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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 1967 Intermeccanica Italia found on Ebay
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Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica was founded in 1959 and initially made tuning kits made for various cars, but went on to design and build a number of prototype and production sports cars during the 1960s. One of those cars is this one, the Italia which was originally called the Torino. 500 of these beautiful cars were…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Speaking of Shooting Brakes, a Reliant Scimitar GTE found on Ebay.
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Here’s something you don’t see everyday in the States, a Reliant Scimitar, and its for sale on Ebay. This Shooting Break Brake is located on Staten Island New York. So what is it and why is it for sale?
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Operation Falcon is Go
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It’s gonna be a long long weekend here at Hooniverse HQ. What you see is this weekend’s to-do list, incarnate. Hit the jump to see what we’ve got done so far.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: What do you get when you cross a Ford with a Dekotora?
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Cruising around on Ebay, scouting “other makes”, this listing popped up. It’s for a 1956 right hand drive Ford, that was imported from Australia to Canada in 1988. So, why did I compare it with a wildly customized Japanese Truck? Make the jump to find out.
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Last Call- Missing Link of Truck Nuts Edition
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Some states want to ban Truck Nuts®. I say, you’ll take my truck nuts when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers. Wait, what? Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Blank Canvas: The MGA, in V8 and Rotary Flavors
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With proper fabrication skills, a car is a blank canvas for any angle-grinder wielding auteur. Today, we consider thought provoking variations on that hallowed tradition of stuffing a British roadster’s bonnet full of some lairy motor. However, instead of the more traditional and famous Tiger or AC Ace, today’s MGA twins bring a touch of…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Somewhat Collectible Cars and Parts Auction in Tangent, Oregon. Bonus: Identify the cars!
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I’m going to do things a little differently this time. We received a tip from Tim (Thanks Man) alerting us to this particular auction that was up on a Craigslist Ad. I’m going to show the two images that were in said listing to see if you Hoons can ID the cars. I’m not going…
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The Chevy Laguna Type S-3
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The 1970’s era was like no other when it came to the Domestic Automotive Landscape. In the course of a single decade, new laws were written that had a profound effect on the design, production, and the sale of cars. Within this new and heavily-regulated environment, Chevrolet introduced a new nameplate, the Laguna.
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Hooniverse Weekend V.I.S.I.T Edition: A 1972 Mustang Mach I
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Is a Mustang Mach I worthy of a V.I.S.I.T. Posting? I’m not sure, so I put the question to the readers, while I go on to describe what is under the hood of this beast.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The 3rd Annual Bell Car Show, from Bell, California
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Once again, we have a wild reader submission, and this time its Leo (SVT2888) who shot these images for CNCPICS. The Bell Car Show has something for everyone, from Classics, to Traditional Low Riders, to Wild Creations.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 1971 AMC Matador Machine?
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This was the little-known follow-up to the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine. This article was posted in Automotive Traveler in March of this year, but it is still timely, and a great read.
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Visual RPM/Speed Calculator Will Leave you Vroom Vrooming in Your Cube
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Second only to flogging the living daylights out of our rides, we hoons love to scheme. For every hour spent under the car in the driveway, there are 8 more spend BSing on forums, browsing through catalogs and generally fussing about what we’re gonna do with the Country Sedan Falcon Uberbird Wrangler WRX Trailer latest…
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Last Call- Road Train Edition
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In Australia, the dingos will eat your babies and the trucks are all really, really long. Image source: [Flickr-Zsolti/NYM]
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FIAT and Chrysler Not So Different After All
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Demonstrating that Chrysler has not cornered the market on patronizing condescension, FIAT has announced a new version of their 500 subcompact designed exclusively for women.
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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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Found on Ebay – Don't Worry About the Reserve Price Edition
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Kevin Cope likes Mopars – a lot. His family has been driving and restoring them since he was a twinkle in his parent’s eye, heck I’m sure the man was conceived in one. Between Kevin, his brother, Tim and his dad, Roy this family owns at least 20 Mopars, more than a handful of them…