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Mystery Car Revealed, er Confirmed
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Well despite my best efforts to obfuscate and lead astray by flipping the image, it took almost no time at all for Festiva_Movement to divine that it was in fact a Ferrari 575M Superamerica. Touted as the World’s fastest convertible, the 199-mph flip top rocked the 575M’s hottest motor and an innovative but homely glass…
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Like a Suzuki Sidekick on a Pernod Bender: the Auverland A3/4
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Huge articulation, a Peugeot turbodiesel, and the legendary Panhard name tacked on? What more could you possibly want? More info and a few videos of the Auverland after the jump.
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Hooniverse Goes to…Goodguys Orange County
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If you’ve been reading the ol’ ‘Verse for anything more than a week or two, you know that hot rod shows filled with surf music piped over the P.A. system and gaggles of graying, rounding Boomers shuffling around proclaiming, “I used to have one just like that” to their friends/hot daughters kids/spouses/etc. aren’t really our…
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SUV Showdown: Infiniti FX50 Vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 3
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It’s time to move on from ridiculous hoonage back to the real world (for now). After the canyons and the empty streets of California City came miles of long, straight highway.
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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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Mystery Car
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Last week’s Mystery Car proved too easy, what with a whole side scoop to go on, so I’m making this one a little tougher, giving you just a thin sliver of car to go on. This, by the way, must be how the Man in the Iron Mask looks at the world, so just be…
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Hooniverse Asks- If You Could Buy Only One Car For the Rest of your Life, What Would it Be?
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Let’s say you need to buy a car, but not just any car, one that’s very, very special. This car will be the last one you ever buy, and the one that you will have to drive until you make that big pit stop in the sky. Which car would you choose, and why?
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I Purchased a Car Listed on Ebay; And That's Not The Real Story!
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Well, I did it. I purchased a vehicle from a Mega Dealer on Ebay, sight unseen. I thought the price was right, and the miles were more than acceptable, and it will be used as a replacement for the UDMobile (A 1983 Chevrolet Camper Van) to tow the Corvair and the Boat. So, what’s the…
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U.S. Treasure Auction to be held June 3rd at the Broward County Convention Center, Includes Benz, Bugatti, and Boats.
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Once again, we received an outstanding tip from long time Hoon Muthalovin (Thanks Man), and this one is top flight, describing the upcoming U.S. Treasury Auction of apparently seized items that include classic and exotic cars, trucks, limousines, and watercraft. You have to make the jump to see a sample of the merchandise.
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Speed Read – Merchants of Speed
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If you’ve never taken the time to listen to stories of what members of The Greatest Generation did with their free time in the 30s, 40s and 50s, you ought to. Seriously, just call up your parents or grandparents and let ’em talk. Rest assured, there will be rambling incoherence, and the stories may be…
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Last Call- These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Edition
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I would like to get bacon via email, but unfortunately all I get is spam. Image source:[Imgur.com]
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2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI (aka The GDI)
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America, you don’t know what you want… “I want to get great fuel economy, so I think I should buy a hybrid”, says your mother. “I want a car that is fun to drive, so I have to have a sports car”, says your father. Since this is the Hooniverse, we want something that most…
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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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1956 Electric Star Chief Kids Car, For the Junior Hoon With Impeccable Taste
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…and wealthy parents, given that the the bidding’s up to $1750. Kids cars based on real models were pretty common promotional items back in the day, but like most promo materials (or things given to kids), they tended not to last long.
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Cuda Twofer Impresses Upon Us The Need For a Larger Driveway
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It’s a good thing the Mad_Science Laboratory is located in a relatively dense section of LA’s original suburbs. Aside from the preferable aesthetics of a nearly 100 year old house, our neighborhood is dense enough to limit driveway capacity to a “just right” 5 vehicles. Were we to move out to the exurbs, might be…
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Desire, Thy Name Is T25 Transporter Pickup
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Words can’t express how much I want this pickup. It’s got me in its spell, and I’m desperately wishing I had a few thousand spare dollars to pick this car up and take it home with me.