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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Race Motor?
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Tracks need cars to run on them, and drivers need cars to run on those tracks, and all those cars need motors to make them more than just stationary art objects. Out of all of those motivators, which one really gets your motor running?
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New Video of the Aston Martin Rapide: Makes the Panamera look Dowdy!
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While cruising over at Car Throttle Blog, I saw this posting. One of the writers posted raw video from HighGearMedia, with the Rapide driving around through the foothills of Valencia, Spain. So without wasting any time, enjoy the image above, and make the make the jump to enjoy the video!
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Friday Fantastico: 2008 Lola T70 Mk. 3B
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“Hi, I’m the Lola T70. You may remember me from such films as ‘Le Mans’ and ‘THX 1138.’” Sweet mother of mercy! If the sight of that wide-eyed sports racer don’t set your heart aflutter, sir, you have no heart. But look a little closer and you’ll notice it’s nearly a brand-new construction, and it’s…
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Hooniverse Editorial: Cars Have No Soul
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[This was the first piece I wrote for The Smoking Tire. It was sufficiently blasphemous enough for me to stick around there for a while.] There, I said it. Alfa Romeo drivers, prepare to have your hearts broken.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call; WEEEEEEEEE!
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We receive a lot of image submissions here at Hooniverse HQ, but this one caught us off guard. This was submitted by Josh in New York (Thanks, Man). This is what he has to say: I got off work in midtown and was walking to the subway and saw a sweet Ferrari California — I…
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Name That Engine
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Here’s an easy one, in fact half the work is done for you as the Ferrari name is cast into the cam cover. Also, if you count the pipes, you can tell that it has at least six cylinders. The question is, what’s it powering, and what are the details of this Italian artwork? Shouldn’t…
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Hooniverse Asks- Have You Ever Sold a Car That You Now Wish You Hadn't?
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It happens- you make a plan to clear out a space in the driveway, or to make a few extra bucks, by getting rid of a car that – at the time – you have fallen out of love with. Maybe it was a wild hair that drive the initial purchase, maybe it was too…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Billetproof Michigan 2010 Images!
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These shots are courtesy of long time Hoon Mike The Dog. You have to make the jump to see more!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Kruse Auctions hang out the For Sale Sign…
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Owner Dean Kruse tells newspaper that he is considering offers for his troubled auction business. It is just the latest chapter in the collapse of the once-great car-auction empire.
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The Pothole, The Back Story, The Follow Up
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Earlier this weekend, this olelongrooffan did a blog about The Pothole that popped up during the 2010 Daytona 500.
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Blogging the Bloggers: CarDomain's Jen Dunnaway
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We are lucky to have Amber as a contributing member for Hooniverse, but in the world of Automotive Blogs, the number of women either contributing or editing are far too few. I have been lucky enough to know three others who are among the best automotive writers in the blogosphere; Brandy Schaffels (who is currently…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The Birth of Rallycross in Britain (with Video!)
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The guys at BangShift posted this video on their site this past week. It features the new RWD European Escort with a free revving Cosworth four-banger under the hood.
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Kit & Kaboodle- The Fiberfab Jamaican Body Assembly Manual
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Earlier, Mad Science had a post with a high-desert Fiberfab kit car that could be yours for only a few benjemins. Now, in case you’re presently the high-bidder on that eBay auction – or just wondered what it took to build a kit car in the ’70s – we’ve got the crudely illustrated assembly manual…
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Drunkenly Into Oblivion: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition
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Like so many other great ideas, this one was borne of a whole lot of alcohol. We were sitting in the Techie Lounge and watching the Top Gear Polar Special. After a few more drinks, someone scoffed at the goings-on in the saga, letting loose with the fatal words that have doomed many men before:…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Most Obscure Automotive Fact You're Proud You Know?
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We’ve been doing this Car Blog thing for a while now, and one thing that continues to impress us is the amazing automotive knowledge our regular commenters bring to the table on a daily basis. Whether it’s the big-end float on a ’62 Studebaker 289 V8, or the number of times Peugeot has won WRC,…
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Photo Friday Fun – Round 4
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Why should a little bird through the window end your race?