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2-Stroke Swedish Meatball: The SAAB 92H Camper
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If you’ve ever felt a strange tingling when you saw a Saab 99 with a piggybacking Toppola camper shell, then this 92H Camper should cause your nucleus accumbens to explode from overstimulation.
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Hoon in Training
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYtxD92SpY[/youtube] Most of us like to rock out while behind the wheel, and cranking up the metal will make even a milk run seem exciting. This little tyke, with the questionably motivated parents, is getting an early start on the whole car/music thing, although all that head-banging seems to wear him out.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Automotive Traveler; The 1973 to 1978 GMC Motorhome
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About a year ago, Rich Truesdell ran this piece on Automotive Traveler, and as a contributor to that blog, I thought I would share it with the readers of Hooniverse. So sit back and re-discover the Front Wheel Driven, Oldsmobile Powered, GMC designed Motor Home from 73 to 78. So, without further interruptions, I’ll let…
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A Lap of LeMans, in 1959, in a Jaguar. Bliss!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DulNn2tlTFs[/youtube] Once again, The Incomparable Mr. Scroggs has sent along a find from the Tube of You. Simply put, it is a trip around the Circuit de La Sarthe with Mike Hawthorn in a Jaguar D-type prior to the race. I’m not going to spoil it by commenting any further; but it is worth watching,…
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At First Sight: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
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I’ve spent the fair majority of my motoring life loathing the Corvette. Maybe that’s unfair to the car. After all, GM’s darling has nearly always represented a down-right insane performance bargain, but to me, that was always overshadowed by the cars’ owners. I don’t need to pontificate on any stereotypes here, but I just couldn’t…
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One-Up The UberBird with this Stick-shift 735i
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Never has a car so begged for LeMonization. Sure, the extra size might put you at a little disadvantage over the more nimble e30s and Sentras on track, but we need to remember: this is an endurance race; driver comfort is paramount. When it comes to comfort, nothing delivers like a 7-series. Just look at…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Unsafe at Any Speed? A Corvair No More!
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This little gem is currently on Ebay, and was brought to my attention by Jen Dunnaway over at CarDomain.
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Streetwalker- Mercedes Coupe De Grace Edition
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Another week, another Mercedes kicked to the curb and with a For Sale sign taped to its window. Today we have a W126-series 560 SEC of indeterminate age, and of determinate condition.
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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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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Q-ship Color?
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For those unfamiliar with the term, a Q-ship is a merchant vessel that possesses hidden armaments in order to lure subs to the surface and then to sink them. That nomenclature has been adopted by the car culture as the description of a car that is stealthily able to travel quickly without drawing attention to…
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Therapy, Jeremy Clarkson Style
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[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8917730350468263249#[/googlevideo] Having a rough morning? Need a bit of motivation to get moving? Need a little bit of cheering up? Does someone have a case of the Mondays? Yes, well all of that nonsense will get better with a little help from Jeremy Clarkson. I’m sure some of you fanatics have seen this before, but…
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Last Call – Life Imitates Art Edition
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They say art – even drug-induced, stylistically interpreted or simply great art – is an imitation of life. But every once in a while you find art that’s no more deliberate than the whims of everyday happenstance. Such as this early ’50’s Studebaker Starlite: the same today as it was when this picture was taken last fall,…
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Cars and Coffee Montrose, March 20th, 2010
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Spring has sprung here in, so it’s time to bring out all the topless, windshield-wiper free rides for an informal car show. CnC Montrose has a different feel than CnC Irvine. Must be something about the air up here.
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part II
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In yesterday’s segment, we conversed at length relating to Mr. Smith’s background and introduction to the scale modeling hobby itself. (Missed it? Then be wise my fellow hoonigan, and read up first). Today we’ll get into some of the nitty-gritty, miniature-grease-in-the-fingernails stuff, so pour a drink, put the ambulance service on standby, and prepare for…
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What Does a 4×4 Truck Have in Common with a Type XXI U-Boat?
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Why, if the truck is equipped with a snorkel, they can operate for long periods underwater! Make the jump to watch a hoon of the highest grade tackle a river in what looks to be a surplus military truck, complete with full snorkel equipment. Bonus points for IDing the truck.
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Last Call- Oxymoron Edition
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Obviously much more luxurious than the Hillbilly Standard. Thanks to Deathair for the snap.