Articles
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A penny-farthing for your thoughts?
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We are all kids at heart and kids love big tires. If you have a giant tire in your back yard you are pretty much required by law to use it for something cool. What could be cooler than a monster penny-farthing?
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Okay, now I feel like a jerk…
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When I first saw this monstrosity for sale on Craigslist, I was ready to get all snarky on it and talk about what a horrible creation it was, what was this guy thinking, who would ever buy it, blah-de-blah-blah… But then I followed the link in the ad to an interview with the builder and…
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Racing Radio Flyer: Because You've Lived Long Enough Already
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Recently I met up with commenter and Hooniverse legend Number Six. While exploring all the wonder(s) that Calgary has to offer, we stumbled across this delightful little tidbit. Anyone feeling like taking their own life in their hands?
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Hell for Leather Shows Us the Anatomy of a Highside
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The above situation is about to go from a fast drift to a furious face full of asphalt. Friends-of-Hooniverse, HellForLeather found a nice photo sequence of a highside from the aggressive start to the (thankfully) thumbs-up finish. The shot above is just one in the series, head over to HFL to see the whole series. Bonus…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Car Movie?
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Whether The Great Race, Stroker Ace, or The Italian job, with Minis all over the place, movies and cars go hand in hand. If you were stranded on a deserted island, with only a flint, Rosie O’Donnell and an iPod, which car movie would you take along?
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Zombie Chopper is a Triumph of Execution
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As most today are built out of hogs, it’s easy to forget that most archetypical choppers were all based on British bikes. Brando’s Wild One wouldn’t have been quite so wild without his Thunderbird 6T, and it wasn’t until much later, when Hopper and Fonda easily rode their bikes, that the Harley’s dominance began to…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Preferred Motorcycle Engine Layout?
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More so than cars, motorcycles have great variety in engine layout options. Many times it’s driven by type of bike, number of cylinders, and how much the engineer had to drink the night prior to first getting out his slide rule.
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Ever Seen One Of These?
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If either of the two above images draw your interest and you can spare a few minutes of your busy work day for more images, and some Ramblings From The olelongrooffan, stroll on through to see What I Saw Today.
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Wait, This Isn't Canal Street?
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This was the scene yesterday when a pair of hoons decided to take a shortcut down a frozen-over canal near Winchburgh, West Lothian in Scotland, only to find that they literally were on thin ice. The 22 and 25-year old occupants managed to escape the Peugeot 407 before the captain signaled the order to rig…
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Hooniverse Asks – What's the Best Hoon's Station Wagon?
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Whether it’s because we grew up with them, or that we just like the combination of utility and hoonability that the platform affords, but station wagons hold a special place in the hearts of many a hoon. You may be jonesing for a big, old American sled that oozes down the road and gives you…
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Last Call- Big Bird Edition
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Why yes, my VW Hebmuller has Ostrich upholstery, doesn’t yours?
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Cheap Performance Mod?
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We’d all like a little more go in our cars, but a lot of modifications can be wallet-draining exercises. Forced induction, re-calibrated ECM chips and suspension upgrades all cost a king’s ransom. So, what’s a hoon on a budget to do?
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Last Call- Claim Your Ferrari Edition
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See that 2005 612 Scaglietti up there? No, that’s not Roger Ebert’s new car (oh, I’m going to burn in hell for that one), it’s a Ferrari that had an unfortunate run in with some Brazilian hardwood. Now, the driver was rescued from the damaged car and was taken to the hospital. He, however, was…
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Last Call- Favorite Son. . . NOT Edition
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From the culprit’s son’s Flickr posting: This was my mom’s 289 Cobra. The brakes faded while racing at Willow Springs and ran off the race into a small ditch. The sad story was that is was sold as is thus it wasn’t handed down to me! She was the #1 California Women’s State Champion (3rd…
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Last Call- Turtlenecks and VWs Edition
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And if you can sell your wife on her ’60s bullet bra being the only “crush space” in the event of an accident, you deserve a 34-second zero to sixty time. Image source: [Reddit]
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Mecum Auction – Kissimmee, Florida 2010 – Friday Mega-Gallery
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The images are finally loaded up. I am breaking them into two posts, one for Friday and one for Saturday. Hop the jump for the Friday set.