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Last Call- Snow Job Edition
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All it takes is a light dusting of snow to bring out the evil in a car. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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No Wheel Thursday: Standup Jet Skis Going Extinct In 18 Months
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Okay, so personal watercraft aren’t cars, and they don’t go on roads. But they’re still hoontastic, internal combustion fun. Unfortunately, “standups,” the smallest, purest and most demanding type of personal watercraft are hearing voices telling them to walk toward the light. There are a number of riflemen standing before them in their firing squad: “Couches”…
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Hooniversal Calendar of Events is now online
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Just a quick post to let everyone know the event calendar is up now. Find it under the Hooniverse logo next to the Hoonimerch link. Thanks to everyone for all the submissions! Keep the tips coming and we will do our best to keep the calendar up-to-date. We also plan to run a regular feature on…
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Public Transportation Strikes Back!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k41RLegIPs&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube] Here in the U.S. it’s been the people who carry and sort our mail that have been branded as most likely to run amok, the results of which end up badly for all in close proximity. In China, that honor may now go to bus drivers if this video is any indication. If that’s…
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For The Same Price As A Kia Rio, You Could Have This
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We found this beautiful beast for sale on a Kia lot recently. Saying that it’s the nicest car on the lot was certainly an understatement. But let’s look a little closer.
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From Our Tabs to Yours: Friday Afternoon Linkage
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As we’ve said before, this site was born as an outlet for all the car window-shopping and BS-ing that we were already spending too much time doing. Turns out it still takes a few minutes to put together a post, but it only takes seconds to open a dozen craigslist or eBay ads. Particularly if…
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If You Can Read This, That Means Jeff Was Victorious
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…and we’ll be back in action shortly.
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Last Call – Life Imitates Art Edition
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They say art – even drug-induced, stylistically interpreted or simply great art – is an imitation of life. But every once in a while you find art that’s no more deliberate than the whims of everyday happenstance. Such as this early ’50’s Studebaker Starlite: the same today as it was when this picture was taken last fall,…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Car Face?
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Yesterday, Ford lifted the embargo on information about the 2011 Shelby GT500. You can read the details on what’s different in the ’11 car here. One change that’s obvious, and can be seen in the beauty shot above, is the narrowing of the speed stripes that run the length of the Mustang. While the previously…
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One-Up The UberBird with this Stick-shift 735i
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Never has a car so begged for LeMonization. Sure, the extra size might put you at a little disadvantage over the more nimble e30s and Sentras on track, but we need to remember: this is an endurance race; driver comfort is paramount. When it comes to comfort, nothing delivers like a 7-series. Just look at…
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: John Cooper Fitch and his Fitch Specials.
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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 about the Chevy Engineered V6 Chevette that had no chance for production. Next up is my interview with a racing legend, and a true Chevy Enthusiast, John Cooper Fitch.
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Quick Reminder – HCOTY Polls Close at Noon
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That would be noon where I am. As in about 2.5 hours from now. As of right now, it looks like The Beast has opened up a bit of a lead over the Basement Lambo, but maybe the Lutz has an army of haxx0rs waiting in the wings, ready to bombard our servers with G8…
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What's Your Eleanor? – A Galaxy Far, Far Away Edition
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Seems like a lot of our “Eleanors” have dated from our awkward high school eras, and my “Eleanor” is no different. I grew up in a solidly Japanese car household, where four cylinders were more than enough and velour interiors were a gaudy and ostentatious display of excess. Vinyl burns on your legs were a…
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Caption this: If the engine fits, hoon it.
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Hmmmm, now where in the hell did I leave my keys? Via
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Please Put This $275 ’62 Mercury Meteor on Your List
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When someone mentions Mercury today, odds are the first thought that springs to mind is either “They still make those?” or “I would walk from one end of Russia to the other wearing nothing but tighty whities full of industrial-strength itching powder while listening to an endless loop of Starship’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’…
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Last Call – George Lucas Destroyed My Childhood Edition
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Some say that George Lucas is the man who destroyed everything we ever knew and loved. Mercifully, here’s one bit of merchandising that you (hopefully) can’t pin on him—for once. How much is it worth in its original packaging? [Knocking Off]