Articles
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part I
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If there’s any consolation to not being Jay Leno, or not having Jay Leno’s bankroll, or not having Jay Leno’s garage, or not having Jay Leno’s connections toward obtaining that which even vast bankrolls and ordinary fame cannot spring from the unobtanium well… it’s models – and the ability of the plebian class to amass…
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Meet Eleanor
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Yes, “that” Eleanor. The very same white unicorn I have been chasing for almost two months now. They say if you love something, set it free. To those people I say “it rubs the lotion on it’s skin…”
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Konichi-wha?! LeMons Team Announces Multicar Effort with Mind-Melting Vid
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PthVIL9YHR4[/youtube]The 24 Hours of LeMons and its participants are world nationally renown for not taking themselves too seriously. Then again, is it even possible to take oneself seriously when racing $500-and-under Pick-n-Pull escapees?
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Last Call- Malta Van is Both Creepy and Awesome Edition
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This Bedford bus, snapped in the ’80s alongside a Buggiba, Malta street, looks like the unholy union of Plymouth Fury and Greyhound Interstate. And that makes it awesome. . . and kind of scary. Image source: [Berresfordsmotors via Flickr.com]
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The Perfect Truck – $1800
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The 67-72 Chevies are pretty trucks, and the K5s from that era are on my “must own” list, but it cannot be denied that a two-tone ’61-66 Ford is better looking. Not only does this ’65 F250 sport a perfectly patina-ed white-over-blue two-tone, it’s got a parts list to die for: 390ci, 4-speed stick and…
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How to Make an Audi R8 5.2 V10 Commercial
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Take one expensive four-ringed German supercar, add an experience driver and film crew, and finally throw in one sweet-ass matte-finished Audi camera rig. Our friends at WebRides got their grubby little sparco-gloved hands on a 2010 Audi R8 5.2 (starts at $146,000) and drove the crap out of it at El Toro. Thanks for the…
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Three Point Zero 3.0s for a Three Followed by Three Nines
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…which is three times three. By our count that’s 31 threes. No, it doesn’t make much sense, but it’s the kind of logic you’ll need to rationalize picking up this trio of partial BMW 3.0 CSs. For your money you get three cars and two engines. Two of the cars are red, one’s silver (with…
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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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WTF GTR?
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We’re a pretty inclusive bunch, not really ones to pass judgement on others’ style. That said, we’re gonna go ahead and say it’s not ok to cover the dash and package shelf of your GTR with cutesy stuffed animals. Also, the only god that comes to mind in this case is Koalemos. The worst part…
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Engage Cloaking Devices – BMW & MINI Edition
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The roads around Southern California are filled with interesting cars. You name a marquee and it’s pretty likely that I have seen an example driving down PCH. Every now and then I spy something out of the ordinary. This morning I caught a BMW and what I am assuming to be a MINI Countryman cruising…
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Rename LeMons New England: Vote Now, and Achieve Significance!
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Winston Churchill once said, “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” He clearly never read Hooniverse.
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If You Think Detroit's Potholes Are Bad. . .
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Check out this sinkhole in a photo released by the Guatemalan government. Caused by the first major tropical storm of the season – Agatha – the hole has eaten an entire four-way intersection in the capital of Guatemala City. In places like Detroit the potholes are mostly caused by the hydraulic action of water forced…
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Everything Else is For Pansies: 'Busa V8 Powered Ariel Atom
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The problem with most of today’s supercars is that they’re mostly watered down track cars, used as grand tourers. As general-purpose cars they pretty much suck, and while rather impressive as track cars they get schooled by something like this Atom that costs a fraction of the Italian jobs. By the way, this is no…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Would You Do With a Naked Viper?
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It’s not all that uncommon – seeing how many people with more money than sense buy them – to find wrecked Dodge Vipers on the cheap, on eBay or the list de la Craig. However, it’s not everyday that you come across one that’s both in running condition and buck naked.
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The HiTong SL50 – My Two-Wheeled Bahamian Adventure Cycle
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I recently returned from a week long vacation in the Bahamas, specifically the island of Abaco. The town where I was staying had a slew of cars on the road, but the preferred method of transportation was by golf cart. Electric carts are fun for about 30 seconds and then you realize you have “the…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Best Move?
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfB4caKAcc[/youtube] One of the coolest guys in the movies or on TV has got to be James Garner. I mean, how many people have a driving move named after their TV character? While many a Firebird owner – as exemplified by the guy in the video above – would like to master the technique, few…