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Aircooled V8 Eater
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The owner of this car is, in my eyes, somewhat of an aircooled VW idiot savant. He knows everything there is to know. He eats, sleeps and breathes deep sumps and drop spindles. He also has a little knack for building them from the ground up and has been doing it for people for years.…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call; The Incredible Morphing Fiero!
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I spotted this over at CarDomain, and I thought it would be a great last call feature. Make the jump to see the video.
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: A Readers Rebuttal to the K-5 Blazer Buyers Guide
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Mark this one down in the “you can’t please everyone” category. Chevy Enthusiast Magazine received a “Readers’ Letter” pointing to an obvious flaw in my 1969 through 1972 K5 Blazer Buyers Guide. So what was my error that this reader had to point out? Continue after the jump….
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: An Alternative; The 1994 – 96 Caprice Wagon
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If you had a chance to read the article on the 1994 to 1996 Impala SS Buyers Guide, good. These cars have an almost cult like following within the collector car community. Asking prices have remained steady, with unmolested and original vehicles actually increasing in value sharply. There is an alternative to this “Corvette” of…
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Hooniverse Asks- Now That Hummer is Dead, is it a Good Time to Buy a Hummer?
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General Motors pulled the plug on Hummer yesterday, after failing to come to terms with Chinese investors who finally realized that the “hummers” they were buying didn’t involve women in fishnets and hotpants. Now that they aren’t buying Hummer, do you think you should buy one? Originally built by AM General, and intended as a…
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Okay, now I feel like a jerk…
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When I first saw this monstrosity for sale on Craigslist, I was ready to get all snarky on it and talk about what a horrible creation it was, what was this guy thinking, who would ever buy it, blah-de-blah-blah… But then I followed the link in the ad to an interview with the builder and…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Don't Blame the Commies Edition
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Many of you will know this car better as the infamous Lada, that bastion of Red Menace repression and Communist fearmongering that so gripped America during the years of Malaise and swamp rabbits. A product of the working-class proletariat, it is still a punchline for everything that went wrong with the Soviet way of life—a…
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Hooniverse Asks- How'd You Become a Car Nut?
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You all visit this site for a reason, and it’s not for the chance of catching a glimpse of Dearthair naked, not that I’m saying that won’t happen. No, you come he because of a shared love of all things automotive and greasy. Whether you like to poke around under the hood and get grease…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car is Jack Nicholson?
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Yesterday, we wanted to know which car carried with it the stench of an undesirable stereotype. You came back with a plethora of choices- from the daintiness of the Miata, to the creepiness of the pedovan. Now we want to take a 180, and see what you think is the coolest car out there, and…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Worst Mid-Cycle Refresh?
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We’ve all seen it happen- a car or truck comes out and it looks nigh-on perfect. Then, two or three years down the road, the maker decides that the styling’s getting a bit tired and so spices it up with the usual mid-cycle refresh. This entails a new nose and tail light treatment, and sometimes…
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One very big, very Orange Truck: The New Freightliner Coronado!
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I received this video from the manufacturer, and so I thought I would share it with you. I put it up on my YouTube account, so enjoy. Source: Freightliner
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How This Hoon Became A Hoon
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There is a story to this picture, just keep reading! So, while the JeffMan is out checking out Barracudas, this longrooffan thought I would welcome you to my first post here on Hooniverse.
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Last Call – The 1970s Will Never Die! Edition
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If there was ever a finer time capsule that could express the 1970s in one beautiful, metaphoric illustration and encapsulate everything that the tumultuous, terrifying, triumphant decade gave us, then I’m afraid to find it.
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1990 Chevy Beretta Convertible Indy Pace Car
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This week, I decided to introduce you to my columns in Chevy Enthusiast Magazine, titled Weird and Wonderful Bowties. Yesterday, We discovered the all electric S-10EV, which was developed alongside the GM EV-1. Next up is the first Chevrolet Concept Vehicle that was drafted into use to pace the Indianapolis 500. Introducing the Beretta Indy…
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Ohhhhh…. Baracuda
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For the past few Saturdays I have been taking my rescue dog (Beans) to a local outdoor class. The goal is not for him to learn obedience or tricks, but to make him feel more comfortable around new people and in different places. The class lasts for an hour and it is typically my wife…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Were You Totally Jonesing For Before You Could Drive?
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I became a car nut at age 11. It was at that age that I traded dinosaurs for Dinos, GI Joe for Jags and got my first subscription to Road & Track, which I have received continuously ever since. Back then, other than sitting in my brother’s 1971 Audi 100ls coupe, marveling at the sisal…