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Pay No Rent! Accepting Neighborhood Close to Campus – Best Flier Ever
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We’re not done with our vannin’ shenanigans, oh no. This is an actual flyer pulled from a (real, physical) bulletin board right around the end of the school year back my UCSD days. No, this didn’t become Chez Mad_Science…but it was briefly under serious consideration, given rent prices in the vicinity of La Jolla. Do…
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Hooniverse Asks- Do You Use "Additives"?
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Oil treatments, gas treatments, water pump lube, the automotive aisles are filled with more liquids and powders to make our cars last longer, and perform better, than you can shake a dipstick at. Some are recommended as maintenance retinues, while others are the last ditch attempt of an owner, whose car is on its last…
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Electric Corvair Drains Batteries, Wallet; Blows Fuses, Minds
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We were about ready to feature this drop-top Corvair because it was just so freaking gorgeous. The four speed and 4.11:1 posi rearend complement a spruced up suspension and front disc brakes. Then there’s the small matter of the stonking 144 volt electric motor powered by 18 8 volt batteries…
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Konichi-wha?! LeMons Team Announces Multicar Effort with Mind-Melting Vid
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PthVIL9YHR4[/youtube]The 24 Hours of LeMons and its participants are world nationally renown for not taking themselves too seriously. Then again, is it even possible to take oneself seriously when racing $500-and-under Pick-n-Pull escapees?
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It's Snowmowagon!
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Do you live in the extreme north and regularly find yourself snowed-in with an extreme case of cabin fever. Have a little RWD car that just doesn’t get around good in the snow? Hooniverse has the solution!
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Car-Derived Porn Name?
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Buck Nekkid, Dewy Hyman, Jay Leno– porn stars always have stage names that are in some way salacious. But what if they were limited to using only car names to create their sexy sobriquets? If using only the appellations applied to autos, what would be some good porn star names?
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Last Call- Accidents Happen Edition
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Hopefully the police will get to the bottom of this. Image source: [thatwillbuffout.com]
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Even If You Lose The Race, You Still Win
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Currently up for auction here in the Great Frozen North is this beautiful Austin Healey Sprite, spotted by our beloved MaryWithAnM. It has already been converted to a race car, so there is absolutely no need for you to go through the agonizingly painful process of converting it. Let’s face it, any time you’re dealing…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Car Movie?
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Whether The Great Race, Stroker Ace, or The Italian job, with Minis all over the place, movies and cars go hand in hand. If you were stranded on a deserted island, with only a flint, Rosie O’Donnell and an iPod, which car movie would you take along?
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White Triplex: 81,000 cc of doom
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Hooning is nothing new. Sure the term is relatively new and it is often used to refer to one who drives in a manner that is fast, noisy or dangerous. I like to think that adding crazy, dangerous engines to already questionable cars and mashing the go fast pedal with complete disregard for safety also fits…
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Last Call- Car-nage Edition
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In the age-old contest of car-hauler vs. diesel locomotive, the real losers are always the Porsches. image source: [shipanycar.com]
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You Can't Save Them All
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I have a voracious ’78 International Scout Terra. Whereas most of my projects can subsist on a regular diet of morsels from the local parts store, this truck has had me sacrifice at least three others just like it to keep it on the road. My garage is my own Little Shop of Horrors, so…
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Rare Sterling 827 SLi Hatch is a Tempting Anglo-Japanese Grab Bag of Win, Horror
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Let’s say you want a mid-size, V6-powered 5-door hatchback with a manual transmission, but first-gen Mazda 6 prices have got you down because your budget constraints are lower. Like, picking through other peoples trash for recyclable items flipping ground beef patties lower. What’s a hoon to do? Move to Europe – where 5-doors and wagons…
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Streetwalking: A Fistful of Minis Edition
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Every year, my current hometown of Camrose, AB hosts an event that puts an interesting spin on your standard-fare car show. I attended for the first time last summer, and I have a huge backlog of photos that I think I should share out, if only as a bit of sunny-weather-and-shiny-objects eye-candy to help us…
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Hooniverse Asks- Now That Hummer is Dead, is it a Good Time to Buy a Hummer?
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General Motors pulled the plug on Hummer yesterday, after failing to come to terms with Chinese investors who finally realized that the “hummers” they were buying didn’t involve women in fishnets and hotpants. Now that they aren’t buying Hummer, do you think you should buy one? Originally built by AM General, and intended as a…
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Found on Ebay: Seven Deadly Sins Edition
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Deuteronomy 5:21 ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’ But what if your neighbor owns an original 7?