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You Don't Need an Avatar to Have Fun in 3D
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If there’s one thing I love more than hovercraft, it’s ground-effect aircraft. Why not have both? Shockingly, this crossover contraption is not from Russia, the motherland of strange transportation solutions to questions only a Soviet bureaucrat could have asked (ekranoplan anyone?), it’s from New Zealand. And you thought they were just good for comedic musical…
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At the Intersection of Awesome and Buick: Ecurie Ecosse's Tojeiro-Buick
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“It was the first occasion I realised just how good Jackie Stewart was. On our first lap he accelerated hard out of the last corner on to the main straight and the Tojeiro was hitting close on 140 mph when we hit the bump which was right on the start and finish line. There was…
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Spot the Difference: Honda's Impossible Dream ad, redux
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I think I’ve come to a certain stage in my life, where I’m man enough to admit that the original “Impossible Dream” (Youtube link) commercial by Honda brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. (Also, I’ve never seen Titanic.) An inspiring song (the aptly-named “Impossible Dream” by legendary crooner Andy Williams)…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: See what you missed during the first Weekend in May!
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Do I have to keep reminding you that Hooniverse now has weekend content? Take a look at what you missed, and make sure you’re around next weekend.
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Craigslister Fail – Don't Bother With the Pictures, Doofus.
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Is there some Craiglist keyword spam tool that I don’t know about? If not, it’s obvious why this goober neglected to mention the most important piece of information regarding his car – the make and model – because it must have taken him a week to compile the spam list. Based on the 393, I’m…
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Patchwork Beetle: your grandmother is jealous
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Maybe your grandmother had a VW Beetle similar to this one. Chances are, she didn’t wrap it in vintage fabrics from the Middle East, show it off at Milan Design Week and auction it off for charity towards the Haiti earthquake. Bokja Design did, however, and with surprisingly charming results. Though I can’t imagine what…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Best Hood Ornament?
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They originally served a vital function, acting as cap, and sometimes sight glass for your car’s radiator- important in an age before ethyl glycol became a common cooling system additive. But as cars evolved less of a need to blow off steam, and radiators shrunk back behind expressive grilles, so too did the hood-mounted mascots…
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Can I Haz Police Car Riding?
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Falcons are predatory birds, eating small mammals and other birds, and it looks like their Ford namesakes’ are equally untrustworthy around small animals.
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May, Mutts and MOPARs
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So, now that this olelongrooffan has lost his Hooniverse virginity, I thought I would share with all you Hoons What I Saw Sunday, especially you MOPAR Hoons. Now I know that Clunkbucket did a post last month about the MOPAR Spring Fling out there on the Left Coast and there were some really cool classics…
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Obscure Muscle from the Past: The Jensen Interceptor
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Here is another one of my curve-ball postings about an Obscure Muscle Car you may have never though was a Muscle Car. I’m here to try and convince you that it is. Let’s find out if the Jensen Interceptor is indeed an Obscure Muscle Car
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Last Call- Diversity Edition
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You might recognize the older guys in this photo- that’s Phil Hill on the left, and Dan Gurney on the right. The kid in the middle with the proud look on his face? Well, he would later go on to race for Gurney, and set a number of firsts in auto racing. Willy T Ribbs…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 1967 Intermeccanica Italia found on Ebay
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Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica was founded in 1959 and initially made tuning kits made for various cars, but went on to design and build a number of prototype and production sports cars during the 1960s. One of those cars is this one, the Italia which was originally called the Torino. 500 of these beautiful cars were…
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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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Last Call- RTD Bus Edition
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Few people realize that the Type 2 VW Bus had a one and a half ton load capacity. Of course, the original 43-hp wheezer made that a challenge, an issue this mid-mounted V8 with double quads shouldn’t have at all. Image source: [gtotiger68 via Flickr]
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Quick Reminder – HCOTY Polls Close at Noon
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That would be noon where I am. As in about 2.5 hours from now. As of right now, it looks like The Beast has opened up a bit of a lead over the Basement Lambo, but maybe the Lutz has an army of haxx0rs waiting in the wings, ready to bombard our servers with G8…
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Mini-Trucks: A Supporting Argument
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In honour of yesterday’s question about mini-trucks (I know, I couldn’t get this article published in time yesterday), I think it’s only fair that I submit a little bit of research I’ve been doing on my own in the last little while. I submit, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that there is indeed a…