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Hooniverse Asks: What’s a vehicle from your past that you would buy again?
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When we sell a car (or truck, or motorbike), there’s always a reason. Sometimes, that ends a chapter of our lives that we don’t really need to revisit. Whether the ownership period was good or bad, some vehicles fall squarely in the “been there, done that” category; we have no desire to repeat the experience.…
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Last Call: Origin of the species
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Drino Miller was a remarkable pioneer in off-road racing. He built the Baja Boot for Steve McQueen. He worked for TRD and Pro-Circuit. Along the way, he also created the first single-seat VW-based baja buggy. To my eyes, this will forever be the most perfect off-road vehicle: the simple lines, the short wheelbase, the simplicity…
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Hooniversal Opinion: 2019 Detroit Auto Show
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Detroit. Once one of the biggest auto shows in the country and the world, Michigan’s resident press event seems to be getting smaller and smaller with each turn of the calendar. Maybe it’s the cold, maybe it’s that other markets are more lucrative, maybe it’s that it’s Detroit in January; whatever it is, the attraction of…
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It’s 2020 Toyota Supra meme time
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The 2020 Toyota Supra was just shown at the Detroit Auto Show. And, well, after years of teasing, not everyone is in love with it, particularly much of the internet. While I am sure that it will be a damn fine sports car, I can certainly understand everyone’s disappointment with it. For one, it’s a…
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Hooniverse Asks: Is the Detroit Auto Show as important as it used to be?
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On the calendar of North American auto shows, it’s always been Detroit , Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago occupying the top spots for most significant events of the year. The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which has been held in Detroit’s Cobo Center since 1965, takes up almost one million square feet of…
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2019 New England Auto Show starts January 17th
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Hey, you! Are you with an hour of Boston? Then you should check out the 2019 New England International Auto Show. Yes, it’s smaller (but not by much anymore) than the Detroit show but it still has some cool stuff. If you’re dying to see the Jeep Gladiator, that will be there. So will the new…
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Last Call: It’s Not Easy Being Green
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You can get motorcycles that are faster, better handling, better designed, and better built than the Baodiao BD150 Sport. But I defy you to find a production motorcycle that’s more greeeeen! Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not…
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When you run into an old Ford friend at an auto show
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I could see it across the hallway. Parked there with its red and white paint gleaming. A strip of chrome down its side and a familiar face staring back. Parked outside a set of Cobo Center doors, the 1965 Ford F100 was practically calling my name. A plaque let folks know that this truck wears…
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The coolest car at the Detroit Auto Show is from 1959
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Walking the main hall at Detroit’s Cobo Center, I find myself in a sea of new automotive metal. There are a number of interesting cars on display. The one that’s captured my eye, however, is from 1959. It’s sitting high above the Cadillac display stand. And it’s a stunner. This is a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado…
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You don’t want A Ruckus; you want this.
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When Executive Editor Jeff Glucker talks about two-wheeled things, he eventually gets around to saying that he really wants a modded Honda Ruckus. I keep telling him he doesn’t. It’s not that I fail to comprehend the attraction of a featherweight machine with a CVT and (for most of the USA) no rider licensing or…
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Last Call: Thundergasser
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It’s just a repli-mod ’55 T-Bird gasser street car. Nothing special to see here. Source: Hotrod.com Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged.
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Return of the King – 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500
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It’s been a long time coming, but the legendary GT500 is finally making a comeback – in quite a big way too. The Mustang has gone through a lot of changes since we last saw a GT500 in 2014 and Ford has fully exploited every ounce of performance afforded to them by the groundbreaking S550…
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100 Days of Grand Sport: Part 3 – Learn by doing
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Summer of regret: Buying, road-tripping, crashing, and selling a C6 Corvette Grand Sport…all in one-hundred days For most, cars are basic transportation. They serve a functional purpose and little to nothing more. But for those who care, cars are an obsession. They’re exciting, they’re entertaining, and they’re fun. For about a month, my Corvette was…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the next smart vintage SUV buy?
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I have a problem. My phone. I can’t put it down. No, it’s not because of Twitter of Instagram. Instead, it’s because of the BRZO app. I am on a hunt and my prey is an older SUV. Currently, I have about 10 different saved searches running and I check them on what seems like…
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Build your dream sports car with this 1983 Lotus Esprit rolling chassis
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Kickstart your fever dreams. Buy this 1983 Lotus Esprit rolling chassis that comes complete with an engine and transmission. You just need to supply… well, you need to supply a lot here. But the current bid of $560 means you may snag this setup for a song. Reader P161911 sent this glory rider in to…
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Everyday Driver kicks off its Corvette film with the 2019 ZR1
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“There’s a constant devil on your shoulder, in this ZR1, going “…little bit faster …it can take more.” That’s what Everyday Driver co-host Todd Deeken says as he’s pushing a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 down an empty mountain road. And he’s right. The ZR1 is an finely honed exotic driving experience that just so happens to be…