Articles
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Hooniverse on Xbox One – We are growing!
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Ever since we started the Hooniverse Car Club on Xbox One, things have been growing quite well thanks to you our dedicated readers. We would like to increase our online presence and perhaps have some car meets or just mess around the the great expanse that is Forza Horizon 2. For those who have joined, let…
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Movie Trailer
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Considering all the car chase and crash movies made in the early ’70s it’s a wonder that there are any automobiles from the era left at all. If you believe Hollywood of the time, Detroit’s main purpose was to churn out cars that were predestined to end up in a roadside ditch or upside-down. One…
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For Sale: Ten brand new unsold 1985 Mazda 323 and Mazda 626
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Somehow, there are ten brand new, never sold and never registered, Mazda 323s and 626s, five of each, for sale in Wroclaw, Poland. The ad says that all ten cars were parked in an upper level of a showroom and they all have between eight and 246 kilometers (5 – 153 miles) on their odometers.
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: The Name's The Same
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There are only so many memorable, cool-sounding, or widely known car names, and many have been recycled over the years on different, unrelated models. Many have even been affixed to cars from different manufacturers. But in some cases, a particular car maker has concurrently sold different cars in different markets under the same name. That…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Most Under-Appreciated Straight Six Engine?
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The straight six engine, despite its inherent balance, simple single head design, and economy of construction, has been mostly supplanted by the V6 in the automotive world. The V6, owing to its odd cylinder count per bank is not naturally balanced, but at 60° it’s typically narrower than a V8, and frequently shorter than an…
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eBay: The marvelous 'Launcha Splatos' crapcan racer is for sale
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It’s not every day that I see two cars listed for sale that make your heart skip a beat, but today has been a remarkable day. Bringatrailer.com already beat me to writing up the lurid Panhard project for sale in Los Angeles and this evening I discovered that one of my absolute favorite 24…
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Last Call- What's My Name Again? Edition
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The owner of this Nevada Mitsubishi doesn’t ever, EVER, want to forget which model it is. 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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Project Eagle: Diagnosing a Driveline Problem
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When I last spoke of this Eagle, it was a mere introduction — both of myself and of this project. I hinted vaguely at its “some kind of clutch problem.” Honestly, that’s about all I knew at the time. Shortly after, my dad came over for a visit and we spent a couple days yanking the…
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An Audio Guide To The Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona
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With the 24 Hours of Daytona coming up this weekend, Eric Rood and I decided to sit down and have a recorded conversation about this absolutely stacked field of talent for this race. It worked well for our 25 Hours of Thunderhill preview last year, so why not do it again? Every single class has depth, and…
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The News for January 23rd, 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 channels the 650S’s inner F1 GTR for a special edition Porsche releases GTS Club Coupe…
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Mystery Car
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It was on this date in 1983 that The A Team premiered, bringing into the lives of TV viewers four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn’t commit, and who while on the run from the military police still had time to aid other innocent victims facing similar fates. The fate of today’s Mystery…
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Obscure Muscle Car Garage – Time to vote them out; These are the Obscure Muscle Cars of the 50's…
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The Hooniverse Obscure Muscle Car Garage has been an interesting series of postings that I introduced here in April of 2013. It was my intent to expand your notion of what a Muscle Car could be, and to zero in on the more Obscure Ones you may have never known about. When this series was…
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Hooniverse Asks- Seventh-Generation Toyota Celica, Brah! Or Blah?
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When it comes to new cars, there aren’t that many sporty FWD coupes around. This was a category that used to be rife with competition – you couldn’t swing a dead cat but for hitting a Prelude, Eclipse, Scirocco, or, in its later years, a Celica – and most all of those cars were pretty darn…
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Last Call- Bumper Snicker Edition
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Yes, I certainly will give them a wide berth, and I appreciate the warn… hey, wait just a cotton-picking minute! 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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The Diesel Truck of your Dreams is in a Florida Junkyard
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Your enthusiast fanboy dream truck is here, and at the right price to boot. It’s 4 wheel drive with a manual transmission, mated to a diesel engine. The short bed and standard cab mean it’s perfect for maneuverability when you’re out muddin’, or simply trying to get to your cabin. It’s already fitted with big tires…
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Diecast Delights:- THAT Aston Martin Vanquish in 1:18 Scale
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There isn’t a huge amount that’s been left unsaid about Bond Cars, and The Internet is well stocked with information about every one of them. The model you see before you is a depiction of one of them, but I’m going to pretend it isn’t. I’m not really interested in having a model of James…