Articles
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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…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The 10th Generation of the Ford Thunderbird; A Bargain you should know about.
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What late-model (less than 15 years old), V8-powered four-seater with an independent rear suspension can you often buy for less than $3,000? If you answered the 1991 to 1997 Ford Thunderbird, pat yourself on the back. You guessed right. And if you knew this, you probably bleed Ford Blue Oval Blue.
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Practical Performance Car Features 27L V12 Tank Engine Powered Rover, We Suggest New Title
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One of these days we’ll do a tank-engined car showdown, and this Rover SD1 will be among the contenders. We could go on for a while, but PPC’s intro sums it up nicely: One day back in the 1990s a middle-aged man from a sleepy village in Lincolnshire decided that he’d start a new project…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call; The IsettaCopter….
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Hooniverse has the best readers, and look what popped into our tips in-box, from long time hoon Justin (JeepyJayhawk) (Thanks Man). This was taken at the Art Car Parade in Lawrence, Kansas. One more picture after the jump.
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I Hoon in the Land Down Under
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Well…not me. Most of you know that the term “hoon” originated in Australia. It can conjure mixed emotions down there since it refers to folks who drive recklessly. Here in the states we have adopted it and I feel it best describes someone who has a passion for driving. One Australian I can think of…
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Vanity Plate WTF?
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This is either a proctologist that’s too full of himself, or someone who came out of the closet in a biiiiiiiig way. UPDATE: From our friend TheOnlyCannoli- Thanks man, that’s so funny it hurts. Source: [Vanity Plates: Creepiness in 8 Characters or Less]
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Last Call- What's Your Commute Like? Edition
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This is likely the oddest video you will see today.
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Automotive Traveler; A Website with a Quiet Difference
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The Automotive Blogosphere seems to be filled with fan sites, empty content, and snarky comments. I have been as guilty as anyone in pushing the type of babble that permeates the big name websites, and almost all the sites have the same formula, well except this one that is. You know the drill at other…
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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…