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FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER – Porsche goes flatout in the Aussie Outback
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When the NT government recently removed the speed limit on some of their roads, you knew it was going to open the way for some one to do something cool. Well Porsche has done just that.
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Hoonivercinema: Monday Movie Trailer
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In the 1978 action triller The Driver, a laconic and mysterious man offers his services to criminals as a getaway driver. He also tries to woo a sultry lady and keep both the cops and the crooks off his back. Wait a minute, that’s the 2011 film Drive. Actually it’s both. If you’ve seen Drive…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Factory White Wheels
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Not too long ago in the history of the automobile, wheels were almost universally black steel, or perhaps painted to match the body color of the car, if you bought something really fancy. But white wheels? That would look weird. And indeed, when tried, they did look sort of weird. That didn’t stop white aftermarket…
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Hooniverse Asks- Has an Automotive-Related PSA Ever Worked on You?
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Have you ever seen this seat belt safety ad? It offers an extremely artful and powerful message that our safety is important, not just to ourselves, but to those around us. I’ve watched it about five times now, and while I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt, this makes me think a little more about why I’m doing so…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: Your Turn
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Now that the Nissan Newsroom old model archive has been raided for your pleasure and the Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition can be seen through, I hand the torch over for you in this last post. Find out what you find the most interesting and share your weirdness in the comments. Just like this Pulsar EXA convertible…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: The Gloria Saloon
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One thing I love about these Nissan press photos is how they display the ultra-basic and the super sumptuous just alongside each other. And since the large rear-wheel-drive Gloria saloon was such a sizeable model range, and in production for quite a while, there are a lot of good shots of them in various guises.…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: The Volkswagen Years
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It’s not terribly uncommon for automobile manufacturers to shake hands and enter partnerships. There are parts-sharing deals, badge engineering endeavours and common development. But still, one of the weirdest things to have taken place was Nissan taking up the manufacturing of Volkswagen’s midsize Santana saloon and offering it via its own dealerships. There it was,…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: The Datsun Trucks
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One thing that Datsun is universally known for, is trucks and light utility vehicles. Sturdy, simple, honest, blocky: you got your Datsun right there. No matter how bumped and rusted they get over the years, they seem to soldier on Hilux-like, in worlds first, second and third. This press photo post concentrates on the load-hauling…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: 1981-1984 Nissan Skyline R30
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Another thing that this Nissan photo bank handily shows is that the venerable Skyline was a full line-up with basic models, and that the Iron Mask R30 coupe was just the tip of the iceberg. You got your load-luggers, family saloons, smart lower level coupes and all. The 2000 RS-Turbo seen above was the most…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: 1981-1983 Nissan Sunny B11
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Moving on with the press photo galore that is this Datsun-Nissan weekend, it’s time to showcase the Sunny B11, known as the Sentra on North American markets. Most importantly, it is also my duty to notify you that the B11 was available as a woody wagon that could be ordered in custard yellow. Fender mirrors,…
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Datsun-Nissan Weekend Edition: 1985 Nissan Safari Granroad
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Recently, I was lucky enough to run into these excellent quality images Nissan has made available of their classic products. The Nissan Newsroom contains hundreds and hundreds of brochure photos of just plain wonderful Japanese domestic market metal, and they display the plain along the plain weird. For Weekend Edition purposes, I decided to dedicate the…
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Last Call: The Reason for California's Drought Edition
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At first we thought it was the thirsty lawns, then we accused the Central Valley farmers, but we’ve now discovered the reason that California is drying up… this guy. Just kidding, it’s really all the lawns and pools and not enough snow and stuff. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant…
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Motorsports Weekend Guide: April 10 to April 12
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The weekend is rapidly (or perhaps not-so-rapidly) approaching, which means it’s time for Hooniverse to look ahead to the coming weekend in racing. This weekend, coming on the heels of Easter, seems to mark the real beginning of the racing season rush, where something like 20 major racing series hold events every weekend for the…
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When in Doubt, Camp Out: A First-Timer's View of the 12 Hours of Sebring
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The folks who were there just to cover the final race were probably there and gone within 24 hours, but we camped out early to check out the full experience and to place ourselves within the non-stop 24-hour party that is the 12 Hours of Sebring. For me, it would be a first; three days of wonderful…
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Come Meet The Hooniverse Podcast, Live And In Person!
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The beauty of the Internet, besides the fact that nobody knows you’re a four-legged mammal who breathes with his tongue out, is that you can ramble onwards for upwards of 100 episodes and post it to said Internet and—get this—people will actually listen to it. That’s right, lady and gentlemen: the Hooniverse Podcast is coming…
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Bang for the buck… redefined
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-VNeWe_GaY[/youtube] Remember when the rest of the world used to make fun of the Corvette? It wasn’t completely warranted, yet there were some criticisms that both stuck and stung. Those days were officially pushed into the past when the new C7 Corvette arrived. The 2015 Corvette Z06, however, takes those old notions, douses them in…