Articles
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Hooniverse Asks – Would You be Okay With a Six-Pot Corvette?
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When it was first introduced, back in 1953, the Corvette was powered by the 235.5 c.i.d. Blue Flame high-compression engine, which was a six cylinder. Two years later, Ford, with the release of their Thunderbird two-seater, gave Chevy 312 reasons which the Corvette needed a V8, and that same year t he Bow Tie Brigade…
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Morbid Curiosity: Watch a Diesel V8 TOTALLY Explode on a Dyno
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Warning: some material may not be appropriate for those with sensitive dispositions, children, or diesel mechanics. If you may not be able to handle the violent disembowelment of a massively overworked diesel engine on a dynomometer, please do NOT click through to watch a video. You may use your MAN or Caterpillar hat to shield…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite American Car?
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Okay, so this week, we’ve been looking at America’s bread and butter car makers who have, over the years, put our great nation on the road, and which of each make was your nominee for history’s best. Today, we’re going to both expand the field – opening it up to all comers, and get down…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Decline of the Domestic Minivan…….
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With crossovers dominating the market, are the minivan’s days numbered on the eve of its 30th anniversary?
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Hooniverse Asks- How Do You Dress Your Car?
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Some people announce just how big their family is on the back of there cars. To me, that’s making it a little too easy for the Pedo Bears to do their shopping. Other folks like to demonstrate their derision for a competing brand by having Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes fame, engage in water sports…
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In A Snowbank, No-One Can Hear You Scream: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition, Part III
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In the previous chapter, we explored all the various forms of training and preparation for a mission to the North Pole that we successfully ignored in favour of drinking nice cups of coffee and strong forms of alcohol. Eventually we realized that our training was never going to be properly completed, and was really just…
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Last Call- Malta Van is Both Creepy and Awesome Edition
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This Bedford bus, snapped in the ’80s alongside a Buggiba, Malta street, looks like the unholy union of Plymouth Fury and Greyhound Interstate. And that makes it awesome. . . and kind of scary. Image source: [Berresfordsmotors via Flickr.com]
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite American Car?
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Okay, so this week, we’ve been looking at America’s bread and butter car makers who have, over the years, put our great nation on the road, and which of each make was your nominee for history’s best. Today, we’re going to both expand the field – opening it up to all comers, and get down…
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Last Call- Seriously Edition
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Even Ray Charles was never that serious. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Hooniverse Asks- Which Car Has The Best Seats?
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You are in physical contact with your car in three places- your hands, your feet, and your ass, and through each of these, you sense the imperfections in the road, the nuances of the turn of the wheel and the rate of braking. But most importantly, it’s how much butt-pucker you generate that mostly defines…
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Not-Recycling Hurts Us All, Especially This Guy
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Who knew trash day could be so dangerous? This poor guy’s just trying to feed the dumpster, but the driver of the Renault is apparently angry that he’s mixing dark and clear plastics.
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V.I.S.I.T. – What are the Odds? Edition
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I had to leave work early today to meet my better half; ’twas a scheduled meeting to lend spousal support for a medical consultation, and I knew when to meet her and what it was for… but she neglected to tell me the place. I knew it was with a specialist, but that only narrowed…
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How Old Speckled Hen Got Its Spots … er, Rather, It's Nam
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“From Morris Garages?” you incredulously ask. You’d be right, actually.
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Ate Up With Motor Chronicles the Ford Flathead V8 and the Fall of King Henry
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If you took the time to read through our review of Merchants of Speed, you might’ve recognized a funny looking V8 on the cover. That’d be the Ford Flathead, the predecessor to the Chevy small-block as the hot rodders’ go-to engine. Ate Up With Motor, a more scholastic friend of Hooniverse has a great writeup…
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eBay '69 AMC Javelin Checks All The Car-Ad Boxes
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In the spirit of today’s Hooniverse Asks, and my unrequited love for all things AMC, we stumbled across this ’69 Javelin on eBay earlier today. Clearly the seller has been reading Hooniverse, because he’s learned every lesson of how to sell a car on the internet, and he’s learned them well.
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Last Call- Slow Children Edition
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Now that’s a road sign to which I’d likely pay attention. Image source: [Timesonline.uk]