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Last Call- Mirror Mirror Edition
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It’s called a passing mirror, and was apparently necessitated by this particular car’s width. More on this car tomorrow, but until then, can anybody identify the yellow beauty to which this artfully sculpted mirror is attached?
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The Jaguar X-Type; A Ford Mondeo in Drag.
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The Jaguar X-Type was an effort to duplicate the success of the BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, by creating an entry level luxury performance sedan that would boost overall production of the brand, and to bring in new buyers into Jaguar showrooms, both in the States and across Europe. By using the Ford…
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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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This Papercraft Überbird Soars into My Heart
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Reader SmokyBurnout has recently taken up the wonderful art of papercraft. He stumbled across a template for a 1984 BMW 635CSi. Not content with the basic German goodness contained in the kit, he decided to produce his own version. The result has my jaw on the floor. Hop the jump for photos of what this…
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Hooniverse-Chorus-Verse: Music Video Edition
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUqRkWaXJRA[/youtube] Back in the day I was a pretty big AC/DC fan, and when their concert movie Let There Be Rock was being shown in Hollywood, I talked some of my buddies into going. Featuring the late Bon Scott, the concert footage is, like AC/DC’s music, pretty raw. I don’t remember the whole movie (we…
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Weekend Road Trip: Stuff I saw in Central Utah Edition
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Let me preface this by saying I had an OUTSTANDING weekend. I rented a car and drove to central Utah for a funeral. I know what you are thinkin “but Schmo, how can a funeral lead to a great weekend?” Well the service was a wonderful tribute to a wonderful lady who spent her 90+…
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Speaking of Peter Max: The Dale Earnhardt All Star 2000 Monte Carlo Racecar
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One of the oddest parings in NASCAR History was the May 2000 All Star Paint Scheme by the 1960’s artist Peter Max for one of the toughest drivers in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt. I was made aware of this car by a good friend of Hooniverse, smokyburnout. Go here for the history of the car. Source:…
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Showdown: Sub-$1000 Oddities – Pintochero or Matador Coupe?
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Last week’s dubious SVO gave the equally dubious Trans Am Turbo a shameless drubbing in the voting. However, today’s contenders are 1/10th the price, and offer style and utility (but not both!).
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Worst Mid-Cycle Refresh?
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We’ve all seen it happen- a car or truck comes out and it looks nigh-on perfect. Then, two or three years down the road, the maker decides that the styling’s getting a bit tired and so spices it up with the usual mid-cycle refresh. This entails a new nose and tail light treatment, and sometimes…
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Hooniverse Asks- Did You Pass Your Driver's Test the First Time?
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For a lot of us, our driver’s test may be but a vague memory. That right of passage, the first step on the road to adulthood, can be a freeing experience. It can also be an embarrassing nightmare.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Are You Supposed to Like, But You Really Hate?
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Yesterday we asked what you secretly craved (automotively speaking- we already know about your passion for Sweatin’ to the Oldies Parts I, II and IV) and you came through in spades, spilling your guts and scaring the crap out of us with your individualistic proclivities. Today we want to go the other way (and we…
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Modern Art Monday: StArt Wars; Images by the French On-Line Magazine Amusement.
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We received this tip from one of our Hooniverse fans, Josh Roberts, and all I have to say is… WOW! The images are featured in a spread called StArt Wars, in which photographer Cédric Delsaux, with the help of 3-D artist Pierrick Gueneugue, melded photography taken in the United Arab Émirats, with Star Wars characters.…
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The Yamaha DT175
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[Ed. Note: This Two-Wheel Tuesday post is brought to you courtesy of Tanshanomi and his big bike brain] “All you’ve got to do is stand, and fire three rounds a minute. Now, you and I know you can fire three rounds a minute…but can you stand?” — Richard Sharpe, Sharpe’s Eagle (1993) That stirring challenge…
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V.I.S.I.T. – The Dodge that's worth taking a second look!
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This is my first V.I.S.I.T. posting for Hooniverse, and I have been saving up this gem for quite a while. Since this category is suppose to be “Vehicles I Saw In Traffic”, I’m going to rename it for my purposes as “Vehicles I Spotted (while) In Transit!”, because this jewel was not in any traffic…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Weirdest Thing You've Ever Watched Race?
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Bar stools, bathtug regattas, Formula 5000, it seems like, if you can strap a motor on it, somebody will race it. Have you has the pleasure of experiencing some odd oval action?
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Oldie But a Goodie: The Hire, aka The BMW Films
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In 2001, fresh off of two decades of kicking ass, BMW commissioned a series of films featuring its cars and a semi-unheard of British dude named Clive Owen. Years before people outside the WHO could get a job title including the word “viral”, these went viral in a big way. For you young’ns out there,…