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Last Call- Water Sports Edition
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For those of you who may not have gotten today’s Name That Engine, it’s from the Arno XI Hydroplane (1/8 scale kit shown above). That 800kg class three point hydroplane was built by Cantieri Timossi and was powered by a type 375 Ferrari Formula One engine. That 4493.7-cc twelve featured twin superchargers, pulling through a…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 1966 GM Electrovan
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Let’s reach back into the Wayback Machine, when the Automotive Blogs were invited to the GM Heritage Center in 2007. The GM publicity machine was just beginning the process of brainwashing the media for the advent of the Chevrolet Volt, and what better way to do this but to bring on the History of GM…
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What is it About an Orange Chevy?
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Looking at my current choices in classics, you’d have me pegged as a Ford Guy. Untrue, it’s just that the window of opportunity (in the form of a driveway space) for bow-tie ownership has yet to arrive. When it does, a mid-60s Chevelle is at the top of the purchase list. While it’s widely known…
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Question of the Weekend: Have you ever considered owning a Camper?
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With yesterday’s Last Call, and today’s Piper turned into a caravan, I was wondering if anyone else ever yearned for a camper, be it a pop up tent style trailer, one that bolts into a heavy duty pickup, a Volkswagen Westfalia, an Airstream Trailer, or even a full blown Class A Motorhome. Read more after…
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Custom 4-Door Jag Mark X Convertible with a Chevy 350? God Save the Queen!
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Jaguar Sacrilege Week continues with this seemingly innocuous creation, one of Jaguar’s most extravagant luxury sedans crafted into a 4-door, 4-seater convertible. Oh, and there’s a Chevy small-block and transmission underneath. Natch.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Spied!
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Rich Truesdell likes to hunt for the next big thing on his travels to Death Valley, and it looks like he bagged the next Mercedes SLK. Read more after the jump…
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Photo Friday Fun – Round 4
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Why should a little bird through the window end your race?
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Citroen CX Six-wheeled Loadrunner / Piper Comanche Micro Caravan Project!
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Lets continue on with what looks like a Citroen Weekend Edition, with this bizarre Citroen CX Loadrunner, towing a Piper Comanche that has been converted into a Caravan! Video after the jump….
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Awesomeness… Now in Model Form.
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Earlier this year we presented the wonderful work of Michael Paul Smith. His pieces are elaborate and amazing. They are also incredibly clean. What if you are a car nut who is more attracted to greasy grime and rust instead of gleaming chrome and polish? Well get ready to be astounded…again. May I present to…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Venetian Blinds Anyone?
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If I said it once, I’ll say it again: Hooniverse has the best readership on the web. We received this tip from Paul all the way from Ireland (Thanks Man!). Read how he discovered this Citroen Estate after the jump….
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Warm up the Beer – The Queen's English Car Show is this Weekend!
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If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area this Sunday, you might want to stop by the confluence of the 101 and 405 freeways where Woodley Park will be hosting the annual oiling of the grass, or as it’s better known, the Queen’s English All-British Car Meet and Jumble. The event runs between…
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Hoon Obit – The Chicago Car Spindle Artist Passes Away
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Dustin Shuler, creator of Chicago’s Cermak Plaza Car Spindle, has passed away.
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Showdown: $10k Wagon Battle
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It’s long been the mission statement of Hooniverse to act as the online equivalent of standing around in the driveway, BSing about cars. As is often the case, things boil down to a showdown between two vehicles. Mustang Vs Camaro, Lancia Delta Integrale Vs WRX, Porsche 917 Vs Ford GT40. Rather than set things up…
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Last Call- Motor Homely Edition
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This 1971 Star Streak motorhome currently resides in the Towe Auto Museum in Sacramento. Prior to that it terrorized small children on highways nationwide. The Star Streak was built by Paul Jones of Cape Coral, Florida, who, like a serial offender, followed up five years later with the Eldorado-based Star Streak II. Image source: [WeirdRVs.com]
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White Triplex: 81,000 cc of doom
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Hooning is nothing new. Sure the term is relatively new and it is often used to refer to one who drives in a manner that is fast, noisy or dangerous. I like to think that adding crazy, dangerous engines to already questionable cars and mashing the go fast pedal with complete disregard for safety also fits…
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V.I.S.I.T. – So, What does a 90% Restored 1982 Imperial Look Like?
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Around the same time I spotted a Dodge Ram Van, with a custom Cabriolet Roof Treatment, I spotted another Chrysler offspring in the form of a 1982 Chrysler Imperial. When these came out, they were quite breathtaking, in a weird Malaise sort of way. With a long front end, and a Seville like “Bustle Back”…