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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…
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The Fastest Car in the World You've Never Heard Of
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OK, circa 1953. And if you’ve never heard of Spain’s Pegaso before, prepare to be surprised at what you find …
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TVR's Russian Owner Alexander Smolensky on Future Models: Built in Germany, Corvette Powered, Hybrid Soon
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TVR, a car with very little history in the US, has a rich heritage across the pond. And as any true petrol-head knows, the brand has been dead for a couple of years. When the Blackpool company was actually producing cars they were like no other, with their own engines, switchgear, and styling that was…
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Probably Not the Best Z, But Not a Bad Deal
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Sorry it’s been a little slow today. Uberbird work and real life and all that getting in the way. Given today’s Hooniverse Asks, this screaming deal of an eBay/Local Classifieds ad seemed apropos. We’ve got a 1970 240z in rough, but generally serviceable shape. If you go for the full price, it also includes a spare…
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V.I.S.I.T. – MOAR Armor Edition
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It’s not every day you see one of these sitting in the Walmart parking lot! Alas I must admit it to you all, I don’t know what it is. I’ve searched high and low, asked some military type friends and well, I got nothin’. So help a hoon out, what is it? How much does…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Z-Car?
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Born out of the hippie-dippy sixties, the lithe Datsun 240Z presaged a generation of sports cars from the land of the rising sun. That Jaguar XKE-aping coupe found favor with both boy-racer and mid-life crisis-er alike, and each progressive generation built upon the last in performance and features until the ultimate expression of the breed…
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Hooniverse Asks- How Small is Too Small?
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As Americans, we usually like our stuff big. We’re always super-sizing our food, embiggening our big screens, and the boobs, don’t get me started on those. Our cars traditionally reflected this bigger is better mind set, gaining both length and width until our highways resembled an armada of aircraft carriers in the mid-’70s. Fuel price…
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How Old Speckled Hen Got Its Spots … er, Rather, It's Nam
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“From Morris Garages?” you incredulously ask. You’d be right, actually.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 60's Pickup Showdown; 1966 F-100 vs 1969 C10
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Welcome to another edition of the Hooniverse Showdown, this time featuring a pair of 60’s pickups pulled from the pages of Craigslist, this time from Austin, Texas. So, are you a Ford or Chevy Cowboy?