Articles
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Dodge Challenger in… "Freedom"
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Dodge has been kicking some serious ass lately with their subtly-cool Challenger commercials. Today they are launching a new one entitled Freedom. Head across the jump for the premiere…
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Not a Misprint: '81 Ford Durango, For All Your Fox-Body Pickup Needs
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The Ford fanatics among us might be aware of this very special Fox-body Fairmont variant, but it’s a rare bird nonetheless. And it’s for sale!
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Last Call- If A Car Horn Honks in the Forest. . .Edition
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Despite looking Shopped, it’s still pretty funny. Image source: [DIYFail.com]
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A Faded Patina of Intrigue
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Few tragedies are as poignant as those of storied lives meeting undignified ends. Such appears to be the case with this poor panzer veteran serving time with younger relatives on an ignoble car lot in Allentown, PA. You may recall this location as the site of our FC-150. Like that monument to four-wheeled awesome, this…
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Last Call- One Night in Bangkok Edition
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While Bangkok may have an international reputation for anything-goes debauchery, apparently their taxi drivers take a dim view of such activities. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Jeep is showing off their all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. How are they doing it? With a new ad campaign and tagline. “The things we make…make us.” I have to say, that is pretty damn good. Hop the jump for the clip and share your thoughts on the redesigned Grand Papi of the Jeep family.…
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Trouble in Paradise: How to Not Kill Yourself and Your Priceless Race Car
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Racing is highly unpredictable even in this modern world of telemetric monitoring and onboard diagnostics. When your priceless Bugatti Type 59 has a problem, are you just going to crack on and risk a catastrophe?
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Attention SoCal Hoons: It's Your Duty To LeMonize This Ford
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You’re looking at a 1975 Country Squire with a 460ci V8. In stock smog-compliant form, it likely wheezed out 180hp right before they parked it 15 years ago. Luckily, after tons of cheater parts mildly modified with some junkyard parts you the output could be upgraded substantially. Ford Wagons are great because they’re essentially a…
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Upholster your seats in your father's trousers!
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When discussing the merits of semi-affordable, FWD hot hatches, one factor that always comes into play when weighing the GTI’s merits is its rad, optional plaid seats. “The Mini Cooper handles better, the Mazdaspeed 3 is faster, the Type-R (for our readers across the pond) is cheaper to maintain, when the Fiat 500 comes here…
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Drag Race Review: 2008 Toyota Tundra TRD Supercharged
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Not many people know that Toyota makes weapons. They calmly focus your attention on their everyday vehicles like the Camry, Prius, and other vehicles built for the daily grind. However, deep in the darkest parts of their automotive stable lies an assassin. Parked among the discarded carcasses of turbocharged Supras sits a vehicle that doesn’t make…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Country Makes the Best Off-Roaders?
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Modern four by fouring evolved out of the military work trucks that helped the Allies win WWII. Thanks to the Marshall Plan, even our vanquished former foes have had the opportunity to get in on the game, some initially building near-clones of existing trucks. Over the years since, what were once utilitarian workhorses have evolved into…
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From Our Tabs to Yours: Friday Afternoon Linkage
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As we’ve said before, this site was born as an outlet for all the car window-shopping and BS-ing that we were already spending too much time doing. Turns out it still takes a few minutes to put together a post, but it only takes seconds to open a dozen craigslist or eBay ads. Particularly if…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Truck?
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Nothing’s more American than the pickup truck. Whether hauling bales of hay or a tradesman’s tools, these workhorses exemplify the strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement that is the embodiment of our nation’s ethos. All three of the remaining American manufacturers build trucks today, as do many of the foreign makers- trying to…
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The Name is Vantage…V12 Vantage
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Here at Hooniverse we typically shy away from the glut of press releases. There are better places to read the latest news. However, some releases that cross my inbox deserve mention. Last week I received such a news item. Aston Martin makes beautiful, expensive sports cars and they have quite the stable as their lineup…
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Looking for a Quality Used Crown Vic P71? QualityCopCars.com is Your Place
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I was helping out a friend browse for a roomy, safe car on the cheap; meaning I was cruising craigslist for P71s. This led to a listing from qualitycopcars.com, basically warning as to the dangers of going really cheap with one’s selection. The dude running the outfit sifts through the assorted surplus sales and picks…
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Last Call- Mach 1 Edition
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In order to stay in orbit, the Space Shuttle has to accelerate to around 17,000 miles per hour on its way up there. This amazing photo, shot from the ground, is of the shuttle and its attached fuel tank and boosters hitting mach one- the speed of sound. The cloud surrounding it is a transonic…