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Showdown: Overrated Classic 4x4s Edition
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In our last showdown, the Mr Jalopy’s ’65 Country Squire pulled ahead of the classy black ’55 Ranch Wagon, but not by a lot. In today’s flame-fanning-titled Showdown, we’re headed back to the dirt with a pair of the most overrated 4x4s of all time.
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Hooniverse Asks- Driving Accouterments – Necessary, or Just Douchy?
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Driving gloves, Piloti shoes, silk windbreakers with CORVETTE written up each arm- there are certain garments that are claimed to make driving more enjoyable, or help you celebrate your passion for a particular vehicle. But, are they really necessary, or does wearing them make you look like a dink?
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Jalopnik Unveils New Manifesto, We Pontificate
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In case you missed it (or didn’t click on the post b/c it looks like something about with Tom Cruise), Jalopnik’s grand panjandrum Ray Wert just unleashed 13 paragraphs of…something. A mix of mea culpa, mission statement and call-to-arms, it seems they’ll be taking a more focused direction. Our thoughts after the jump.
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Last Call- Don't Come Knockin' on My Garage Door Edition
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This public service announcement has been brought to you by the Garage Owners Anti Corn Bread Association, and their yokel affiliates. Image source: [EatLiver.com]
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Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
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Auto journalists and motoring enthusiasts have, for years now, developed a rather demanding set of requirements for what they want to see in a car. This list often seems contradictory and even impossible. Attempting to tick all the checkboxes could easily drive an automotive designer straight to distraction, and this may indeed be the reason…
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Your Chance to Own Ken Block's Gymkhana Car! Wait a minute…
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Something seems a little off here. Hop the jump for the full Craigslist ad.
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Trailer Parking Shenanigans
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Okay people, if you’re going to park your trailer so that it blocks a bunch of other cars in, you could at least leave the tractor so they move it out of the way. BTW, isn’t that silver car at the bottom of the picture a Lada 2110? Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Multi-Tone Paint Jobs
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For our next thought-provoking exercise in list-making, we invite you to name cars with two-tone or tri-tone (or more?) paint jobs. This inquiry is limited to factory paint on production cars; please, no custom jobs.
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Caption This: Double-Complete Rainbows Edition
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I was originally going to run this as a Last Call but decided we could have way more fun with it during the day. That and the timing could not have been more perfect what, with the whole two rainbows meme and that whole thing going on in the wildfire state. Oh, and let’s keep it fun people!
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Just for Kansas City Hoons
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If you’re in the Kansas City area and looking for something car-related to do this weekend, head out to Lee’s Summit tomorrow morning for the 7th Annual Abundant Life Car & Motorcycle Show. Bring your car to show (it’s free, and you might win some cash), or just munch down a fat breakfast burrito and…
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Mitsubishi Owner's Day 2010
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[Editor’s note: The article and photographs here are by friend-of-Hooniverse Abraham Rodriguez] Everyone will tell you how the recession has ruined car culture and everything is being scaled back. They’ll tell you how the sports car should make way for the hybrid. I wasn’t that old when I first laid eyes on Mitsubishi’s 1990s flagship, the 3000GT.…
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This Just In: Teens' Still Not Criminal Masterminds
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A tip to car jackers and other teen criminals on the run from the Po-Po; run FORWARD. Check out the mayhem after the jump.
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Kia Soul Mashup: Hamsters vs. Black Sheep
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My recent reentry into the ad review world has had me thinking about a seminal question: Namely, what makes a good car ad good? Aside from promotional commercials (like spots hyping low lease payments and featuring more disclaimer type than you could possibly read in 30 seconds) or ads that focus on a very specific…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's a Good Un-Used Real Thing Car Name?
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TSX, SL500, 300C, Venza, Impreza, the list goes on. Some say all the good real-world names are gone, just like there are no original movie plots any more. I say, they’re just not trying hard enough. I’m also getting pretty sick and tire of all the made up names blighting everything from the little pills…
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Last Call- Glorious Failures Edition
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In case you are unfamiliar, that’s the 1966 BRM H-16 F1 engine. When the new 3-litre formula was announced for 1966, BRM could have gone with a more standard V12, however they felt that format’s narrow but tall shape wouldn’t make a sufficiently solid to be used as a stressed member to support of the…
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Vintage Rail Inspection Cars: We Have A New Favourite Option for Long Distance Travel
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Our good friend lilwillie sent in these awesome photos of vintage rail inspection cars. He suspected, as do I, that these might be popular with the Hoons. All I can think is that these vehicles seem to embody the spirit of the Hooniverse pretty darn well.