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The Top Ten Reasons Why Pontiac Failed; Part 2
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Yesterday, I started this series with the bottom 4 reasons why I thought Pontiac Failed that included Badge Engineering, The Fiero and Solstice sports cars, Plastic Body Side Cladding, and the badly designed “Updates” to the last Bonneville and Grand Prix models. Today, lets take a look at numbers 6 through 2, and see if…
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Last Call – O HAI GUYZ Edition
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WHAT’S GOIN ON IN HERE? (Alternatively, if I weren’t so shameless then I wouldn’t use this space to plug my current blog, steering wheel faces, with more charming examples of automotive pareidolia! Alas, I am a shameless man.)
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What about a T-Bird Shooting Break?
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Commenter PapayaSF just tipped us to this T-Bird shooting break for sale in the SF Bay Area. It’s based on the 1961-63 “Rocket Bird” styling, a personal favorite. Sporting a recently rebuilt 390 with (an admittedly generous gross rating of) 300hp, it’s certainly got enough go-power to get out of its own way.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Excised Car Feature Do You Miss Most?
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The earliest cars came with cranks to get them started. That being more of a burden than a feature, when electric starters became reliable enough, the crank start (for the most part) was abandoned for the ease of electricity. But other features have become either equally redundant due to more modern technologies, or have become…
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Last Call- Vincent Edition
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This Vincent is branded in about 11 different places. That includes the way cool cali plate. And yes, that’s a saber handle there next to the seat.
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Do You Find Something Comical About My Appearance When I Am Driving My Automobile?
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Good friend of Hooniverse Leo had the chance to live out his Jeremy Clarkson fantasies (of which he has many) when this lil’ fella showed up at the recent Cars and Coffee Irvine. If the license plate doesn’t give it away (seriously?) this is a very nice replica of the Peel P50. Peel manufactured these…
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Georgia On My Mind Edition
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Founded in 1989, Panoz Auto Development is the brainchild of Dan Panoz. With the help of his father Don, they formed a racing team which builds their own cars and happens to produce a few for the street. One of those models is the Panoz Esperante seen above. I have spied this car running around…
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Dropping the H-Bomb on the World of Vintage Racing
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Remember the H-Bomb, that manic Mercury outboard powered special, on BAT a while back? Well, my buddy’s uncle snapped a few pics of the minuscule racer at Pacific Raceways, being shown off by the proud new owner, and I thought I’d share them with you.
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V.I.S.I.T. – Forgotten but Not Quite Gone Edition
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Yep! A Laforza. Slightly anemic Ford 5 liter V8, Italian designed leather interior, strange amateur repair job on hood, Ferrari badging, basically it was a conundrum. Amazingly it was still on the road and didn’t sound overly obnoxious when I cruised by. For those of you that have no idea what this is, make the…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The 10th Generation of the Ford Thunderbird; A Bargain you should know about.
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What late-model (less than 15 years old), V8-powered four-seater with an independent rear suspension can you often buy for less than $3,000? If you answered the 1991 to 1997 Ford Thunderbird, pat yourself on the back. You guessed right. And if you knew this, you probably bleed Ford Blue Oval Blue.
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V.I.S.I.T. – Obfuscating the Line Edition
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Remember that night We I Mitch you forgot that most important of rules, “Beer before liquor, never been sicker”? You wouldn’t, of course… but the results would certainly do their best to impart reminders into your skull the next day. As does this rolling hangover, which is a study of styling memes shaken, blended and…
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The Universal Japanese Motorcycle
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[Ed. Note: Tanshanomi brings us his weekly dose of all things two-wheeled. Enjoy!] The forthcoming Honda CB1100 is being wildly heralded as the return of the UJM. The term is, well, universal; every motorcycle enthusiast is familiar with it. It can be an insult or a praise, or simply a convenient bit of verbal shorthand.But…
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Hooniverse Asks- Are New Cars Better or Worse Than Old Cars?
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yesterday we asked about Forbes list of terrible, horrible worst cars ever, and you all found a lot to disagree with creepy Steve’s magazine’s choices. Today we want to know if you think modern cars are better to drive than old cars, or if, like the 1950s, those golden oldies were the best.
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The Mother of All Vintage Drag Picture Threads
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Be it F1, rally, stock cars or drag, vintage racing is a peerless paradigm of authentic automotive awesomeness. The sponsors were few, the cars were metal and the helmets were open faced. On some level, old-school drag racing wins points for being the most low-budget, under-engineered, whittled to a single purpose activity. F1 is a…
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The Top Ten Reasons Why Pontiac Failed; Part 1
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This is a sad time for those of us who love automobiles. The bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler happened; For GM, it meant the shedding of key brands including Saab, Hummer, Saturn, and Pontiac. Of the four, it’s possible that Pontiac’s death may have been most avoidable. For more than a decade, Pontiac has…
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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…