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Yeah, Kids, We All Age
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Some more gracefully than others. Dennis Hopper, an icon of the 60’s subculture drug movement passed last week and was laid to rest on Thursday in Taos, New Mexico. While a cult offering in my older brothers’ world, this olelongrooffan didn’t identify with Easy Rider as much. But I caught the connection with his offering for the Blue…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: What is it with lifted Sportscars in Massachusetts?
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Being a native New Englander, I am never surprised by what comes out of the most uptight part of the country. Yes, I call this the land of the Cranky Yankee, yet there are some glimpses of people who have escaped the Hoon Asylum. Here are two examples that were found on Craigslist, thanks to…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Jaguar X-Type; A Ford Mondeo in Drag.
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The Jaguar X-Type was an effort to duplicate the success of the BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, by creating an entry level luxury performance sedan that would boost overall production of the brand, and to bring in new buyers into Jaguar showrooms, both in the States and across Europe. By using the Ford…
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I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passing by…
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Ok, so what we have here is a retired, righthand drive Postal Jeep (which could be a great LeMons theme by itself) but here in the Great Northwest, these typically end up as repurposed, earworm-spawning, change collecting machines of mass-parent-irritation.
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Suck It, Prius: Citroen LoMax for the Discerning Commuter
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If When gas gets up to $5.00, if I’m not taking the train I’m gonna be driving something like this. The LoMax is a Citroen 2CV based fiberglass kit car sporting a triplex of wheels. According to the seller it’ll get 57mpg at (slow) freeway speeds, but has no problem keeping up with the fast…
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V.I.S.I.T. – DAF Punk Edition
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This Volvo 66 (née DAF 66) rolled out of the Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek sometime between 1975 and 1980, after Volvo purchased DAF in 1974. It’s likely been befuddling passersby and seducing bizarre car enthusiasts (like me!) ever since.
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Convertible Pickup Trucks
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Looks like Encyclopedia Hoonatica has been too easy lately, with plenty of great responses from our Hooniverse Grand Army of the Commentariat. Yeah, well, how’s this for a real challenge? How many convertible and folding-top pickup trucks can you name?
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Finland's Bizarre F-Body Camaromino Infatuation
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Six months of constant sunshine, followed by a plunge into near blackness, can give a man some strange ideas. Like, say, importing an American muscle car to the land of the ice and snow, to do battle against 24-inch annual snowfall, rumors of clinical insanity, and some of the highest driving taxes on Earth. Time…
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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.…