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Best Wallet Ever Is Made From Car Parts
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It was seven years ago that I read Jack Baruth’s article about a company that made wallets and guitar straps from used automotive fabrics. I thought that was interesting, certainly appropriate for a car enthusiast, and I was in need of a new wallet. I did not know what to expect but I asked my…
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Ride along as a Caterham Seven 620 R rips up the hill at Goodwood
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In the mad stable of Caterham cars, the Seven 620 R is the fastest machine you’ll find. Thanks to its supercharged 2.0-liter Ford engine it produces 310 horsepower at the crank while weighing just 1,200 pounds. That power-to-weight ratio enables a 0-60 mile per hour blast which is over in 2.79 seconds. To say this…
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Marvelous Malaise on a Medford Street Movie Set
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The new 2018 Jeep Wrangler, besides being damn awesome, is also a time machine. I just travelled to 1986 while listening to Howard Stern. Posted by Hooniverse on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 I got a text message from my Charlestown friend: “They are filming a movie on Medford Street, past Jenny’s Pizza. There…
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BaremetalHW brings a Studebaker Lark Wagonaire back to life
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The scale-automotive Bob Ross is back with another wonderful restoration video. BaremetalHW is taking up the task of restoring a beat-up Studebaker Lark Wagonaire. This means removing all the pieces, stripping the remaining paint, and prepping much in the same way one might with the full-size machine. While I like the original blue and some…
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CHAD has arrived for your true autonomous driving needs
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Earlier I asked what you would like to see regarding technology in cars over the course of the next ten years. Apparently the team at Car Bros is way ahead of us all. They’ve perfected autonomous driving while the rest of the Motor City and Silicon Valley have been snoozing. Say hello to CHAD. This…
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Hooniverse Asks: What tech do you want to see incorporated into cars in the next 10 years?
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CES is in full swing. It’s a tech showcase, but it’s also become a de facto starting point for automakers to announce forward-thinking concepts and production-ready features. Most of the buzz will be around autonomous advancements and electrified powertrains, but that might not be what interests you most. I mean, you’re here after all, aren’t…
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HCOTY 2017 – Here's your winner…
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There were a wide range of nominees, but as the documentary film The Highlander has taught us… there can be only one. Click on down past the jump to see which vehicle wins the illustrious honor of being called a Hooniverse Car of the Year.
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Baby steps: Our first taste of driving
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Most people, whether they specifically want to or not, will end up driving a car at some point in their life. A smaller percentage, but one that likely includes everybody reading this article, will drive a car for pleasure as well as simple necessity. And of this portion of humanity, a great many will have…
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Is this the new Nissan Xterra?
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Maybe. Maybe not. This appears to be the new Nissan Terra, a replacement for the Nissan Paladin. But the Nissan Paladin is what was sold as the Nissan Xterra in United States. That Nissan Paladin was in production until 2017 in China. The Terra is supposed to be its replacement. What makes this Terra interesting is…
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The Carchive: The 1979 Coachmen RV range
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I reckon I was a tortoise in a previous life, such is my love for taking my home with me on adventures. It’s one reason that I love yachts, and a big part of the reason that I spend an inordinate amount of time under canvas in the “summer”, being pelted with hail and at…
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The News for January 5th, 2018
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Kia announces Niro EV Concept debut for CES next week Infiniti shows off more of their future…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 244 – The Death Car w/ Alex Staidle
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Listener, patron, friend, and all-around cool guy Alex Staidle joins Cam & Brad to share stories about cursed cars, tinkering, rallying, and how the Midwest and West Coast differ when it comes to the car hobby. Listener questions are answered, and the guys try their hand at the Elio configurator. Brad goes on a rant…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 244 – The Death Car w/ Alex Staidle
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Listener, patron, friend, and all-around cool guy Alex Staidle joins Cam & Brad to share stories about cursed cars, tinkering, rallying, and how the Midwest and West Coast differ when it comes to the car hobby. Listener questions are answered, and the guys try their hand at the Elio configurator. Brad goes on a rant…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the craziest part you can find for your car for sale online?
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Over on Jalopnik, there’s a post about a very curious part being offered for sale on eBay. It’s a turbocharger. Not just any spin-loving snail though, as this one is the type formerly employed by BMW to force air into its M12 Formula One engines. Yes, you can have the turbo components that help Megatron…
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Who wins when a Lamborghini Huracan drag races an Ultra 4 off-road race buggy?
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The short answer is: everyone. Everyone wins, because this is the sort of random vehicular shenanigans we can get behind. In one corner you have the supercharged Lamborghini Huracan owned and driven by slideways extraordinaire Samuel Hübinette. In the other corner sits the Ultra 4 race rig driven by Jason Blanton. There’s a serious weight…
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Top Gear (UK) Season 25 is Coming…
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Season 24 of the O.G. Top Gear, the unofficially named Top Gear UK, was pretty good. Gone was Chris Evans and most of the crap that came with him. Three hosts, Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris, and Rory Reid, were present and… they worked together better than anyone expected them to. All in all their first season…