Articles
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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]
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Dealership Find: Two Innocentis, To Go
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When you’re car shopping, it’s really quite amazing what you find sitting in showrooms and dealership lots. In this case, we had a pair of Italian beauties that I didn’t even recognize.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's History's Greatest AMC?
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No other deceased U.S. auto maker generates as much blue collar love as does American Motors. Formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson, AMC was never invited to any of the “Big Three’s” parties, having, instead to stand around outside in the cold Wisconsin winter, peering in through the window at the…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Saturn Division; How GM Lost the Recipe for Success.
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With the loss of the EV-1 Electric Car, and with an aging platform in the form of the “S” Sedan, Coupe and Wagon, GM started tinkering with the Saturn Division by offering additional models, without really understanding the Saturn Customer.
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The Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Mustang – Rediscover the Intro Video Again for Modern Art Monday!
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I know, this is rather old in terms of the inter-webs, but I rediscovered an old e-mail containing the link to the video in which this rather stunning rendition of the Mustang is beautifully photographed, with Frank Sinatra vocals and heavenly bodies. So for your viewing pleasure, The Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Mustang.
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Hooniversal Calendar of Events is now online
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Just a quick post to let everyone know the event calendar is up now. Find it under the Hooniverse logo next to the Hoonimerch link. Thanks to everyone for all the submissions! Keep the tips coming and we will do our best to keep the calendar up-to-date. We also plan to run a regular feature on…
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part I
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If there’s any consolation to not being Jay Leno, or not having Jay Leno’s bankroll, or not having Jay Leno’s garage, or not having Jay Leno’s connections toward obtaining that which even vast bankrolls and ordinary fame cannot spring from the unobtanium well… it’s models – and the ability of the plebian class to amass…
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Streetwalking: Willys Jeep Pickup!
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This little beauty was parked outside my hotel recently, and I caught a few photos with my iPhone. I liked it so much, I went back with my good camera to get more shots.
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Last Call- That's a Lot of Chainsaws Edition
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Yes, there’s a bike in the picture. For those of you who can see it, that’s 24 Dolmar chainsaws powering the drag bike. Strangely, for a chainsaw-powered machine, it uses a belt for its final drive. In case you were wondering what that would sound like we’ve got the video of it being started after…