Articles
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Honouring the Humble Moonroof
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Moonroof, Sunroof, Panoramic Roof, Skylight, Fold-a-Vent, Vista Panel, Flip-open Air-lid, Hole-o-Matic, Ceiling-B-Gone, whatever you want to call the big gap above your head, it’s a sure-fire invitation for water to get all intimate with the inner cavities of your car’s roof, meaning rust from the inside out, stained and saggy headlining and interior lighting that…
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There's a Car Show on my iPhone
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I recently noticed something on my phone. It’s probably not something that most people would notice, but ever since I first did, it’s been driving me a little nuts.
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Hoonivercinema: Monday Movie Trailer
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Like Bullitt, the French Connection is not specifically a car movie, but one in which an iconic car chase takes place, elevating it to the pantheon of great movies for car nuts. Directed with razor-edged tension by the masterful William Friedkin – who won a Best Director Oscar for his work – the film is…
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CYSK: 1962 Messerschmitt KR200 Bubble-Top
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Here’s the scenario… I’m at an open house surrounded by about $100 million worth of vintage iron. I’ve seen my first Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, an original 1973 911 2.7 RS, a 1969 Lamborghini 400 GT Islero S, and an absolutely gorgeous 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Superleggera. Fellow Associate Editor Bradley Brownell invited me to attend…
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Local Hero
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“I’d be ashamed,” my driving partner said, clucking his tongue behind the wheel, “It’s embarrassing.” Just up ahead, the shining flanks of a Cayman GT4 rippled along this undulating road – 20” alloys, a 3.8L flat-six making a highly-underrated 385hp, functional aerodynamics, huge brakes. It’s a fantastic little car, terrier-like in tenacity, grippy like a…
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Hooniverse Asks: ‘50s Edition- What Car Company Had The Best 1950s Concept Car?
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In the 1950s America was on the move. Suburban sprawl, an expanding highway system, and fast food franchises springing up across the nation fed the wanderlust of the burgeoning middle class. Domestic auto makers fought tooth and nail to fill driveways, while at the same time foreign makes sought to gain a foothold in the…
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Last Call- Annd We're Out of Here Edition
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Everybody have a great weekend! 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: Imgur
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Fantasy Finds Friday: A New Home… For Any Port
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Today I’m going big… much bigger than the random assortment of cars and trucks I posted in this series. I want a boat, but I want to find a boat big enough that I could live on it. That sounds expensive, and it is but relative to the cost of a house or condo (especially…
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The News for March 6th, 2015
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News – Geneva Motor Show edition! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull, which all came from one of the year’s biggest shows. This week: Porsche’s 911 GT3 RS is finally here Lamborghini Aventador gets faster and a longer…
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Mystery Car
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It is said that March comes in like a lion and exits like a lamb. I don’t know anything about that as I live in Southern California where our climate makes grilling either lamb or lion a year-round affair. One thing I do know is that no matter how dark the weather it’s always a…
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Outsiders Perspective: Who is killing the Chevrolet SS?
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Pop quiz time. No, this is not one of this nightmares when you’re sent back to High School. What’s the most surefire way to have a car leave no impact whatsoever? Is it by making a horrible car? Not really, because we can all remember the Vega, the Pinto, the Yugo, and the usual cornucopia…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Should Be The Next Great Car Communication Trope?
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Ignoring hot rod club bumper plaques, the first real mainstream use of the automobile as an expression of owner opinion was probably the bumper sticker. Demonstrating political party affiliation, or in Southern California an affinity for In-N-Out Burgers, the rectangular conveyor of conviction almost always was passed on to a new owner as the adhesive invariably…
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Last Call- Mach 5 Cubed Edition
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Go Cube Racer! Go Cube Racer! Go Cube Racer, Go!! 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: ©2015 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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The Carchive: The '74 Ford W-Series
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It’s time to flag down a passing AEC Regent, hop onto the platform and find a conductor to sell us a ticket to memory lane, passing through bewilderment, disbelief and, most probably, irony on our way. Welcome back to The Carchive. Last week we looked at the pride of Browns Lane, the unmistakeable new Jaguar…
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A Trifecta of '66 Mercuries; I'll Take Them All!
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LeMons’ “deduct parts sold from the purchase price” rule may account for 95% of the vehicles generating “OMG NO WAY THAT’S $500!” butthurt. If you happen to know the street price of a few key interior or trim bits from, say, an e36 M3, you can get a wretched, somewhat-crunched, high-mileage example into Class A…
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The Hooniversal Opinion: A Conventional Geneva 2015
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Geneva is an interesting auto show. There is always something really important launching there, and this year is no different. For some reason, it always seems like the major European sports car manufacturers choose Geneva to display their ‘exciting’ offerings. Unfortunately, none of the elegant scribes from our hallowed halls will be in attendance of…