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Utah Auto Expo: Move along people, nothing to see here
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While other well known automotive bloggers were busy reporting actual auto shows, this guy was lurking around a lesser-known, beginner auto show. The Utah Auto Expo comes to Salt Lake City about this time every year to allow the big Auto Manufacturers to showcase their latest-and-greatest stuff available to the general public. Yep, pretty much…
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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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V.I.S.I.T. 25th Anniversary Vette Celebrates in the Hollywood Hills
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One of my buddies is a film director. As that’s a gig that offers a modicum of downtime, he gets in some exercise by hiking up the wending roads of the Hollywood Hills behind his house. Those be-sneakered sojourns allow him to contemplate life’s more important questions- such as why won’t Scorsese return his calls? and…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Indy Pace Cars from 1970 – 1979
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In observance of the annual Indianapolis 500 Race that took place over the weekend (and was historically run on Memorial Day) I thought I would dive into a pictorial history of the cars that paced this once great race. We have already discovered the Pace Cars of the 50s and the 60s, so its onto…
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Cars and Coffee, Montrose, February 20, 2010
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This week we decided to head north, rather than south and check out the Cars and Coffee going on in Montrose. Being 10 minutes from Chez Mad_Science, rather than 45 to Irvine certainly helps. Last night’s rain meant a lot of would-be attendees went to bed thinking they’d just skip it, only to awake to…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Highway Games Do You Play?
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On a long drive, say down California’s Central Valley on I5, or the vast wasteland that is I70 across the mid-west, you can find yourself getting bored. Sometimes you have a traveling companion, but even then there’s only so much you can talk about. And that’s when you can start playing games. Not like that…
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Calling all Hooniversians: Rename LeMons New England, win fabulous prizes!
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Here at Hooniverse, we’re all friends of LeMons. (As you are too, I imagine.) So any chance to help this organization achieve its goal of taking over the world achieving the zenith of crapcar racing excellence is welcome. And now you can join us!
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Last Call- The KKK Took My Chevy Away Edition
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This may go down in history as the most WTF? Craigslist car ad ever. You wouldn’t even think one of those pointy-ass hoods would fit in a Camaro. Cracker, haters FTL! Thanks to Marius for the screen grab.
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And Now For A Little Surrealism, Two-Wheel Tuesdays Style
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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/8496873[/vimeo] Yeah, we don’t know either. But really, who doesn’t love a puppet on a motorcycle?
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Corre! Viene El Diablo! 350-Powered 914 Will Eat Your Soul
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The 914 is widely regarded as the best handling sports car no one loved. As always, Ate Up With Motor has a great writeup, for those interested. Getting back to something more Hooniverse flavored, this car (“El Diablo”) throws all that handling balance and subtlety out the window in favor of more cubes. Specifically 350…
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Comet Cyclone: Scariest Meteorological Event Imaginable or Sweet Mini-Muscle Find?
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Seriously, a swirling storm of large balls of ice and rock would be pretty scary. Luckily, this here ’65 Mercury is only frightening if we’re talking about stock handling or braking. For those unaware, the Comet was Mercury’s Falcon platform-mate from a time when the brands’ offerings differed by more than grills and badges. Compared…
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Hi, I'm a 510 and I hoon
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I spent Saturday out at Miller Motorsports Park with a dear friend, walking through the parking lot pit area and watching Porsches from all walks of life race. More on that later, as there was one car in particular that caught my eye…
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Ten hours, four states, and one foolproof plan: how I learned to stop worrying and love the motorcycle – Part One
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[Ed. Note: BZR spins a fanciful tale about his purchase of his two-wheeled Eleanor. You can read more of his work at The Smoking Tire.] The motorcycle looked just like it had in the small, blurry photos from the eBay listing. Its paintjob was a combination of rust, swirls, and faded flat black paint layered…
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1975 – 76 Chevy Cosworth Vega
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One Vega for the price of two!
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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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Craigslist Noir
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Some things look better in black and white- crime dramas in which the women are referred to as “dames,” Ansel Adams prints, and, according to this seller, Bertone X1/9s. Admittedly, the duotone presentation does allow the inevitable rust to fade into the background hue, but you’d think that having a big BERTONE sticker in the…