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Cars and Coffee: December 5th
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[singlepic id=734 w=640 h=480 float=center] Every Saturday down in Irvine, CA there’s a little gathering called Cars and Coffee. It’s an informal car show where you’ll see everything from LeMons cars to priceless vintage race cars — and everything in between. We fired up the Country Sedan and made the trip beyond the Orange Curtain…
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Dodge Little Red Wagon: It's Not a Wagon, But It Packs a 426 Hemi
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“If you think cars on rails are the hottest thing in drag racing, take a look at this!” In case any of you Hoons out there thought all the Dodge A100 van was good for was rusting or crushing your lower extremities in a low-speed collision, think again! All you need to do to spice…
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This is My Dream Car: Sultan of Brunei Mercedes-Benz S73 T AMG
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Pop quiz: If you had mountains upon mountains of f***-you money, what would you spend most of it on? Granted, if you say you’ll spend equal to or less than 50% of it on more typical items like booze, drugs, gambling and/or loose women or men, I won’t judge. However, if you don’t plan to…
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Hooniverse Asks-What Was The Greatest Group B Car of All Time?
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Introduced by the FIA in 1982, Group B was a set of regulations covering sports car racing and rally racing. In replacement of both Group 4 and Group 5, the new racing class bred some of the most face-meltingly insane cars ever to slide sideways through a narrow dirt path defined by crowds of people,…
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Like Transformers? Really REALLY Like Transformers?
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It has been noted that some writers at other car blogs out there have a minor obsession with Transformers. We had chalked this up to a minor mental illness that was probably treatable with medication (or a hammer). But it turns out they’re not alone in this affliction. On the contrary, it seems as though…
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V.I.S.I.T.: The Reptilian Honda
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I’m stealing borrowing the “V.I.S.I.T.” acronym from our wonderful Jo Schmo, since nothing else quite seems appropriate. It stands for “Vehicles I Saw In Traffic”, and was simply the best I could come up with for this one. Although with this car, I’m not entirely sure that anything would be completely appropriate.
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Last Call- Art Department Edition
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Give a kid a cheap digital camera and a 2-hour ride across Los Angeles during rush hour, and sometimes something magical is the result.
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LOL Catz Sellz You Carz
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I, for one, will never grow tired of the witty, socially relevant national dialog that is LOLCats. From the look of things, they’ve now branched out into selling cars on Craigslist. CAN I HAZ PEANUTZ? Bay Area Craigslist
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Tour In Style in an '02 Audi A6 2.7T 6MT for Under Ten Grand
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You know what’s fun about blogs? No pesky standards to adhere to. Case in point, join us in an exercise in shameless conflict of interesting. We’d like to draw your attention to this bargain of a 2002 Audi A6. It’s sporting a 2.7L bi-turbo engine, six speed manual transmission and of course, Audi quattro all…
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Can You Hear Me Complaining About Your Driving Now?
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A New York Times article notes that as early as 1983 concerns were being voiced about cell phones causing distracted drivers. It’s pretty obvious that’s been the case, as the image above of phone company rep Bob Barnett making the first cell call from a car demonstrates- he’s so involved with describing his new Chrysler…
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WANT: R/C Unimog 406 Under Hooniverse Festivus Pole
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Holy hell. Do you want to bring a smile to the face of any Hoon? Buy the biggest novelty faux-fur-trimmed sock you can find and shove this military-grade R/C Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – CR01 Series U900 from Tamiya inside it. Um, and hopefully that Hoon is me. Because I want one. More hot pics and…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Cheap Car?
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There will be a spate of new small cars launching from U.S. automakers’ cannons next year. The Fiesta from Ford, Cruze from Chevy, and some sort of Fiat 500 from Chrysler, if their diabolical schemes pan out. These diminutive domestics will be greeted by a a whole slew of existing immigrants already vying for the…
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So, I Bought a '64 Falcon…
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[singlepic id=699 w=640 h=480 float=center] The alternate title for this post was Why I Have the Best Wife Ever. Behold the newest edition to the Mad_Science driveway. You’re looking at a 1964 Ford Falcon Futura. It’s sporting a 260c.i. (4.3L) V8 running through a 4-speed manual transmission. It’s got power nothing: not windows, not locks,…
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Craving a Captive Import? Try a 1958 Vauxhall Victor Estate
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If you stop and think about it, GM has never really been able to hit all the right buttons with regard to selling cars from its foreign subsidiaries over here. Many, like the Cadillac Catera and the Daewoo-built Pontiac Le Mans, sold okay but didn’t have much PAH! coursing through their veins, to put it…
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A Sunday Image That Captures Our Essence…
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Here at Hooniverse.com, we have a love for all things automotive. This picture shows two very different worlds coming together… worlds that are rooted in a shared passion. The car on the right is a 2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed while the car on the left is a 1964 Ford Falcon Futura.
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The (Freightliner) Sprinter, and how Daimler (and other companies) Manage to Dodge the Chicken Tax
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It seems that more Plumbers, Electricians, Handymen, Heating and Air Conditioning Technicians, and General Contractors are showing up on the job with an unusual vehicle, the Sprinter. And after spending a week with one, (Read my review over at Automobile Traveler) performing the jobs that these guys do, it no wonder that you are seeing…