Articles
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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.
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The Greatest Car in all of Recorded History is… French and Double Italian
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There’s little question that the third most incredible car ever built is the Citroen DS. First appearing on the motive scene in 1955, the Goddess with it’s inboard-hydraulic brakes, oleopneumatic suspension set up and bolt-on body panels attached to a unibody frame, is still ahead of its time. Not a believer? There’s the final all…
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Truckload Sale: Buy A Truckload of Ammo, Keep The Truck?
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In what may be one of the strangest promotions we’ve ever seen, this one comes from a company named “ArmaLite” which apparently sells the… you know, ammo-stuff for those gun-things that Americans seem so fixated on.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Kind of Car is your Girl (or Guy)?
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Yesterday we asked you whether you anthropomorphized your ride, and if so, what was its personality. Today we’re pulling a 180 and want you to objectify that certain someone in your life – and to tell us what kind of car they’d be.
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part III
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Today we conclude our interview series with Michael Paul Smith; previously, we discussed his background in scale modeling and then some of his techniques and inspiration. But I know there’s a small (at least I hope it’s small) number of you who yet might dare indignance: “Yeah yeah, them’s there models is real cute…
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2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
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Chances are, if you grew up in the lower 48, the concept of an attractive wagon is as foreign as makizushi. While the rest of the world subsists on a steady diet of cars like the BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate and the Audi RS6 Avant, we’ve been force fed duds like the…
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LeMonade: Two e12 BMW 528s for $600
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If LeMans taught us anything it’s that we’ll never be as cool as Steve McQueen a racing program needs more than one car to be truly successful. If LeMons has taught us anything, it’s that spare parts are your friend. You can see where we’re going with this, right?
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Cars and Coffee, Montrose, February 20, 2010
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This week we decided to head north, rather than south and check out the Cars and Coffee going on in Montrose. Being 10 minutes from Chez Mad_Science, rather than 45 to Irvine certainly helps. Last night’s rain meant a lot of would-be attendees went to bed thinking they’d just skip it, only to awake to…
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Dieselfumes: A Screaming Detroit Diesel in a 1967 Kenworth; A sound you will never forget!
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Surfing some of the other blogs in the blogosphere, I happened to come across Brian Lohnes excellent blog, Bangshift. He closed out Fridays edition with this gem, a 1967 Kenworth W925 with a Detroit Diesel 8V71, and the driver was rowing through an Eaton 13 Speed Transmission. Make the jump to watch both videos, as…