Articles
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Another Cars & Coffee
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You’ve seen lots of posts from the Cars & Coffee event that occurs every Saturday morning in the former Ford PAG parking lot in Irvine. Lesser known, but with just as fantastic an attendance is the Montrose CA C&C. I talked my Father in Law (all you car nuts should be so lucky as to…
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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.
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Last Call- Tony the Tiger Edition
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First Frosted Flakes, now his Audi- Tony’s a really “up” kinda’ guy.
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Name that car
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As I was meandering through the classifieds I stumbled upon this little gem. After an exhaustive 5-minute search of the interwebs I found but a single site with information on this car. A paragraph actually, so very little is known about it. I figured I would turn it over to you Hoons and see what…
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It's Snowmowagon!
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Do you live in the extreme north and regularly find yourself snowed-in with an extreme case of cabin fever. Have a little RWD car that just doesn’t get around good in the snow? Hooniverse has the solution!
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Photo Friday Fun – Final Round
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This shot is special… it is a teaser image for an article we are running next week.
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Utah Auto Expo: Move along people, nothing to see here
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While other well known automotive bloggers were busy reporting actual auto shows, this guy was lurking around a lesser-known, beginner auto show. The Utah Auto Expo comes to Salt Lake City about this time every year to allow the big Auto Manufacturers to showcase their latest-and-greatest stuff available to the general public. Yep, pretty much…
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Hooniverse Gadget Review: Magellan Premium Car Kit
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Here at Hooniverse we don’t just love cars, we also love the stuff that goes into cars – and onto cars, and under cars – so we’ll be testing, and letting you know how we feel about, all sorts of car-related gadgets. Not as a regular feature so much, just what strikes our fancy. And…
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Speed Reads- Dean Jeffries, 50 Fabulous Years in Hot Rods, Racing & Film
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You probably saw Dean Jeffries work before you knew his name. Whether it was the Monkeemobile, the Streetcars from Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Old Number 98, the Agajanian Special, Jeffries influence across TV, movies, racing and the Southern California hot rod scene are the stuff of legend.
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Name That Car: Blame engineerd Edition
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As we all know, engineerd was at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with UDMan last week. Because he’s a bit of a bastard, he decided to take a few ultra-close photos of tiny little details that should define a vehicle for people who know them. Unfortunately, he’s taking photos of concept cars…
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Hooniverse Asks- Have You Ever Sold a Car That You Now Wish You Hadn't?
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It happens- you make a plan to clear out a space in the driveway, or to make a few extra bucks, by getting rid of a car that – at the time – you have fallen out of love with. Maybe it was a wild hair that drive the initial purchase, maybe it was too…
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Streetwalker- Slow as Molasses Edition
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There are few certainties in life. Oh, of course there’s death and taxes- those are a given, but another immutable is that of the durability of the Mercedes OM616 diesel motor. While only producing a maximum of 72-bhp, the cast iron block oil-burner has proven to be one of the most long-lived of any consumer-available…
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Tail Light – Jaguar XJ
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Modern Art Monday is a new series which will focus on an newer cars, and the specific highlights that stand out in their design. Lately I have been thinking of tail lights. I was about to go with the current design of the BMW 5-Series but then I remembered a Jaguar event I attended for…
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Dieselfumes: Trucks with Automated Manual and Allison Automatic Transmissions; I drive them, to explain them.
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This past weekend, I decided to try out two different Freightliner Trucks, one equipped with a Mercedes-Benz Automated Manual (AGS), and one with an Allison Fully Automatic, with a throwback shift control. I even included videos, and I never realized how uncomfortable I am in front of a camera. Oh well, it’s time for you…
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The Greatest Car in all of Recorded History is… French and Double Italian
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There’s little question that the third most incredible car ever built is the Citroen DS. First appearing on the motive scene in 1955, the Goddess with it’s inboard-hydraulic brakes, oleopneumatic suspension set up and bolt-on body panels attached to a unibody frame, is still ahead of its time. Not a believer? There’s the final all…
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Name That Car- Nazi Oppression Edition
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It’s small, it’s got three wheels and a jaunty red-beaded convertible top, and it was built by a company that is today one of the largest car makers in the world. The question remains, what the heck is it?