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Name That Part: New York Daily Tribune Edition
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In our last Name That Part, we abused it as an opportunity to take some cheap-shots at Microsoft. We thought the hints were a bit too obvious, but as it turns out, we may have a slightly different train of thought than the rest of you. There were some fantastic guesses, and many of you…
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Bitter Harvest
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Chevy used to advertise that their trucks were built like a rock. Unfortunately for the driver of this Silverado, a farmer’s first objective is to keep his fields free of stones. Source: [ thatwillbuffout]
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Hooniverse Asks- Slot Cars or R/C Cars, which would you rather get this year?
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This holiday season has been tight for many families, and even in a good year it’s unlikely that you’d find a real dream car under ye old tannenbaum, or in celebration of the lighting of the Shamash. But slot and R/C cars can help fill that void – and fit more comfortably under said tree…
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208 mph … In A Nearly 40 Year Old Car
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The 200 mph barrier is hallowed ground to all of hoonkind. If your speedometer crosses this mark, you have reached speeds that most only dream about. You need a special car, a special road, and a special set of … well, you know where I am going. Billy Everyteen and his 1994 Civic hatchback are…
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Cars and Coffee December 19th, 2009
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After a brief rain and real-life induced hiatus, Hooniverse was back at Cars and Coffee, the informal car show put on way too early on Saturday Morning down in Orange County. There were several Porsches and several Corvettes. Some were special, many were not. In our humble opinion, they should’ve parked directly across from each…
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Last Call- Blow It Out Your A** Edition
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From the June 1972 issue of Car Craft comes this ’61 Corvair, built by Richard Guess, that drops the pancake six for a Blown 327 Chevy, in all its bass-akwards glory. FUBAR indeed. Image source: [Flickr]
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Public Service Announcement: Please Talk to Your Children About Masking
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If you don’t, this could be the result. Yesterday we featured the Jaguiar, the zenith of Corvair engine swappage. This 283 + 4-speed Kelmark swap looks like fun, but the “everything but the glass” paint job isn’t doing it any favors. As the owner of a budget-painted Falcon, I’m not really one to talk…but damn.…
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Hundreds of hoontastic cars to be auctioned in Utah.
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There was this guy, Jeffrey Lane Mowen, who bilked investors to the tune of $18 million in an apparent Ponzi scheme. Mr. Mowen then promptly went to jail. Did I mention he tried to have 4 witnesses killed from the comfort of his jail cell? Interesting feller, this guy. I could go on and on…
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From France to Fontucky- Shock and Awe LeMons in a 404
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So, you doing anything this weekend? How about driving over to Fontana and picking up a ratty but seemingly complete ’68 404? With an out the door price of only two Benjamins, and a seller who might take even less, your LeMons fantasy could become a brie-infused reality by Saturday afternoon.
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A Hoon's Dirge to SAAB
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So Saab’s in the toilet, eh? It’s a shame, but the thought of dwelling on why it happened on it brings to mind the sage words of Dr. Zaius from the Planet of the Apes, “Don’t look for it, Taylor. You may not like what you find.” Or, in the immortal words of Dr. McCoy,…
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Spectacle- Now That's a Super Bowl
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This rickety velodrome appears to offer feats of the death-defying nature. There’s no description of location, nationality, or whether this guy is simply on his daily commute, but it speaks volumes about the unnecessary safety precautions our race tracks here in the U.S. are saddled with. The only thing that could possibly make this cooler…
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Why I Never Wash My Car
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Frk2H-g3CQ&feature=related[/youtube] Never underestimate the power of water. And always check to see if you have parked under the water-filled bucket of a Liebherr 994b excavator- you just might want to move your car.
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Hooniverse Asks- Would You Buy a Saab Now?
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The sad news came down today that GM has run out of options for unloading Saab, and will instead shutter the company. Saab introduced their first car, the 92, back in 1947, and gained a reputation as a builder of quirky but safe automobiles. In the 1970s, with the introduction of the rally-bred 99 turbo,…
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Man Vs. Lambo- Lexus Should Hire This Guy
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[metacafe]http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2628369/man_vs_lamborghini/[/metacafe] As Lexus is having issues with their cars unintendedly accelerating into trees and such, maybe each one should come with a guy like this in the trunk.
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Porsche GT3 Rally Clips: Begin Eargasm
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A short but sweet post to start the day… hop the jump to watch a video of rally-running Porsche GT3s.
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Last Call- Whoop-De-Doo Edition
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Norway’s Atlantic Road permits travel between the nation’s coastal communities. Voted Norway’s Construction of the Century, it also appears to be an E-Ticket* ride. Image source: [Twistedsifter] * For most of its existence, Disneyland required individual tickets for each ride, and guests could buy them in booklets. The quality of the rides was reflected by…