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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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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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Public Transportation Strikes Again- Near Miss Edition
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ6nYjAA53k&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Who needs Trunk Monkey® when you have crazy motorcycle dude following you? This episode in Tigre Argentina demonstrates both the selfless act of a complete stranger, as well as how the ease at which one can dismount a motorcycle can lead to putting one’s life in danger. If this guy had to take off…
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1990 Chevy Beretta Convertible Indy Pace Car
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This week, I decided to introduce you to my columns in Chevy Enthusiast Magazine, titled Weird and Wonderful Bowties. Yesterday, We discovered the all electric S-10EV, which was developed alongside the GM EV-1. Next up is the first Chevrolet Concept Vehicle that was drafted into use to pace the Indianapolis 500. Introducing the Beretta Indy…
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Mike Spinelli Is The New Editor-In-Chief of 0-60 Magazine
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Proving me wrong once again, Twitter has just revealed itself to be somewhat useful. Okay, maybe “useful” is too strong a word.
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My Eleanor: Two Wheels, 10 Horses, and Three Moving Parts Edition
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Ed. note: From time to time we are going to explore the two-wheeled world of the motorcycle. We kick off Two-Wheel Tuesdays with a story from our friend Tanshanomi and his two-wheeled Eleanor… enjoy! My dream car is not a car at all, but a motorcycle, and by many measures not much of one at…
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2011 Infiniti (a)M(azing)
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Infiniti recently set up camp at the Olympic Training Center outside of San Diego to show off their totally re-worked M sedan. It now has the swoopy lines and muscular stance that the rest of the family enjoys, but is it an improvement from the previous generation?
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Last Call- Rainbow Connection Edition
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Yesterday in LA, the skies turned an ugly bruise color, and they unleashed a ten-women scorned’s worth of of watery wrath, which made the highways treacherous. And when it was over, for some reason, I was craving Lucky Charms.
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Showdown – Heavy Hitters Edition
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Our last showdown pitted two traditionally overrated 4x4s against one another. As of right now, the Scout Travelall’s beating out the early Bronco by 6%. Being 1/3 the price will do that for ya. We’re keeping it 4×4 for right now, if only because we just couldn’t pass these up. You better pray to Petrolius,…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The Birth of Rallycross in Britain (with Video!)
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The guys at BangShift posted this video on their site this past week. It features the new RWD European Escort with a free revving Cosworth four-banger under the hood.
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Name That Car
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Y’all know the drill- fire up those search engines because this one’s harder than week-old Krispy Kremes. Here’s a few hints- • VERY limited production • Not of European descent • The company that provided the engine has since gone out of business. Good luck!
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Well That's Yer Problem Right There! – Headlight Fluid Edition
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Poor Kristen. All she wanted was an unrealistically low estimate for some front-end damage (probably caused by inattention a la mascara application), so she posted an ad on craigslist for all to see. What she got in return was a healthy dose of Hooniverse-approved BS. That being said, bully for her for not buying it.…
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The AMT Piranha Will Make You Cry U.N.C.L.E.
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From 1964 to 1968 there existed a television show called The Man from U.N.C.L.E. It starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum who portrayed two secret agents working for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. They battled against their enemies who were part of the THRUSH organization, which was developed after the fall of…
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2010 V8 Supercar Season Starts Feb 18 with P!NK as Ambassador
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCDXvxTP51Q[/youtube] The Greatest Show on Wheels finally returns after its winter summer break, and I couldn’t be more excited about it.
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Last Call- Road Train Edition
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In Australia, the dingos will eat your babies and the trucks are all really, really long. Image source: [Flickr-Zsolti/NYM]
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Ugliest Car Sold today?
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Styling appreciation is subjective, and while we can have to-ma-to/tom-ah-to arguments on the merits of scoop placement and tire diameter to wheel opening ratios, there are some cars that most of us can agree, are just plain fugly.