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Motorboat Monday: Boesch 510 Competition- Grumpy Back From The Dead
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The Classic Motor Boat Association stand was in a fairly remarkable location at the 2015 London Boat Show, standing directly in the shadow of towering white GRP edifices with million-quid price tags. Fairline yachts are generally accepted as Very Nice Indeed, the brand together with Sunseeker and Princess are seen by people like me as…
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All New Hooniverse Concept Clinic: Proposal #1
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We all love concept cars. Without concept cars a motorshow is just like visiting a whole bunch of car dealerships under one roof, only with somebody rather more attractive than usual demanding that you sign up to register your interest. Concept cars are there to draw you onto the stand, and they do so whether…
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Movie Trailer
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Was Preston Tucker a conman, leading his investors down a blind alley with a sure to fail scheme of entering the hotly competitive U.S. auto market? Some would have you believe that was the case, but not Francis Ford Coppola. To him, Tucker was Jeff Bridges, and you can’t not love Jeff Bridges. Tucker, The Man And…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Hidden Glass
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For today’s Encyclopedia Hoonatica entry, we want our Hooniversal crew to create a comprehensive list of cars with hidden glass. You see, when manufacturers want to refresh the styling an existing platform, they often wish to reshape part of the greenhouse—most typically, the rear quarter windows. Unfortunately, stamping dies are horribly expensive, so actually changing…
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In Memoriam Of One Of Our Own
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We have a sad announcement to make from behind the scenes at the Hooniverse-Atomic Toasters Galactic Central Command. We have lost one of our own. One of the original group of commenters who followed us here to our new corner of the internet, back when we first started Hooniverse so many years ago, has passed…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Was This Year's Best Super Bowl Car Commercial?
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After Deflategate, and the media’s pseudo debate over whether or not cheating represents poor sportsmanship or just out of the box game play, it was good to finally sit down Sunday with a few cold brews and some nachos and enjoy what the Super Bowl is really about – the multi-million dollar ads that try and…
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Weekend Edition Quick Hit – A Minty Fresh 1976 Pontiac Ventura Coupe with only 120 Miles on the Odometer!
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Well, look at what we have here… This is a time capsule that perfectly displays the state of the Car Companies during the depths of the Malaise Era. This is a 1975 Pontiac Ventura Coupe that has only covered 120 miles in its entire life… And it also shows how cars during this time period…
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Publicity Photo of the Weekend – The New for 1977 Buick Opel (by Isuzu)
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Ah the 70’s, such a weird time for automakers. They were trying to sell cars anyway they could while dealing with Government Mandates on Fuel Economy, Emission Controls, and Federal Bumper Regulations. On top of all this, the US Dollar was losing value to the ever stronger German Currency, and the US Core Inflation Rate…
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Weekend Edition – A 1975 Chevrolet Monza Town Coupe V-8 with only 17,500 miles on eBay…
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Weekend, and I thought I would start out with this… It os a 1975 Chevrolet Monza Town Coupe with the V-8 under the hood. The seller claims that this car only covered around 17,500 miles… Oh God, why is this car calling my name? It is the poster child for all…
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Last Call- Dog-canic Edition
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You still mot passing emissions? I’ll bet it’s the cat. Have you looked at the cat? I’m thinking it’s the cat, they’re always trouble. Also, I peed on the brake rotor just in case it needed that. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone…
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Hooniverse Goes To 034 Motorsport's Open House
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Every once in a while, there are benefits to being on the e-mail list of aftermarket parts supply companies. In my case, I joined the mailing list of 034 Motorsport a couple of years ago when I purchased a coil-pack update kit from them for my I5 Turbo Audi S6. After enduring their advertisements for…
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The News for January 30th, 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 is bringing Longtail back Volkswagen reveals a super diesel wagon Alpine shows off their crazy…
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Mystery Car
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Are you getting ready for Superbowl Sunday? No? You’re not into the big game? Well, how about Figure It Out Friday, and a more intimate contest we like to call the Mystery Car? There’s fewer commercials too, but you’ll have to bring your own cheerleaders. Make and model of the above please. Image: ©2015 Hooniverse/Robert…
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2016 Mazda Miata Horsepower and Torque Specs Now Available
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The spec we’ve all been waiting for is here. Mazda has been teasing us with details on the next-generation MX-5 Miata for months, first releasing a drivetrain photo, then the bodywork and a handful of details. Light weight was the first big news: Some purists decried the (modest) weight gain when the third-generation NC-chassis cars…
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Obscure Muscle Car Garage – Time to vote them out; These are the Obscure Muscle Cars of the 60's…
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Welcome to week two of our review of the Obscure Muscle Car Garage, and this time we are looking at the Obscure Muscle Cars that were produced during the height of the Muscle Car Era, the 1960’s. We are going to see what vehicles made it into the Garage from five American Car Manufacturers, and…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Modern Car Just Seems so Dang Old?
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For the most part modern cars look pretty, well, modern. There are some that are presently in production however, that do seem like they are travelers from a past era. I’m not going to call out the ones that I think are so old school they’re still clapping erasers after class, I’m going to just…