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Do We Even Need a Reason to Post a Brat?
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No. No, we do not. To appease the skeptics, this is the nicest looking Brat I’ve ever seen at <i>any price</i>, let alone for a mere $2500. It’s got 120k miles, t-tops, jump seats, and AC. Keep in mind, those t-tops are glass pop-up units, arguably the pinnacle of 80s roof engineering. We dig the…
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Pay No Rent! Accepting Neighborhood Close to Campus – Best Flier Ever
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We’re not done with our vannin’ shenanigans, oh no. This is an actual flyer pulled from a (real, physical) bulletin board right around the end of the school year back my UCSD days. No, this didn’t become Chez Mad_Science…but it was briefly under serious consideration, given rent prices in the vicinity of La Jolla. Do…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Would a Hooniverse Video Game Look Like?
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The key to success in racing is speed, consistency, reliability and a bit of luck. The key to success in Hooniversal racing is not blowing up.
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Vanity Plate WTF?
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This is either a proctologist that’s too full of himself, or someone who came out of the closet in a biiiiiiiig way. UPDATE: From our friend TheOnlyCannoli- Thanks man, that’s so funny it hurts. Source: [Vanity Plates: Creepiness in 8 Characters or Less]
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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.
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Hoonivision: Vintage Porsche Factory Vids For Your Betrachtungsgenuß
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That’s “viewing pleasure” for you non-Deutschaphones. But you don’t need to speak German to appreciate this late-60s-ish (they look like SWB 911s to me, but feel free to correct me if I’m wrong) film of the Porsche factory building the cars, a race at Daytona, and road testing (including some very clear examples of the…
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Hooniverse Asks- Would Anybody Buy a Mini-Truck These Days?
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It used to be you could buy a little pickup truck from most of the Japanese manufacturers, as well as imported ones from the big three. These trucks were simple, honest work vehicles, and provided thousands of gardeners, independent pool cleaning service entrepreneurs, and mailbox baseball-playing teens with economical, no-frills transportation. But these days, they’re…
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Tata Nano Sales are Hot, But Not as Hot as Tata Nanos
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Alternately described as the World’s least expensive car, and, what your customer service rep drives, the Tata Nano has had a launch marred by controversy. First was the riot that closed the Nano factory for a time, and then it was the significantly higher price quoted for the upscale European model. And now, apparently they’re…
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Hooniverse Editorial: Carflation, or The Ongoing Bloat of Once-Small Vehicles.
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Have you ever noticed that the car model you owned in the past has grown in size, in weight, and in displacement? This phenomenon affects almost every car line from BMW to Honda, with a few exceptions.
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Practical Performance Car Features 27L V12 Tank Engine Powered Rover, We Suggest New Title
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One of these days we’ll do a tank-engined car showdown, and this Rover SD1 will be among the contenders. We could go on for a while, but PPC’s intro sums it up nicely: One day back in the 1990s a middle-aged man from a sleepy village in Lincolnshire decided that he’d start a new project…
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Last Call- As Individual as Those Who Drive it Edition
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All seventy one of them. Image source: [Flickr/leeproudfoot]
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Last Call – Honda Didn't Get The Memo Edition
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This is Honda’s new Odyssey Minivan show car set to debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Sadly, nobody told them we’re not doing Lambo doors any more. Image source: [BrickellHonda.com]
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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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Drunkenly Into Oblivion: The Hooniversal Polar Expedition
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Like so many other great ideas, this one was borne of a whole lot of alcohol. We were sitting in the Techie Lounge and watching the Top Gear Polar Special. After a few more drinks, someone scoffed at the goings-on in the saga, letting loose with the fatal words that have doomed many men before:…
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Hooniverse Editorial: The Standard of the World and How to Reinvent Cadillac – Part 4
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In my final part of this series, we explore the Cadillac Sixteen Concept from 2003, and see how Cadillac blew the chance to compete with the worlds ultra-rich car segment.
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What is it About an Orange Chevy?
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Looking at my current choices in classics, you’d have me pegged as a Ford Guy. Untrue, it’s just that the window of opportunity (in the form of a driveway space) for bow-tie ownership has yet to arrive. When it does, a mid-60s Chevelle is at the top of the purchase list. While it’s widely known…