Articles
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: One Lap of America with Mr. Angry…
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You guys may remember that there was a battle for the Editor in Chief position for Ride Lust a few months ago in which I competed with what turned out to be my LeMons partner, Mike Musto. Yes, he was hired over there, and I wished him the best of luck when we met up…
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Florida's Best: the Extra Terrestrial Vehicle
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No, that’s not a 15′ long replica of a Microsoft optical mouse. Nor is it an acid-induced photochop. The Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle is the brainchild of Mike Vetter (a noted Florida builder of custom “supercars” and, strangely enough, a Gemballa-modified Carrera GT), and its for sale now on eBay in a delightfully gut-churning shade of red.
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Leningrad Cowboys Go Mexico!
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This one may well peg the WTF meter, but it’s got a personal connection in the _Science household. Sometime in the roaring ’90s Master_Science (I think that’s what you people call my dad) went to the video rental store (remember those?) with the goal of picking something completely random. He came home with Leningrad Cowboys…
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Showdown – Heavy Hitters Edition
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Our last showdown pitted two traditionally overrated 4x4s against one another. As of right now, the Scout Travelall’s beating out the early Bronco by 6%. Being 1/3 the price will do that for ya. We’re keeping it 4×4 for right now, if only because we just couldn’t pass these up. You better pray to Petrolius,…
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Showdown: Awesome Oddball Yank-tank Wagons
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In our last Showdown, the “Strip Teaser” Fleetmaster managed to collect the lions share of your $1 bills votes, proving you’d all rather get down and dirty old-school style than classy like Bel Air. Today we’re featuring two wagons loaded with far-out technology for their day. Prior to the universal recognition of disk brakes as…
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Volkswagen and Apple – A Match Made in Hipster Heaven?
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I like Volkswagen. They have been making good cars for years, be they interesting, fun, or occasionally sporty (R32 Mk IV, please be mine). I like Apple. They have been making shiny, well built products for a few years now. I own a first generation iPhone (though it has been relegated to iPod duty for…
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Bonjour étranger edition
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Reader Wasabi was cruising up I95 in Connecticut the other day when he saw this car retreating quickly past him. It is a Peugeot 308 wearing New Jersey manufacturer plates. It’s cool to see it here stateside…but what is it doing over here? Maybe the rumors from 2007 are finally coming true and Peugeot is thinking about a return…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Best Car Joke You've Ever Heard?
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A guy was driving down the road and a met a car coming the other way. Although there was room to pass easily, the driver forced the oncoming car to slow down and wound down his window and shouted ‘Pig’ . The other driver looked in his rear view mirror and swore at the receding…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Indy Pace Cars from 1990 – 1999
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In observance of the annual Indianapolis 500 Race that took place over the weekend (and was historically run on Memorial Day) I thought I would dive into a pictorial history of the cars that paced this once great race, starting in 1950, and run by decade all the way up to 2010. I covered the…
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2010 Audi Q5
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Last time I reviewed a crossover, I told you that I was beginning to warm up to them. It is getting harder and harder to find a good sporty wagon, and the more crossover Kool-Aid I drink the better they start to look. If you squint at the picture of this 2010 Audi Q5 above…
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What's Your Eleanor? – Robber, Graverobber Edition
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Nick Cage may have been jonesing for a Mustang, but me, I like the cars that could be considered British Mustangs. You know them as Aston Martins. My favorite – and the car that I’d consider to be my Eleanor – is the DB4 GT. See that red Zagato Berlinetta version up there? It belongs to…
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Follow Monster Tajima without choking on dirt!
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This Sunday, legendary driver Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima will be defending his all-time record of 10:01.408 at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He will be squaring off against challengers like the equally legendary Rhys Millen, in his V8-powered Hyundai Genesis PM580, who has been making inroads on his time year after year. This year, he’s…
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Last Call – George Lucas Destroyed My Childhood Edition
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Some say that George Lucas is the man who destroyed everything we ever knew and loved. Mercifully, here’s one bit of merchandising that you (hopefully) can’t pin on him—for once. How much is it worth in its original packaging? [Knocking Off]
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 97-98 Chevy S-10EV: The Volt's Older Sibling.
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This week, I decided to introduce you to my columns in Chevy Enthusiast Magazine, titled Weird and Wonderful Bowties. Yesterday, I introduced you all to John Fitch, who is a living legend, and a true Chevy Enthusiast. Next up is an actual production vehicle I bet you didn’t know existed, the all electric Chevy S-10EV.
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Japanese Bikers Don't Need No Stinkin' Helmets
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I think that’s called a pompa-dork. Image source: [eatliver.com]
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Hoon in Training
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYtxD92SpY[/youtube] Most of us like to rock out while behind the wheel, and cranking up the metal will make even a milk run seem exciting. This little tyke, with the questionably motivated parents, is getting an early start on the whole car/music thing, although all that head-banging seems to wear him out.