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Hooniverse Asks: What Production Engine Most Failed to Live up to Expectation?
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Are you a Star Wars fan? If so, do you recall the excitement that came with the announcement that the original trilogy would be appended with three spankin’ new prequals, all guided by series creator George Lucas? Do you then remember how, about half-way through the first of those three new movies, you became crestfallen and…
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Weekend Edition: Weird Neighbors at the Classic Motorshow 2015
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The yearly Classic Motorshow, held in Lahti, Finland, accumulates the most interesting classic cars and the most enthusiastic car people to a fair centre not far from the city centre. The parking lot is certainly an interesting place every time the show is held, and despite today’s sad weather the turnout was good and eclectic.…
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Last Call: Roll Over Reliant Edition
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Considering their infamous propensity to roll over, how fitting is it that the Reliant Regal’s badge is a triangle with Rs in it that can be read from any and all angles? 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…
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Hemmings Hotties: 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser BJ74 LX
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I know there are a few of you here who love these things. The Hooniverse love of JDM is well-documented, and many of us love a good 4×4. So, what better way to combine those two loves than with a nearly perfect Land Cruiser? Let’s check out this import special.
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Outsider’s Perspective: Amusing News! Cheap Performance is here.
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With all its twists, turns and outdated models passing up as viable products, the one way you can describe the Latin American market is “baffling” and it’s about to get even more baffling for all of you watching from USDM island. As Dacia has decided to launch a special RS high-performance version of the Sandero.
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There and Back Again – A Personal Journey
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Where to begin with this post? There comes a time in life when you have to make a change. Sometimes, a big change. What follows is a personal story, but see if you don’t identify with some of what you read here.
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The News for May 1st, 2015
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News – for real this time! As it always is when Jeff isn’t around, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. I just throw in a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Scion sort-of updates the FR-S Aston…
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Mystery Car
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On this date in 1948, the Land Rover Series 1 debuted at the Amsterdam Motor Show. Maurice Wilkes, then head designer at Rover had employed a Military-spec Jeep on his farm, which surprisingly didn’t prove durable enough! That led him to advocate within Rover the building of what would become the iconic British alternative. Talk…
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Apex every(shirt): Blipshift sells 20 classic shirts this weekend only
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The headline and photo pretty much say it all, but it bears repeating: Our buddies over at Blipshift are in fact selling these 20 shirts through Monday and only through Monday for their Apex Everything 2015 Sale. Since they normally only sell once T-shirt design per week, this is kind of a big deal for those who…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 50 – Broken Boxster
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Happy Friday everybody! It’s time for another episode of Cammed and Tubbed with your favorite people, Cam, Brad, and Jason. We’re celebrating a special milestone this week with our fiftieth episode. Raise a toast to fifty more mediocre episodes! This episode’s topics include: Drinks, “What’s On Your Desk”, ND MX-5 dream build benchracing, MINI Cooper…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 50 – Broken Boxster
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Happy Friday everybody! It’s time for another episode of Cammed and Tubbed with your favorite people, Cam, Brad, and Jason. We’re celebrating a special milestone this week with our fiftieth episode. Raise a toast to fifty more mediocre episodes! This episode’s topics include: Drinks, “What’s On Your Desk”, ND MX-5 dream build benchracing, MINI Cooper…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the Most Awesome Car to Almost Make it to Production?
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What is it they say; close enough only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades? So many cars and trucks have come within a beancounter’s pen stroke of production that perhaps that adage could apply to the auto industry too. This past month was the 51st anniversary of the introduction of Ford’s Mustang, and while that…
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Last Call: Why Бабушка, What Big Choppers You Have Edition
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The Russian Mil Mi-26 Helicopter is considered the world’s largest and most powerful production chopper. Its size is not apparent in photos unless it’s in contrast to some other, well-known commodity like this Bell 206 JetRanger. The Russian bird holds the record for the 2,000-meter lift with 56,768.8 kilograms. With that capability it could conceivably lift over…
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Long Shots: A Goat and A Mini Moke
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So the other day this olelongrooffan was out and about just Hooning around seeing what could be seen. I was down at a fairly cool car target rich environment and out back was this cool Mini Moke. I spotted a red one of these many moons ago while working with Manuel Labor up there in…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'Southern Discomfort' preview at CMP
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This weekend marks the second of three consecutive races for the 24 Hours of LeMons. A flying pig won last weekend’s race at Gingerman Raceway in Michigan and next weekend the series goes to New Jersey Motorsports Park, but this weekend is all about “Southern Discomfort.” LeMons has visited Carolina Motorsports Park more than any…
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"Das Customizing" Leads to the World's Best(?) Six-Wheeled Opel Corsa
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Some guys in Germany had one-and-some-extra Opel Corsa As and did what any rational group of guys with a welder, some scrap metal, some spray foam and a few gallons of paint would do: made a 6-wheeled, um…middle-wheel-drive “Opel Corsa A-A”. Alas, there’s minimal footage of it running and driving (here’s a quick clip), as we’d…