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Illegal Alihoons Unite!
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In case you hadn’t heard, Arizona has passed a law requiring the police to question anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally. Many legal experts have warned that this potentially opens the state up to costly civil lawsuits brought about by individuals stopped under the auspices of the law. It appears that one…
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2010 Lexus IS F
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Comfort, subtle style, and luxury are three things that the Lexus brand has come to be known for. Aggressive noise and a pulse-quickening V8 engine are not. The 2010 Lexus IS F doesn’t simply ignore the cozy standards set by the rest of the brand – it screams past them at high-velocity leaving only the…
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Anachronistic Future Tech: Hammarhead's Electrifying Royal-Enfield Cafe Racer
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Here’s the recipe: take an ancient British motorcycle design sold to an Indian company, add a fairing, and gut the drivetrain to substitute an electric powerplant. The result is the delicious Hammarhead Volta 102, seasoned with green technology and anachronism. Garnish with 220V and serve very hot.
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Last Call- Seatbelts Save Lives? Edition
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That’s Hans Hermann crouched down there, underneath the flipping car- the flipping car that, until just moments before this photo was taken, he was piloting. The crash, at the 1959 AVUS F1 race, was caused by failure of the brakes on Hermann’s BRM. Amazingly, he walked away from the accident with only minor bumps and…
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V.I.S.I.T.: VW Street Buggy
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[singlepic id=1751 w=720 h=480 float=center] I have a special affection for minimalist vehicles, and as a former VW buggy owner, street buggies hover somewhere near the top of my list. I snapped this rail-framed, amusement-park-on-wheels outside a local pizzeria. I thought this particular “shortback” design was just about perfectly proportioned.
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Hooniverse Asks – Who Taught You How To Drive?
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It may have been a parent, hair graying with every block, or maybe it was your high school gym coach, who whacked you with his clip board every time you strayed the double yellow. Or maybe it was one of those driving school instructors, whose calm demeanor was evidence of a healthy Lude intake. Whomever…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Most Cherished Automotive Possession?
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Whether it’s a particular tool, or perhaps a race program autographed by Dan Gurney, each of us has one or more possessions that we covet.
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Want a Drop-Top Porsche 959 for $5600?
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When is a Porsche 959 not a Porsche 959? When it’s really a Karmann Ghia, that’s when! Before clicking through, we recommend protecting your keyboard from any materials that may spontaneously be ejected from your gullet upon viewing this abomination. Ordinary kitchen plastic wrap works great.
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Hindsight Is 20/20: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition, Part II
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In the previous episode, we spent a great deal of time arguing about which vehicle should be our appropriate choice of steed for a mission to the North Pole. We accomplished a great deal of arguing and managed to keep the liquor production industry of Canada in business for another day. We did not accomplish…
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For Sale Cheap; A 2010 Camaro SS in Need of Some Body Work!
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Take a look at the lead image (go ahead, I’ll wait…..). It looks like a totaled Camaro, but the other images of this wreck will leave you speachless. We received this through our Hooniverse Tip Line (Thanks CaffeineFuelled), so make the jump to see the rest.
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Hooniverse Editorial: The Standard of the World and How to Reinvent Cadillac – Part 2
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Yesterday, I brought up a question as to the viability of Cadillac in the Post GM Bankruptcy World, and how I thought it was time to move the “Standard of the World” upmarket to compete directly with Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, and even Lexus. It has been done before, and in this edition on How…
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The Party Truck Brings the Dance, You Still Need to Supply the Ruffies
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This truck totally kicks ass at Dance Dance Revolution. Also, if you drive it through West Hollywood, you’re definitely getting lucky, cowboy.
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Last Call: Automotive Eclecticism Makes Me Smile
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Driveway Team Roll Call! Caravan! …Cavernous Interior: GO! Prelude! …16 Valves: MAYBE! Stealth! …Twin Turbos: NOT BLOODY LIKELY! Yugo! …Still Reasonably Functional: YES! I drive past this house on my evening commute each day, and the interesting mix of cars in this guy’s driveway always lifts my spirits. None of them are all that remarkable…
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2011 Infiniti (a)M(azing)
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Infiniti recently set up camp at the Olympic Training Center outside of San Diego to show off their totally re-worked M sedan. It now has the swoopy lines and muscular stance that the rest of the family enjoys, but is it an improvement from the previous generation?
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The Name is Vantage…V12 Vantage
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Here at Hooniverse we typically shy away from the glut of press releases. There are better places to read the latest news. However, some releases that cross my inbox deserve mention. Last week I received such a news item. Aston Martin makes beautiful, expensive sports cars and they have quite the stable as their lineup…
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Name That Part- Eng & Chang Edition
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Marvin Gaye once sang One can stand alone in the dark, Two can make the light shine through- It takes two, baby, It takes two, baby, Me and you, just takes two. And no pair of siblings exemplified that devotion to another better than Chang and Eng, the conjoined twins. Between them (literally it appears) they fathered numerous children…