Articles
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You Only Hurt the One You Love- Car Tats
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Tattoos, like old Mercedes diesels, last forever. That being the case, it’s a good idea if you’re planning to get inked to make sure the subject matter is something that you could live with for the rest of your life. That seems to have been the case for a bunch of car nuts that have…
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A Landcruiser by Any Other Name
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Any time the words “4×4” and “For Parts” crop up on Craigslist, I’m all but bound by duty to investigate. When the post happens to feature an ’84 Landcruiser swaddled in what could only be described as the quintessential FJ color, you can bet your betting eyes I’m going to share the glory with you.…
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No Good Can Come of This: 1965 FiberFab Aztec
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This is certainly not a “true” Porsche. While the lines of this Fiberfab Aztec kit have a decent mid-60s supercar look and the feasibility of scary-fast VWs is well known, we’re still doubtful you’d ever have a car that wouldn’t be laughed at as soon as your opened the gullwing doors or tilt-back hatch. But…
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Japanese Combine Molester Vans and Racing to Create Something New!
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Count on the Japanese to come up with this one. Uber-tipster bzr pointed us towards a new trend in Japan; it’s referred to as “Dajiban”, which is really just a Japanese-ification of “Dodge Van”. Dead serious, that’s what it is. I might have had a little chuckle at the cleverness of that one.
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Yet another FC150, courtesy of BaT
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I cannot lie, the first two articles about these scary awesome forward control 4x4s had me enthralled as I had never seen nor heard of one. There is just something about them that makes me want to throw on some boots and a heavy flannel jacket, toss my chainsaw in the back and disappear into the…
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Wait, This Isn't Canal Street?
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This was the scene yesterday when a pair of hoons decided to take a shortcut down a frozen-over canal near Winchburgh, West Lothian in Scotland, only to find that they literally were on thin ice. The 22 and 25-year old occupants managed to escape the Peugeot 407 before the captain signaled the order to rig…
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Hooniverse Asks- Would You Buy a Three-Wheel Car?
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In the U.S., cars have to meet a lot of stringent safety and emissions standards. That onus can impact both the cost and performance of the vehicle, and have kept a lot of cottage-industry car makers from selling their wares here. A way around those standards is to build something that falls outside the narrow…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Would You Do With a Crate Motor?
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Let’s say you’re sitting in the bathtub, enjoying a relaxing soak, when the doorbell rings. You curse whoever is disturbing you and quickly jump out of the tub. Throwing on a robe, you make your way to the front door, only to be greeted by the site of a stake bed truck pulling away, its…
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part I
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If there’s any consolation to not being Jay Leno, or not having Jay Leno’s bankroll, or not having Jay Leno’s garage, or not having Jay Leno’s connections toward obtaining that which even vast bankrolls and ordinary fame cannot spring from the unobtanium well… it’s models – and the ability of the plebian class to amass…
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Speed Read – Merchants of Speed
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If you’ve never taken the time to listen to stories of what members of The Greatest Generation did with their free time in the 30s, 40s and 50s, you ought to. Seriously, just call up your parents or grandparents and let ’em talk. Rest assured, there will be rambling incoherence, and the stories may be…
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The 1976 to 1989 Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon; A Dramatic, Flawed, and Unusual Design.
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Aston Martin is one of Britain’s most prestigious and historic car companies, forever linked to Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels, surviving the 70’s after a close call with receivership, and prospering under the guidance of the Ford Motor Company. It is now again a proper British Motorcar producer, the marque owned by private investment firms…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Was Bob Lutz's Greatest Achievement?
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Bob Lutz, or Maximum Bob to use his porn name, retired from GM last Friday. At 78 years old, some would say it’s about time. Those who know him however, would probably say why so soon? Over his career, which has spanned decades and has touched all the major American manufacturers as well as some…
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Roadside Discoveries: Otto's Wheels, Inc.; A Classic in Classic Cars
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I ran this post in Automotive Traveler almost a year ago. Since then, I no longer travel about looking for these oddities, mainly because I no longer travel about…. The company I was working for decided they no longer need an articulate, cultivated individual within the medium truck world, just someone who says yes all…
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Found on Ebay: French Hot Hatch Edition
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Do I have your attention now?
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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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Last Call- Cars Are Too Complicated Edition
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It used to be you could fix most everything on a car with just a screwdriver and a set of open-end wrenches. And apparently, VWs needed even less than that.