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The Hooniverse: Tom's 1969 Pontiac Firebird Part IIThis bird's become a Phoenix
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The ‘Bird is back, one more time. By now you should be pretty familiar with this 1969 Pontiac Firebird. It belongs to my friend Tom, and I’ve been chronicling it’s journey here on Hooniverse for some time now. The car has come quite a long way since when we first introduced it here on the…
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Video: Dinan BMW M49 dyno video makes me tingly
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Engine dyno videos are either exciting or terrifying. Well, OK, occasionally they’re boring too. The folks at Dinan just put out a video that manages to be amazing, sensational, and borderline pornographic. The star of the clip is a Dinan-rejuvenated BMW M49. If you know BMW engine codes, you know we’re dealing with something special…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Most Notorious Single-Model Endemic Failure?
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So we had a bit of a water cooler chat the other day, over here at the palatial Hooniverse Towers HQ, about the desirability of Volvo’s boxy but good 850 models. Those who had never owned one waxed misty eyed at the possibility of buying one, and how cheap they seemed to be. Others, who…
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Last Call- Lam-barf-ghini Edition
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It’s hard to believe but this proud and talented craftsman has created his own Lamborghini Aventador solely based on other people’s descriptions. Image source: Imgur
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Wagon Wednesday – 1990 Renault Espace GTX Injection
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I do believe our Wagon Wednesday series is in need of some green plastic box goodness. No-one does green this vividly anymore, as everything is metallic this and pearl effect that. No, this 1990 Renault Espace is good old bright green, and the panels are plastic. That doesn’t mean they haven’t need to be clearcoated,…
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The Big Rock Classic Car & Cycle Show
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This Saturday, I found myself at another car show, and this time there was no rain, the people were even friendlier, and the variety was even more impressive. I was in Duvall, WA to celebrate the town’s centennial, which included a great parade, frog jumping contest, kiddie rides, and a pancake breakfast at the…
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Toyota Celica GT Steals the Show At Carlisle Imports 2013
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This year the Carlisle Import Nationals had an above-average turnout of Japanese machinery with upwards of a hundred cars present from multiple marques, but it all upstaged by a car that was in the car corral, the Toyota Celica GT above. Crowds kept circling this car, pretty much ignoring almost everything else that was on…
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Found in the Forums: All the Mystery Car Data You Could Want in One Handy Chart
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If you’re familiar at all with the movie Office Space then you’ll know the importance of TPS reports and the requirement that they get out on time. Now, in deference to the Bobs, Hoon extraordinaire Kyle_a_m has put his work aside for something far more important, that being the compilation of all the Mystery Car contests to…
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Contest: Tell us a story about your father…because we've got some sweet swag from Meguiar's for the best ones
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Father’s Day is nearly upon us. Here at Hooniverse HQ we’re all taking some time to reflect on the father figures in our own lives, and we want you to do the same. No, we don’t expect you to simply listen to our orders… so we’ve brought some prizes out, and we think you’re going…
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Podcast: Episode 14 – Build.Race.Podcast! with Bill Caswell
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Lady and Gentlemen, episode 14 is here and you’re going to love this one. I know I say that pretty much every time, and I mean it every time, but this time I really mean it. Blake and myself are joined by guest Bill Caswell. Yes, he of Build.Race.Party, the $500 Rally Car, and global…
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Quick Drive: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
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The current WK2 generation of the Grand Cherokee has been around for a few years. In that time it has won a number of awards and satisfied many customers, a lot of them repeat buyers. For 2014, Jeep has made the first meaningful visual and functional changes to the Grand Cherokee. Those changes, aside from…
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Craigslist Crapshoot
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Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. Last week I put out the call for kit cars that looked like other cars, and boy did you find some faux-bulous contenders. Be ready to be covered in fiberglass dust in a…
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This terrible Bugatti T-13 crash has a happy ending
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Please welcome Edmund Burgess to the Hooniverse Hall of Fame. Mr. Burgess was driving his 1924 Bugatti Type 13 in the Prescott Hill Climb event when the car got… out of sorts. Entering a turn at around 30 miles per hour, the car wound up turning on its side and went top-first into a guardrail.…
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Hoons Will Be Caravaning to Canepa This Saturday
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This is a Public Service Announcement. For those of you not in the San Francisco Bay Area, you will be spending the next two weeks surfing Canepa Design’s website in your spare time. Canepa’s complex, near Santa Cruz, is an all-in-one showroom, museum, tuning and restoration shop, and design studio. For Bay Area Hoons, you…
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Hooniverse Asks- Luxury Hatchbacks, Brah! or Blah?
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Okay, so I’m guessing that those of you living outside of the U.S.A. will sort of need to sit out today’s question as you seem to have embraced its subject matter in a nonplussed manner that Americans never seem to have been managed. I’m referring of course to luxury hatchbacks, a mix of body style…
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Last Call- Taco Truck Edition
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My money’s on Carlos. Image source: Imgur