Articles
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When Animals Attack. . .Jackass Edition
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8olRcnVK8A[/youtube] Having your friend smash your windshield in a failed stunt can instantly reverse months of puberty- giving your squeals of shock and horror the tonality of a little girl. Slightly NSFW for language, and DO NOT click on the related video of the car hitting the bird. Seriously, don’t.
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Ate Up With Motor Chronicles the Ford Flathead V8 and the Fall of King Henry
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If you took the time to read through our review of Merchants of Speed, you might’ve recognized a funny looking V8 on the cover. That’d be the Ford Flathead, the predecessor to the Chevy small-block as the hot rodders’ go-to engine. Ate Up With Motor, a more scholastic friend of Hooniverse has a great writeup…
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The Weather Brings Out The Snark in Drivers, or Why We'll Miss Newspapers
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You know, having to shovel your car out of three feet of packed snow can make anyone a little cross. Having a newspaper reporter interrupt your efforts to ask moronic questions about said efforts, and how you’re enjoying the winter wonderland, can be even more frustrating. That’s why it’s not surprising to see that one…
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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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World's Easiest Car Quiz
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The blog autoinsurance.org has a little Name That Car quiz that’ll give you a few minutes of joy out of the humdrum that is your day. It’s pretty easy, and I was able to get 100% right without having to go past the first clue. Of course, that’s just me, and I’m, well…me. If you…
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V.I.S.I.T. – All's Right With The Universe Edition
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The vehicle you see directly before mine is a near virtual enigma: An apparent 30+ year old daily-driver in pristine condition based somewhere in Frankfort KY, of which I’ve been graced random glimpses at inopportune times for the past several months. It’s one of those cars that is not in itself otherwise noteworthy except for…
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The Iconic Roadster
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Last week was the first installment of Modern Art Monday, and we took a look at the taillight of the Jaguar XJ. Today we are looking at an entire vehicle. The Iconic Roadster is a low-volume, high-horsepower monster that takes the style of the classic AC Cobra and turns it into a modern work of…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car has the Worst Stigma?
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Whether it’s the VW Beetle being identified as a girl’s car, or the Camaro-mullet connection, many cars and trucks suffer from the image-projection stereotypes of their owners. Some aren’t that bad- the tweed-coated college professor image of the Peugeot 504 for instance. Some are wholly egregious- Porsche lothario anyone?
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Last Call- Why Your Bicycle Seat Color Matters Edition
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If your hooning extends to two-wheel vehicles with pedals, choosing a contrasting seat color can mean the difference between an enjoyable ride, and getting stopped by the cops for cruising past that elementary school. Image source: [reddit]
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Streetwalker- Mr. Bond, Your Benz is Ready
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Once again the curb-side car lot is rife with three pointed stars. Normally, I wouldn’t give a ’91 500SL much of a glance, unless there was something special about it, and that’s the case with this Benz with a gun-shy seller. You see, in addition to the sporty styling, smooth V8 power, and cosseting luxury…
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Spyker Saab: Saab Spyker: Spyker Saab Spyker: Nope, I'll never get used to it.
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Well it looks like GM held a surprise Press Conference this morning at 11:30 Eastern Standard Time. The internet was buzzing with anticipation that there will be an announcement that a savior has rescued Saab, in the form of a quirky Dutch Supercar Builder named Spyker. Is this really in the best interest of Saab?
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Huge 747 lands on Van; Driver Soils Himself; News at 11:00
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A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter on a flight from Barcelona to Luxembourg was cleared to land on Luxembourg’s runway 24 in low visibility due to fog, when one of the tires from the large jumbo jetliner impacted the roof of a van parked on the runway at 12:53 local time. The airplane landed safely, the…
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Speed Read – Merchants of Speed
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If you’ve never taken the time to listen to stories of what members of The Greatest Generation did with their free time in the 30s, 40s and 50s, you ought to. Seriously, just call up your parents or grandparents and let ’em talk. Rest assured, there will be rambling incoherence, and the stories may be…
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Not a Misprint: '81 Ford Durango, For All Your Fox-Body Pickup Needs
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The Ford fanatics among us might be aware of this very special Fox-body Fairmont variant, but it’s a rare bird nonetheless. And it’s for sale!
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Are you smarter than a fifth-grader: KSL Classifieds Edition
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If you don’t know by now, I live in Utah (save the Mormon jokes, heard them all, invented a few of my own) and I LOVE to surf the classified section on KSL (one of our local news outlets). It’s kind of like a local craigslist but heavier on the bandwidth and script errors. And…
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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.