Articles
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Hooniverse Asks: The 840-Horsepower Dodge Challenger Demon Is…
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The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is FCM’s modern-day Viper, a silly one-trick pony of a car. That could be taken in a couple of ways and today we want your vote on which way you take it. [poll id=”252″] Image: FCA US Media
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Last Call: Pay Here Edition
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Oh yes you will. 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. Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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The Carchive: '74 Ford Econoline vans
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The last time we visited the Ford section of The Carchive, it was to take a glimpse at a car that Ford didn’t have the faintest idea how to market. It was the European Ford Fusion, a car that came some way short of appealing to the people it to whom it should. Today’s helping…
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I bought another Benz… say hello to my 1974 280
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So yeah… I went and bought another old Mercedes-Benz. First off, no the 300TD wagon we call The Wombat hasn’t been sold off. It’s still being discussed and schemed upon, I promise. Secondly, no I’m not selling the truck yet either (Unless someone gives me a decent enough number then PEACE OUT BRO!). I bought…
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Black Oil & Night Soil: More Fiber For Your Friday
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Kit cars – most of which were based on the Volkswagen Beetle platform, usually consist of fiberglass body and doors, and then you are to provide the VW pan and drive train. Craigslist versions however, offer way more. Buying any used classic can be a roll of the dice, but Kit Cars in particular seem…
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The News for April 28th, 2017
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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: BMW doubles down on high-performance diesels with new M550d Nismo launches part reproduction program for R32 Skylines,…
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Mystery Car
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Happy birthday, Ferruccio Lamborghini, born on this date in 1916. The Italian industrialist famously began his automotive business after being insulted by Enzo Ferrari when Lamborghini complained about the crappy quality of Enzo’s cars. He would also outlive his competitor by five years which I guess is just gravy on the side, metaphorically speaking. Let’s celebrate…
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CONTEST: Here are 100 cars we owned and 1 is a Lie!
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By now we have all seen the “here are 10 bands I seen live and 1 is fake” game going around on Facebook. It’s awful and we all hate it, except Bradley and Jeff who actually enjoy the social aspect of such media. What is worse is the fact that we got to see this dumb…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 191 – Not-Quite-A-Jail-Car Story W/ John Polnik
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This episode of Cammed & Tubbed was a real treat for us, being that we’re both Porsche fanatics. John Polnik has been working on a project called Der Faszination for the last few months, producing high-quality films with a Porsche-centric theme and releasing one each week on YouTube. They’re really great, and you should probably…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 191 – Not-Quite-A-Jail-Car Story W/ John Polnik
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This episode of Cammed & Tubbed was a real treat for us, being that we’re both Porsche fanatics. John Polnik has been working on a project called Der Faszination for the last few months, producing high-quality films with a Porsche-centric theme and releasing one each week on YouTube. They’re really great, and you should probably…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do You Know Someone Who’s Just a Shit Driver?
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Not that long ago I had a coworker whose husband owned a livery service, and among his client’s were the parents of former child actress Amanda Bynes. Ms. Bynes needed to be driven from the Valley to Orange County with frequency so that she could attend classes at a beauty school which was apparently going to…
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Last Call: I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore Edition
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Stockton California once went by the name “Mudville.” If that’s not sufficient indignity, the movie American Graffiti II was filmed in the City. Not American Graffiti mind you, but II, which sucked. Stockton is also apparently not the place to go to get wishes granted, unless the wish is to be in Stockton, in which case…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'Southern Discomfort' Preview For Carolina Motorsports Park
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OK, Hoons and LeMoneers, here’s the deal. I’m sitting here with the 24 Hours of LeMons preview of the “Southern Discomfort” race at Carolina Motorsports Park to write and it goes live on the site in about 90 minutes. I have written none of it nor prepared for it. Get ready for a whirlwind round of…
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Here is the UAZ 469 of your dreams
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We live at a time when Mercedes-Benz sells every single brand new 1970’s military vehicle with leather seats for over $200,000 that they can make. Crazy, right? Not only has the world SUVs exploded, the luxury off-roaders are in high demand now, too. There are after-market companies that specialize in turning utility vehicles into extremely…
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Night School: Episode 2 – The Clutch
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Welcome back to Night School. Today’s lesson is about wrenching on the spinny bits that connect the power of the engine to the transmission. I’m talking about the clutch. On my 1965 Ford F100, I managed to destroy the previous clutch in a surprisingly spectacular manner. So, our friends at Centerforce hooked us up with…
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HG Performance's 911 GT3 Street Cup… Perfecting Perfection
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The Porsche 991 GT3 right out of the box is one of the best driving cars that money can buy. With such features as rear wheel steering and it’s phenomenal PDK gearbox the 991 GT3 is a car that most anybody can get into and drive at an incredibly rapid pace. This wasn’t always the…