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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Would you paint your ride with Rustoleum?
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While catching up at Car Domain, I read this great article by David Belau about how he wanted to repaint his Dodge Dakota Pickup. How did it come out? Read more after the jump.
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Vote for Pedo
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Do you need a truck that has an open bed, but still want the anonymity of a van when handing out candy to the neighborhood kids? Well, helpful hoon Tanshanomi was leafing through an old issue of Field & Stream, when he came across this cool vintage ad for Ford’s Econoline pickup. Not only does…
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Mecum Auction – Kissimmee, Florida 2010 – Friday Mega-Gallery
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The images are finally loaded up. I am breaking them into two posts, one for Friday and one for Saturday. Hop the jump for the Friday set.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car is Your Guilty Pleasure?
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Is there a car, or maybe it’s a truck, that you secretly lust for, despite your own better judgement, and those of others? You know, you’re a car-guy (even if you’re a girl- let’s not get our panties in a bunch over semantics here) and you know that you should love all-things Ferrari, and should…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Obfuscating the Line Edition
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Remember that night We I Mitch you forgot that most important of rules, “Beer before liquor, never been sicker”? You wouldn’t, of course… but the results would certainly do their best to impart reminders into your skull the next day. As does this rolling hangover, which is a study of styling memes shaken, blended and…
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Ok Bring A Trailer, You Win – 8 Corvairs, 20 Engines, Hesperia
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Here at Hooniverse, we work hard to bring you the most absurd, most marriage-ending and homeowners-association-distressing project cars available. We won’t be happy until each and every Sunday night, each and every one of you inundates the tips line with tales from your weekend wrenching exploits. That said, we know we’re not on the only…
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Last Call- What's Your Commute Like? Edition
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This is likely the oddest video you will see today.
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What's Your Eleanor? – Jo Schmo edition
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My Eleanor is the one that got away. It’s the one I didn’t even know I wanted until I couldn’t have it. It’s a 1969 Datsun 510 wagon. It’s that stupid little white hoonwagon that I now have an unhealthy obsession for.
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Hooniverse Asks- Do You Concur With Forbes 10-Worst Cars List?
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This morning, Forbes.com released their list of the Worst Made Cars on the Road as a public service to perspective car – and car company – buyers. While they titled the article the worst cars, is turns out that, based on their criteria, almost all the worst are trucks. What’s even worse for the worst…
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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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The Bird is in The Nest
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For those of you also suffering from a mix of severe packratism, too many projects and not enough space, you know how much of a victory this is.
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Junkyard Jumble – Answer Time!
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Earlier today I posted a scan from the pages of a Consumer Auto Guide from 1985 with a Junkyard Jumble. Some of you attempted to work out which vehicles were being shown in the image. Hop the jump for your answer guide.
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Last Call- Self Service Edition
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If there’s a warning sticker advising against it, you know that means at some point somebody was caught doing it. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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In A Snowbank, No-One Can Hear You Scream: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition, Part III
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In the previous chapter, we explored all the various forms of training and preparation for a mission to the North Pole that we successfully ignored in favour of drinking nice cups of coffee and strong forms of alcohol. Eventually we realized that our training was never going to be properly completed, and was really just…
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Last Call- It's Winter, So These Must Be The Nationals Edition
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This weekend, Pomona Raceway hosts the 2010 NHRA Winternationals. In honor of that event, here’s CSX2248 – one of five dragonsnakes built for drag racing – and the winner of the 1964 AHRA Winternationals in Daytona. There’s a 4-page article on this car in the February 2010 issue of Muscle Car Review, in case you…
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Speed Reads- Collector's Originality Guides- Ford Mustang and Model A
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Collector’s Originality Guides- The ’64 1/2 -’66 Mustang and Ford Model A Although you might not think so, the Ford Model A and First Generation Mustang have a lot in common. Both cars represented an entry into an uncharted category for the Blue Oval.