Articles
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Best Car Joke You've Ever Heard?
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A guy was driving down the road and a met a car coming the other way. Although there was room to pass easily, the driver forced the oncoming car to slow down and wound down his window and shouted ‘Pig’ . The other driver looked in his rear view mirror and swore at the receding…
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A Ranchero So Ugly, They Wouldn't Even Let it in the Barn
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Yup, they found it under a tree, next to the barn. Under a layer of leaves. Good news is, Ford smallblocks are cheap and easy to fix, so apparently it runs great. The seller had his priorities correct; in addition to the engine work he had the bench seat redone and…nothing else. But with a…
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Just About Perfect: Supercharged e34 M5 Touring
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As the owner of two grey station wagons, I can attest to the near-invisibility to law enforcement of the wagon form factor. That’s a good thing, because we suspect that the 377hp supercharged 3.8L engine in this M5 Touring is capable of impressively illegal acts all day every day on the weekends and plenty of…
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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 Projects- 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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From time to time we like to bore regale you with the projects upon which we are currently wrenching. Sometimes it’s a LeMons car that’s being turned into some kind of mobile theme park, other times it’s a classic (well, classic by my definition) car requiring some TLC, and today it’s a 2001 Jeep Grand…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's History's Greatest Dodge?
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We’ve previously asked about your candidates for the best from the bread and butter brands from Ford and GM, and today, we want to know your opinion of what’s the greatest car or truck that Chrysler’s blue collar make has ever offered.
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Merde Incorporated: Peugeot 604 Turbodiesel Gives This 300SD Owner Pause
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Ask the average hoon to name a European full-size (by Continental standards, anyhow) sedan from the waning years of the Malaise Era, and chances are he or she will drop the name of the W126 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Series III Jaaaaaag Jaguar XJ, or the E23 BMW 7 Series. Above-average hoons might also cite the…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Saturn Division; GM's Hope for the Future.
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What started out as a division with a cult-like following ended up another irrelevant brand within the GM hierarchy. This is the story of how GM fumbled a golden opportunity to reinvent itself over the last 20+ years.
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Showdown: Aging Supercar Threesome Edition
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It’s been a while since our last Showdown, mostly because making the poll takes an extra few minutes and we refuse to keep our loyal readers waiting that long for quality content. Anyway, last time the Cosmo gave the Lancer a serious tri-rotoring. Speaking of threes, for today’s Showdown we just couldn’t keep it one-on-one.…
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Last Call- Separated at Birth Edition
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The Mudskipper and the Messerschmitt – the car is on the right – look so much a like that the fish could rightfully sue the Germans for copyright infringement. That is, if Messerschmitt were still in business, and if the Mudskippers weren’t fish. Image sources: [vectorsite.net, Fressonssportsmopeds.com]
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Fanny-B for Sale
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If you enjoy having odd little things throbbing between your legs, then this 1959 Francis Barnett may very well fit the bill.
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The Chrysler Sno-Runner; A Small, Affordabe, and Fuel Efficient Chrysler!
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Thanks to Deartháir’s posting about a Tracked Motorcycle, and in honor of Two-Wheel Tuesday, I thought I would dredge up this little piece of history. Ok, so it doesn’t exactly have two wheels, but I think it’s appropriate….. well, maybe not, but enjoy anyway.
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The Opel Raketen Motorrad: Emphasis on the RAD Part
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What has two wheels, six rockets, and was built by an heir to a German automobile dynasty?
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Motorcycles Not Dangerous Enough For You? Try This!
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This is billed as an alternative for those who want to be able to ride their dirt-bikes all year round. I, for one, see some potential problems.
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Clean one-owner: 2001 Jaguar Daimler Majestic V8 LWB
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Clean one owner. Only 14,000 miles. Meticulously maintained. Previously owned by the Queen of England. No, really…
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Another day, another podcast?
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After hearing my lovely voice on the AutoBlog podcast, the fine folks at the AutoBirdBlog invited me to be a guest on their podcast. What do we have to talk about? Should I invest in a microphone? Can you last the whole hour? If you have some time, hop the jump and have a listen.