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The Weirdness Overcomes You: 1969 Citroen DS Wagon
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Citroen. Aside from an unfortunate English translation associating it with an idiomatic expression for a fault-laden automobile, the name is synonymous with different. They went front wheel drive when no one else did. While others rocked good ‘ol springs and shocks, in very un-French fashion decided that passivism was no the way to approach suspension design. While…
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2010 Buick LaCrosse
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The 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS is one good looking luxury sedan. It represents the mid-way point for the brands Benjamin Button-esque transformation from “vehicles fit for my grandmothers driveay” to “vehicles I would happily take on a Vegas road trip”. The first stage in this process was the Buick Enclave and the last stage will…
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Showdown: Dig These Groovy Gassers!
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In our last showdown, the Volvo C30 shunted its two competitors into the weeds for a commanding 56% of the vote. Today, we’re reducing the number of choices so as not to confound addled pre-vacation brains. Two groovy gassers will go neck-and-neck in the Hooniverse drag strip of public opinion – who will prevail?
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Are You Man Enough to Drive a Pink Nash Metropolitan?
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If you’re reading this site, you’ve probably come around to the idea of a Miata as an acceptable man’s car. In fact, on the whole, we’re cool with little cars. But dude…that’s a lot of pink.
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Mystery Car
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TGIF, so let’s have some fun. Here’s a car that’s not so common, but that has a pretty rich history, and one that you all should get in no time flat. You know the drill- year, make, model, and engine size, FTW. Regardless of which one of you comes up with the correct answer in…
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Hooniverse Asks- How Could Ford Have Saved Mercury?
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In case you haven’t heard, there’s a rumor floating about that Ford is about to pull the plug on granny Mercury. That octogenarian brand has been limping along on life support – and getting Ford-generic medication – for years, but it’s still sad to see yet another American nameplate fade from existence. We’ll do some…
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Like 2 Wheels Just As Much As Four?
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Friend of Hooniverse Tanshanomi has started a site where he provides “Snap Judgements” on a specific make and model of the two-wheeled kind. Head over to Tanshanomi.com for daily informative posts on all types of production bikes. The information is short, yet precise and insightful – perfect in a world of short attention spa-HEY LOOK…
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Hooniverse Projects- 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Trailer Hitch
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A few weeks back I covered the replacement of some road-scarred headlamps on the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Today, we’re gonna’ get hitched!
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Be Just Like MFP's Jim Goose, Except Without Horribly Disfiguring Burns
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While many people regard Mad Max and its ilk as the best Australian post-apocalyptic police car movies ever made, sometimes its easy to forget the role that two-wheeled contraptions played in the mayhem. Take Jim Goose’s Z1000, lovingly recreated by Japan’s Whitehouse motorcycle shop.
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: 1969 – 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer Buyers Guide
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Although Chevy was late to the 4X4 SUV Party, the first-generation, full size, two-door K5 Blazer established a template that was quickly followed by both Jeep with the Cherokee, and Ford with its second-generation Bronco.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: More Content & Interesting Posts – So Why Aren't You Here?
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If you haven’t noticed, Hooniverse now has weekend content, filled with fresh postings, interesting perspectives, and stuff you need to know. Ok, the last point is a bit of a stretch, bit not by much. If you haven’t been around Hooniverse last weekend, make the jump to see what you missed.
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Honda S2000 – Hondas Purest Sports Car
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Honda could arguably be called one of the world’s most successful, if not the most successful automobile and motorcycle producer. This is a company so admired around the globe that it rarely makes what could be called a bad product. From light power generators to aircraft jet engines, the products always seem to work better…
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Last Call- Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes Edition
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Transformation we can believe in. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Subie-Doo Craigslist Ad Is Like an Ode to Douche-dom
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If Billy Mays taught us anything, it was that overweight hucksters with bad hearts should lay off the coke. He also taught us that the key to the sale is to hook ’em early, and to make a personal connection with your audience. That learning is in evidence in this Baltimore CL ad, unfortunately the…
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Mecum Clears $41 MILLION in Sales at their Spring Classic
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The Annual Mecum Spring Classic vehicle auction recently wrapped up and total gross sales exceeded 41 million dollars. The auction lasted 5 days and the Mecum team is reporting a final sell-through rate of 66%. The Corvette pictured above was owned by Harley J. Earl and crossed the block after someone decided $925,000 was the…
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Submission Thursday: Dime Edition
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This is a tale of love and loss, twists and turns and even a surprise or two. No it’s not an M.Night Shyamalan script, this is a story from one of our beloved readers, Mr_Biggles, about a man and his Datsun.