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The News for February 27th, 2015
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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. I just throw in a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: McLaren reveals 675LT, now with more tail Audi’s new R8 is so dynamic it hurts Mercedes-AMG…
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Mystery Car
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One more day and February 2015 will be one for the books. This is the shortest month of the year, and seeing how cold it’s been in many places (although thankfully not here in paradise) I’ll bet a lot of you are glad to see it go. Something that might warm your heart before it…
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Outsiders Perspective: What's So Grand About You?
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Ladies and Gentlemen, what you see above these words is the current Hyundai I10. A small hatchback that’s not sold in the United States because nobody in their right mind would buy one Stateside. As usual for a modern Hyundai it’s very well screwed together, very economical, and not terribly exciting to drive. It’s at least competent…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Worst Instance of Automotive Cross-Branding?
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Do you remember the Isuzu Oasis? How about the Hollywood Graham or the Sears Allstate? There have been a lot of cars over the years that have pretended to be members of one family when it was plainly obvious that they belonged to another clan. Cross-branding has gone on almost since the automobile’s inception, and…
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Last Call- Follow Me Edition
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Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport became internationally known as the terminus for ‘Operation Vittles‘ better known as the Berlin Airlift. For 11 months USAF C-47 Skytrains flew food and supplies into Tempelhof in flagrant disregard of the Soviet Union’s attempt to isolate the divided German city. Once the C-47s were on the ground, they were no doubt guided…
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Submission Thursday: A Story of the Frozen Rush
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[Hooniverse reader Smokeyburnout trucked up to Maine in the bitter cold last month to attend this event and wrote up the experience for us gracious Hoons. -Ed.] If you’ve been online or watched TV anytime in the past few months, you’ve probably already heard about this, but winter sucks most of the time. It gets really cold…
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The Carchive: '75 Jaguar XJS
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It’s that time of the week again when I have the excuse to make our study and much of the upstairs landing horribly untidy as I hurl car brochures all over the place in the search for something to chronicle in our weekly trip down memory lane. And while we’re at it we can decide…
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For Sale: Bimmerworld 1999 Volvo VNL 420 with Great Dane Transport Trailer
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The problem with owning a race car is that race cars are not street legal and need to be transported to the race track. But if you’re serious about racing you will want to transport more than just your race car. For each race you will need tools, jack and stands, spare parts, and extra wheels. Then…
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Submission Thursday: Dailies
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[Prior Submission Thursday Submitter Andrew Simmons comes back to update us on his latest automotive escapades. He needs to remember to take more pictures for his pieces, though. – Ed.] It was a frigid 62-degree morning in San Diego, and I found myself on the cusp of being late for a 7am meeting. Normally I’d pray…
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Thursday Trivia
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Welcome to Thursday Trivia where we offer up a historical automotive trivia question and you try and solve it before seeing the answer after the jump. It’s like a history test, with cars! This week’s question: What American car company experimented with a Porsche engine in the back of an existing front-engine model? If you think you…
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1987 Cosworth Benz Project is as Horrifying as You Fear
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At some point I want to pick up a dreadfully cheap 928, SEL 6.9, or 8-series to revive just to see how bad it’ll be. I love simplicity, but when someone describes a vehicle as hopeless or not worth saving, I just can’t back away from the challenge. This 1987 Mercedes Benz Cosworth 190e 2.3-16V scares even…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Most Overlooked Automotive Maintenance Task?
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I like to think that I take good care of my cars. After all, I’ve got a bunch of them and they do represent a pretty big investment. I’m also sure that you all do the same. After all you’re here aren’t you, and that shows evidence of an interest in both cars and their upkeep.…
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Last Call- This is The Man Edition
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Snapped outside of Memphis Tennessee in 1960, this trailer lot sign with its disembodied arm denoting the man responsible for your new trailer-including lifestyle is the kind of roadside wonder that we just don’t get to enjoy these days. Instead we’re served up brown or white vans and men in shorts delivering goods ordered over the…
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Relive the glory of Formula 1's testing at Imola in 1994
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L33OxZSrJ0[/youtube] The San Marino Grand Prix of 1994 is known as one of the worst weekends in all of motorsport – certainly within Formula 1. That weekend (April 29 – May 1, 1994) earned its reputation with three horrific on-track accidents that claimed the lives of two drivers and nearly claimed a third. Rubens Barrichello…
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Diecast Delights: A………Cadillac Escalade EXT?!? In 1/18 Scale.
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What on Earth drove me to buy this model? What possible reason could I have for wanting to dilute my otherwise spectacular and wisely chosen collection of 1:18s with a model of a vehicle that I, well, kind of hate? I’m still struggling for an answer to this conundrum, but I’m glad I do have…
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Craigslist: 1962 Bel Air Wagon With Modern Power
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Whenever I travel, I always wind up at the local airport far too early. So when that happens, I pull out my laptop and start checking out what the local Craigslist has to offer. Today I’m in Miami (just drove the new Honda HR-V, which I can’t tell you about yet), so I was very…