Articles
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What Should Be Our Hooniversal Car Of The Year?
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Seems like everyone else in the automotive journalism world is bringing out a Car of the Year article or series. We want to play along too, but simply put we don’t want to be lumped into the never-ending streams of very similar COTY awards. We will let the big boys handle the generic stuff. Over…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Deceased Auto Maker Do You Miss The Most?
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This year has seen the demise of Saturn, Pontiac and potentially Saab. Over the years many more brands have fallen by the wayside, and some of those had been makers of covetable cars. Which of those would you like to still be able to buy today?
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Travis Pastrana Gets a Jump on New Year's Eve
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If you’re tired of watching New York’s ball drop to bring in the new year, and you’re in the Los Angeles area as 2009 finishes circling the drain, you can catch Travis Pastrana and his Subie WRX ringing in 2010 by jumping from shore to a mid-harbor barge in a stunt promoted by Red Bull.
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Automotive Traveler: Chrysler Italianate Diversions; Part4: Chrysler TC by Maserati
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This is part four in a series that I originally did for Automotive Traveler, and this time it’s not a Ghia, but the abortive Chrysler TC by Maserati. It turned out to be little more that an Italian built Chrysler LeBaron Convertible, on a modified K Car Chassis. Oh, but it could have been much…
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Last Call- It Pays to Advertise Edition
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That low, huh? Image source:[sidesalad.com]
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Seattle Mini Marcos Doesn't Need You to Bring a Trailer
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Bring a Trailer usually brings us interesting cars from the depths of Craigslist or eBay, but today they’ve got an amazing find that’s exclusively their own- a 1967 Mini Marcos GT.
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Hooniverse Asks- So, Whaddya Get?
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Christmas is over, the space under the tree is now barren but for some rogue scraps of wrapping, and by now you’ve already taken some of your gifts out for a test run. So, how’d you make out?
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Top Gear Goes to Bolivia- Almost Doesn't Come Back
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It’s been a bit of a disappointing season so far for Top Gear this fall, but the grand mal tourist episode last night somewhat made up for it. If you don’t have access to the show (say you’re in prison, or are a luddite) here’s a quick recap- Captain Slow, the Hamster and old-man Jezza…
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Automotive Traveler: Chrysler Italianate Diversions, Part 3; The Ghia 450SS
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One of the most frequently forgotten Ghia-Chrysler collaborations was possibly the best, and is the third part in a series I did for Automotive Traveler. As the sixties moved on, Chrysler continued its collaborations with Ghia, the best known the Chrysler Turbine Car program. Fifty bodies were manufactured in Italy for the program. After the…
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Last Call-The Real Meaning of Christmas Edition
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Eschewing the modern trappings of the commercially-driven yuletide celebration, we at Hooniverse would like to get back to the real meaning behind Christmas- who this day is for, and the reason that we all should take a moment and give thanks for the good things in our lives. And by good things, I mean fast…
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A Hooniversal Christmas Story From POLAЯ
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It’s a little Christmas miracle! The legendary POLAЯ stopped by earlier today to grace us with his presence and told us a little tale. I’m not going to add anything more to it than that. Yes, you could easily go read it in the comments, but I just don’t think we’re doing it justice there.…
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Need an Icebreaker? Try This Isetta Snowplane
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKn5gimy-k[/youtube] What has a 190 HP Lycoming engine, drives on the snow, and has a steering column hinged to the door? If you said a Komov Sever-2, you can eat your ushanka – this here is an Isetta snowplane, comrade! And you thought the Russians had the market on car-based aero-engine snowplanes cornered! Youtube
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Europeans Get All The Good Stuff
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There are times when it just doesn’t feel like it’s fair to be North American. The Europeans get the best sports sedans, the best compacts, the best diesels. They get Top Gear live on their TV sets, without having to resort to downloading it re-runs.
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Hooniverse Asks-What's the Best Road Food?
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Many a hoon will be on the road today, whether doing last-minute shopping for that girl/boyfriend that had said you were on break, but now wants to spend the holiday with you, or driving to mom’s for roast beast and who pudding. That got us thinking, if you’re spending most of the day behind the…
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Automotive Ice Ballet – Darwin Awards Winners
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MPRmOUxRMY[/youtube] If you find yourself sliding down a icy suburban road, is it better to remain inside the car, which has been designed to absorb low-speed impacts and protect the occupants, or to spill out like some kind spastic blob and run the risk of being crushed by your car- which it is also designed…
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Everything is better with Yakety Sax!
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Since I am stranded at work today (at least for the next couple hours) I am just going to entertain you few holiday stragglers with whatever car stuff I find amusing. Happy Holidays to all! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VdYcKgE_cA[/youtube]