a wee young lad, my father gave me a toy car that had been his favourite when he was younger. I’m not entirely certain of the story behind the toy, but I can’t help but notice that the toy was issued in 1961, when my father would have been 16. Knowing…
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Two-Stroker Ace: ’64 Saab Races through Copenhagen Carnage
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Now that we know Saab will live to BORK! BORK! fight another day, we can put the eulogies for our favorite automotive jet spawn away. But who says we have to put away the moving pictures as well?
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Hooniverse Asks- What's your Favorite Automotive Event of the Year?
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Whether it’s the 24 Heures du Mans, the Hershey Swap Meet, or your closest Auto Show, there are certain automotive events that occur only once every year, and that many look forward to with great enthusiasm. Which one of them keeps you up at night in wild anticipation?
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Hooniverse Asks- Can a Sportscar be Front-Wheel Drive?
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Yesterday on Jalopnik, I proposed a $13,750 1991 Lotus Elan as our first NPOCP candidate of the week. While the car eventually pulled out a narrow victory, much discussion was undertaken on its desirability due to which end provided motivation- which in the case of this Elan, was the front. While no one would deny…
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Found on Ebay: A Subaru Justy, with a Heart Transplant
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Here at Hooniverse Central, we seem to get tips from our readers all the time. And look, here’s another one from long time Hoon, LTDScott (Thanks, Man). So what do you get when you cross one of the most underwhelming models Subaru ever produced with one of their all conquering, rally bread sports cars? You…
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Practical Performance Car Features 27L V12 Tank Engine Powered Rover, We Suggest New Title
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One of these days we’ll do a tank-engined car showdown, and this Rover SD1 will be among the contenders. We could go on for a while, but PPC’s intro sums it up nicely: One day back in the 1990s a middle-aged man from a sleepy village in Lincolnshire decided that he’d start a new project…
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Last Call- Hypnophant Edition
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Must. . . Drive. . . To. . . Zoo. . . Bring. . . Elephant. . . Peanuts. Must. . . Drive. . . To . . . The. . . Zoo. . . Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Jaguar R Performance Driving Academy
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510 horsepower. For most, this is an insane level of power being sent to the drive wheels of any vehicle. For owners of the Jaguar XFR and XKR, this is life. There is no test required to own a new, herculean Jaguar only a bundle of benjamins or a check from your favorite bank account.…
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The Real List of Girl Cars is pretty darn girlie
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On the Internets, “chick car” is perhaps the ultimate automotive insult. Probably every car currently in production (other than maybe the Ariel Atom and Se7en) the has been derisively labeled a “chick car” by some forum fanboi at some point. V6 Mustang? Chick car. Miata? Chick car. Corvette? Yes, I’ve even heard that called a…
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The Galloping Gourmet Gets Busted
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When you’re out driving do you ever think about what the people in all those other cars are doing? Well, maybe it’s a good thing not to find out.
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Motorcycles Not Dangerous Enough For You? Try This!
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This is billed as an alternative for those who want to be able to ride their dirt-bikes all year round. I, for one, see some potential problems.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The Last Horch Automobile
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While cruising around on the web, I found a video describing the search for the last Horch, which was found in West Texas of all places. So, what is a Horch?
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Announcing the Hooniversal Car of the Year!
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The voting is over, the campaigning has come to an end, and with a great deal less pain and a great deal more excitement than any actual political election, the Hooniversal Car of the Year has been decided. For anyone following the epic, nail-biting drama, this should be no surprise. The results were there for…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the best cold weather ride?
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As the Midwest endures triple-digit temperatures with 115+ degree heat indexes, and the whole country languishes in the dog days of August, a mental break from summer would be welcome, if only for a little while. So, what’s the best winter ride?
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You Drive What? (Now in easy to swallow internet form)
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Loyal reader SSurfer321 just sent in a link to a site which posts pictures of questionable rides. Now… some of them are not that weird – like the Ferrari 360 parked outside of WalMart. Sometimes you just need to pick up 1000 Solo Cups and a 30 pack of ping-pong balls, and you need to…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Non-Wagon Woodys
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Last Friday’s E-H discussion prompted P161911 to bring up woodgrain “paneling.” It was pretty popular on mid-size and full-size domestic wagons. Vinyl “wood” in various amounts was nearly a requirement on Vista Cruisers, Country Squires, Safaris and Roadmasters for many years. Rambler even amped it up to 11 with simulated bleached teakwood. Prior to that…