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German Car Day Preview: 1974 Audi 100 Coupe S
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Coming up this weekend is the Larz Anderson Auto Museum’s German Car Day, one of more than two dozen lawn events that the Boston area museum holds each summer. One of its top three events, German Car Day attracts cars and car fans from all over New England, and every year the selection of cars…
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Roadside Attractions: 2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
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It’s not often I come across a small SUV that I really like (Jeeps excepted), because a lot of them are underpowered and of course less capable than their full-size counterparts. However, on my way home from work last Friday night, I spotted this little trucklet and had to stop for a quick look. I…
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Meguiar's Contest: And the winners are…
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Our Meguiar’s Father’s Day contest turned up some pretty great stories. Thanks to everyone who shared their own tale. Still, some tales were better than others… such is life. The voting, of course, was made difficult by the fact that some stories were a bit longer and had to be stretched to multiple comment boxes.…
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Caravan to Canepa – Part One
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Last Saturday, Bay Area Hoons caravanned from Oakland to the Santa Cruz Mountains for the Canepa Cars & Coffee event. I am breaking this trip into two segments because honestly, there is so much awesome, I’m afraid of melting the internet. Vwminispeedster and his dad Henry, the hosts of Seconds Saturdays, organized this event. The…
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First Drive: 2014 Kia CadenzaIs the world ready for a Kia fit for a King?
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Kia believes there is an emerging space between the standard road-going machines and the premium and luxury vehicles available. This emerging space has opened up because people are far more careful where and how they spend their money. Gone, supposedly, are the days of flashing your cash by way of your ride. Folks still do…
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Saabs on Display in Vasa, Finland
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[Words and photos by friend of Hooniverse, Christian R] There’s a saying here in Finland: ”Saabismi on sairaus”. Or in English: ”Saabism is a sickness”. I can’t say I consider myself a proper fan of the brand, but I do enjoy cars of all shapes and sizes. When a friend and life-long fanatic of the…
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American Detours: Episode 5 – A 1965 MGB and West Virginia
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It’s time for another round of classic cars on classic roads. American Detours Episode Five is now live, and it this time we’re running down the trails in West Virginia. Up first is a 1965 MGB in absolutely gorgeous shape, and Jael and I take it to a very tall bridge and then over to…
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A Chopper I Can Respect
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There are lots of different people in the world, and we all want different things in life. I personally think that’s a good thing; it makes life more interesting and helps us all keep an open mind. As much as I love all kinds of motorcycles, I have never been much of a bar-and-shield guy…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’a the Coolest Antiquated Automotive Term?
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Think about the use of the phrase dial a phone number. Or, relatedly, the dial tone. The simple fact of the matter is that for the most, part phones haven’t had dials for decades, and an entire generation has grown up possibly never seeing one outside of an old movie. The world’s automotive lexicon is…
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Last Call- Eighty Eight Edition
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It’s all fun and games until someone goes back in time and then suddenly the speed limits are all 35 MPH. Image source: Imgur
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V.I.S.I.T. – Hot Red: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro RS Sport Coupe
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This is the kind of stuff you want to see parked across the street. A 1975 Camaro RS in arrest-me red. 5.7 litres of the good stuff behind that chrome-bumpered nose cone. Fat tires, chrome wheels. And then you see the child seat in the cabin. Someone’s raisin’ their kids right. You know, it’s either…
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German Car Day Preview: 1965 Glas 1300 GT
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If you want to see some rare German cars this summer, and don’t want to spend the money to actually travel to Germany, you have some options. And one of the best options in the month of June is Larz Anderson Auto Museum’s German Car Day, which will take place on the grounds of the…
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Review: 2013 Kia pro_cee'd
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Kamils’ review of the remarkably good Optima started off with an emotionally charged tale of heartbreak involving a Honda Civic and a beautiful girl. I’m afraid this review doesn’t. I’m going to start mine by talking about balls. Beach balls, actually. When I was little I would be taken away on holiday to Cornwall,…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Let's Get Cheesy Edition
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I got a call from my wife on Friday with an interesting question about a convertible VW bus in front of her store. Needless to say, I was intrigued. What she sent me were some pictures of this short, weird, orange bus with roll bars. Interested as I was? Take the jump to see more.
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Music Video
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The earliest speed limit in America on record is the 1757 limit enacted in Boston that required wagons and horses to maintain a walking pace or face a 10 shilling fine. I’m sure that had Sammy Hagar been a colonial troubadour at the time he would have railed against such oppression, screeching I can’t ride…
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Citroën Rendezvous Preview: Citroën CX Prestige
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Every year well over forty Citroen CXs make the trip to Saratoga Springs, invading the sleepy upstate New York town with their strange looks and pushing the locals’ French pronunciation skills to their limits. That’s right, one weekend a year upstate New York plays host to the largest French car gathering in North America, as…