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69 Cougar XR-7 Something Something Joke About Middle Aged Single Women
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A lesser blog might use the emergence of a relatively clapped-out ’69 Mercury Cougar with a 4-speed stick to make a string of relatively obvious, tired jokes. At Hooniverse, we keep it classy. While everyone loves a Mustang, the Cougars really represented the classier FoMoCo big-pony offering. At least most did, back when they had…
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Ok, Time to Stop Adding Lightness
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We’re all familiar with the famous words of Colin Chapman and their application to Lotus motorcars. Perhaps someone took this credo a little too far in application to a 1964 Elan. The seller claims the chassis is rust and accident free, which means either the body was accidentally washed with nitric acid, or…well…we’re not sure…
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Hooniverse Question of the Weekend: Who has this many dealers*?
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So Jim, why did you put the * in the title? That’s a very good question reader, and one that you will find out, after the jump….
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Fun with Eleanor: Part 1
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It is funny how sometimes the stars align, the square block fits perfectly into the square hole and maybe, just maybe, karma finally catches up to someone who probably deserved it. Wait, what was I talking about? Oh right, Jo Schmo has been very busy this last month and as such, hasn’t had much time…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: One Lap of America with Mr. Angry…
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You guys may remember that there was a battle for the Editor in Chief position for Ride Lust a few months ago in which I competed with what turned out to be my LeMons partner, Mike Musto. Yes, he was hired over there, and I wished him the best of luck when we met up…
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The Greatest Car in all of Recorded History is… French and Double Italian
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There’s little question that the third most incredible car ever built is the Citroen DS. First appearing on the motive scene in 1955, the Goddess with it’s inboard-hydraulic brakes, oleopneumatic suspension set up and bolt-on body panels attached to a unibody frame, is still ahead of its time. Not a believer? There’s the final all…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Not Found on Ebay; 1981 Ford Durango Pickup!
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Here at Hooniverse, we already showcased a Ford Durango Pickup that was listed on Craigslist. However, Automotive Travelers own Sam Fiorani discovered another Malaise Era Ford that took a Fairmont Futura hardtop that was turned it into a pickup, and it’s for sale at a bargain price!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The Kid, the Rolex24 and the Pits, Part 1
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Have you ever been to the pits and garage area of the Rolex24 Hours of Daytona? At 2:30 am? Well this olelongrooffan has so join me as my 15 year old nephew and I watch those Hoons in sleep deprived action!
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Hooniverse Weekend V.I.S.I.T. Edition – Gettin' the Led Out
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Drive around Colorado long enough, and you’ll eventually run into one of those old-timey towns whose main street has been preserved to look as it did in the 1800s. The words “historical” and “heritage” are thrown around with alarming frequency, mostly used to describe antiques stores, steakhouses, and art galleries, whose wooden storefronts and hand-painted…
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Last Call- Car Pool Table Edition
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Ya we got trouble, Right here in River city! With a capital “T” And that rhymes with “V” And that stands for Volkswagen. Image source: [newlaunches.com]
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Custom Datsun Z reminds us that the 1980s will never die!
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If this car was a person, he would be Boy George and Hardcastle-and-or-McCormick’s tabloid-plastering love child. If this car had a theme song, it would be banned for obscenity by Tipper Gore. If a TV executive witnessed this, he would have shoehorned a David Hasselhoff spinoff around it regardless of plot, storyline or additional characters.…
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World's Easiest Car Quiz
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The blog autoinsurance.org has a little Name That Car quiz that’ll give you a few minutes of joy out of the humdrum that is your day. It’s pretty easy, and I was able to get 100% right without having to go past the first clue. Of course, that’s just me, and I’m, well…me. If you…
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She's ALIVE!
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So obviously this is not Eleanor but it is a close approximation of where I want to take this project…
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Last Call- Where Have I Seen You Before? Edition
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The other night I was watching the Nick Hornby-penned film An Education. And while Carey Mulligan enthralls and Peter Sarsgaard reaffirms his place as Hollywood’s creepiest actor, what really made the film for me was the great period cars that littered the screen. One in particular stood out, that being the Bristol 405 that Sarsgaard’s…
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Rambulance!
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The Dodge M43 Power Wagon Ambulance sits near the top of my Zombie Apocalypse Survival Vehicles list. Simply put, there are few vehicles that better embody the “Goes slow, goes everywhere” mindset and none that do it with as much simplicity. Everything’s big and imprecise. All shortcomings were solved with more steel. It’s that peace of…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Narrow-Tracked Rootes Edition
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, this Commer FC van caused a nearly neck-breaking doubletake driving through Seattle. How many of these could possibly live outside the UK? And since the first sighting weeks ago, it has been taunting me, never around when I had my camera handy. That is, until yesterday …