Articles
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¡Viva Argentina! SIAM Di Tella Argenta is the Riley Pick-Up that Never Was
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As if the Riley 4/72 wasn’t obscure enough for our North American friends, Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas Di Tella, in a fit of revolutionary brilliance worthy of Bolivar himself, created the Argenta. And it was good.
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Name that car
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As I was meandering through the classifieds I stumbled upon this little gem. After an exhaustive 5-minute search of the interwebs I found but a single site with information on this car. A paragraph actually, so very little is known about it. I figured I would turn it over to you Hoons and see what…
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Taiwan Landslide Buries Cab, The Meter's Running on Reaching the Driver
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The Daily Mail is reporting that a mysteriously triggered landslide has covered a 900-foot section of highway near Keelung Taiwan. Two cars were reported buried under the slide, and one, a taxi cab, had been under GPS tracking at the time. The GPS signal was lost when the cab was apparently buried, and now over…
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Streetwalking- Mercedes 190SL
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While it’s not located at my favorite road-side used car lot, this buttercup-yellow Mercedes Benz 190SL does sport a For Sale sign in its plastic back window. The car was parked in front of the neighborhood Land Rover repair business, and as most everything around there was closed for the day, I assumed it had…
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Is this creation really based on a Harley Davidson?
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This was submitted to the Hooniverse Tip Line recently (Thanks Jason), and since it is Two Wheel Tuesday……
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A Two-Wheeled Military BMW… From China… With Five Wheels
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This beautiful example was spotted at the Powerama show in Edmonton this weekend. A wartime BMW is rare enough, but one with the upgraded 750cc, 37hp engine? Well that’s something special!
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Hooniverse Asks- Do You Ever Go Cruising?
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The move American Graffiti paid tribute to an era when gas was cheap, cars didn’t need to go fast to keep from overheating, and most teenage interaction occurred over the rolled-down windows of hopped up hot rods and family sedans -lent by dad only for the Friday night post football game trip to the malt…
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What does the AP Style Guide say for a Pimped Out Accord?
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Brooklyn teacher Amanda Pogany had her 1996 Honda Accord stolen three years ago. Recently, she had it returned by police during a chop-shop raid, and like the world’s longest episode of Overhaulin’ the plucky thieves had added a few optional extras: a Honda H22 VTEC engine and 5-speed transmission swap, for starters. The enterprising thieves…
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Your Guide to 50cc Street Bikes In the U.S.
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[singlepic id=1768 w=320 h=320 float=left]You’ve got to wonder about the marketing guys at the big four Japanese motorcycle companies, or at least their U.S. subsidiaries. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, some bright MBA grad would say, “Hey, we sell tons of 50cc motorcycles overseas, and we sell lots of 50cc scooters and mini-bikes in America;…
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Why the New Chrysler Ads Suck; The Closing of BBDO Detroit in January.
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Have you noticed that the Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Chrysler ads seem to suck? I mean the Jeep “I Live, I Ride, I Am” and the “My Name is Ram, and my Tank is Full” television spots are truly horrible. I guess this is inevitable since some of the most memorable advertising campaigns originated when…
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Add Some PAH! To Your Office with DIY Car Seat Office Chairs
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There’s nothing worse than a crappy office chair. Typically, larger corporations outfit their cube farms with decent units, for fear of picking up workman’s compensation claims over sore backs. Besides, they can buy at incredible bulk discounts. On the other hand, if you’re at a smaller outfit, possibly self-run, you know the pain of choosing…
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In Case You Missed it, Travis Pastrana is The Man
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpS3pGRZV2U[/youtube] My New Year’s wasn’t this cool. Yours probably wasn’t, either.
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Rwandan Grand Prix
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If you’ve seen the amazing video Where the Hell is Matt?, then you’re already familiar with Matt Harding’s efforts. This video, done in conjunction with the Orphans of Rwanda school in Kigali, Rwanda, is more of his work. Gentlemen, start your imaginary engines!
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SAAVe this SAAB! Rare Saab 99 EMS Needs Loving Hoon
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You’re looking at a rare bird – a Saab 99 “Electric Manual Special,” the Bosch Jetronic-equipped sports version of the iconic front-drive Trolhatten terror.
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Streetwalking: A Fistful of Minis Edition
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Every year, my current hometown of Camrose, AB hosts an event that puts an interesting spin on your standard-fare car show. I attended for the first time last summer, and I have a huge backlog of photos that I think I should share out, if only as a bit of sunny-weather-and-shiny-objects eye-candy to help us…
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Last Call- Rendezvous 1906 Edition
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINOxRxze9k[/youtube] The band is Air, the city is San Francisco, the date is April 14th, 1906 – four days before a 7.5+ magnitude earthquake and subsequent fire devastated the city. The camera is attached to the front of a trolly car, heading down Market street.