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What does the AP Style Guide say for a Pimped Out Accord?
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Brooklyn teacher Amanda Pogany had her 1996 Honda Accord stolen three years ago. Recently, she had it returned by police during a chop-shop raid, and like the world’s longest episode of Overhaulin’ the plucky thieves had added a few optional extras: a Honda H22 VTEC engine and 5-speed transmission swap, for starters. The enterprising thieves…
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Hooniverse Asks- Who Has Had The Most Disappointing Racing Turn?
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Now that Danika Patrick has had a couple of turns of the wheel in NASCAR, where things generally haven’t been going her way, she’s gotten all pouty about the whole thing. But there have been other drivers who have made even less auspicious debuts, and we want some suggestions as to the one that was…
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Caption this: Two Chevy's, one hump edition
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Since we don’t really have any memes of our own (that I can think of) I’m going to go ahead and coin the term Doin it Chevy-style. Have at it in the comments. Special thanks to CptSevere for the photo.
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Still Life: Forged in Kenosha, Replaced by a Renault
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Sometimes it’s hard to believe the AMC Spirit was canned in favor of the Renault Alliance. So what if it was a freshened-up Gremlin with an optional 5.0L V8? I mean, just LOOK at it – the Spirit in its natural habitat, surrounded by that endangered species known as American heavy industry. They will always…
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Best Marque Name Ever? Deep Sanderson 301 Le Mans Coupe
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Of all the minuscule British racers with awesome names (Clan Crusader, anyone?), I happen to think that the Deep Sanderson 301 has the field beat on absurdity alone.
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What Not to Pick Up Your Prom Date In
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Meanwhile, you might want to make sure you can afFORD the bail. Image source: [reddit]
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WTF GTR?
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We’re a pretty inclusive bunch, not really ones to pass judgement on others’ style. That said, we’re gonna go ahead and say it’s not ok to cover the dash and package shelf of your GTR with cutesy stuffed animals. Also, the only god that comes to mind in this case is Koalemos. The worst part…
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Disco Stu Has a Pinto for You
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It’s hard to say which is more egregious- putting eleventy million mirror squares on your Pinto, or driving it in traffic on a sunny day. Image source: [motortrend]
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Cat's Pajamas- Craigslist XJ220 Makes Me Purrrrrrrrr!
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Mee-yow! The San Francisco Craigslist (Where do they get those wonderful toys?) has an uber-rare Jaguar XJ220 for sale, and this is one cat that’ll make you question the whole idea of the your dog being your best friend.
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Racing through the snow, in a beat up Chevy car…
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ_Mj0IMStU&feature=popt02us0e[/youtube] Winter weather got you down? Go race! In the snow! Everything about this video screams hoontastic from the beater Camaro full of motor to the beater M3…. full of motor. And the fact that there is no douchebag commentary or background music is icing on the cake!
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Why the New Chrysler Ads Suck; The Closing of BBDO Detroit in January.
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Have you noticed that the Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Chrysler ads seem to suck? I mean the Jeep “I Live, I Ride, I Am” and the “My Name is Ram, and my Tank is Full” television spots are truly horrible. I guess this is inevitable since some of the most memorable advertising campaigns originated when…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Eleanor?
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You all remember Eleanor- the GT500 that vexed Nick Cage so in the mind-numbingly banal Gone in Sixty Seconds remake? While that film had little going for it other than a passel of great cars and Angelina Jolie’s throw-pillow sized lips, it did bring a new term into automotivedom’s lexicon- that of Eleanor, a mythical…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: See what you missed during the first Weekend in May!
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Do I have to keep reminding you that Hooniverse now has weekend content? Take a look at what you missed, and make sure you’re around next weekend.
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Add Some PAH! To Your Office with DIY Car Seat Office Chairs
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There’s nothing worse than a crappy office chair. Typically, larger corporations outfit their cube farms with decent units, for fear of picking up workman’s compensation claims over sore backs. Besides, they can buy at incredible bulk discounts. On the other hand, if you’re at a smaller outfit, possibly self-run, you know the pain of choosing…
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Dealership Find: Two Innocentis, To Go
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When you’re car shopping, it’s really quite amazing what you find sitting in showrooms and dealership lots. In this case, we had a pair of Italian beauties that I didn’t even recognize.
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SUV Showdown: Infiniti FX50 Vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 2
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After hammering the canyons and making short work of the Antelope Valley, we rolled into California City ready for some mischief. For those unfamiliar, California City is a community master-planned back in the late 50s. If you look it up on Google Maps, you’ll see a grid of roads that suggests miles of suburban sprawl.…