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Podcast: Episode 11 – Blake’s in charge!
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It’s time for Blake Z. Rong to shine! He’s in the lead spot for Episode 11 of the Hooniverse Podcast, and I’m nowhere to be found. Joining Blake is the ever-present Zack Klapman. Joining Zack and Blake is special guest Corbin Goodwin, who is the man behind the Zero F**ks Given Mazda RX-7. It’s essentially…
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Podcast: Episode 11 – Blake's in charge!
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It’s time for Blake Z. Rong to shine! He’s in the lead spot for Episode 11 of the Hooniverse Podcast, and I’m nowhere to be found. Joining Blake is the ever-present Zack Klapman. Joining Zack and Blake is special guest Corbin Goodwin, who is the man behind the Zero F**ks Given Mazda RX-7. It’s essentially…
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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 asked you to go and find French cars for sale outside of France. We’ll find out which one’s the most my chariot amour after the jump, but first this week’s…
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Become a LeMons Legend – Buy this 1952 Green Bay Packard and win the coveted Index of Effluency Award!
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Every so often, you run across a great eBay Motors listing, and your mind bristles at what you could do with item offered. Well, this listing has to rank as one of the greats, because the item in question is a Green Bay Packard… I’ll wait until that sinks in. Got it? OK, now let’s…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Worst Car or Truck Sold in Your Country Today?
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Gather around kids, gather ’round. I’m going to let you in on a little secret: those classic cars many of us fawn over – the ’65 Mustangs, Ferrari Dinos, heck, even the Lamborghini Countach – weren’t very good cars. I say that, not from the perspective of each vehicle’s era, but from the safe and…
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Last Call- Why Be Boss When You Can Be Boss Hoss Edition
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Boss Hoss makes wildly over the top bikes and trikes. How over the top? How about a bike powered by a Viper V10? Their ’57 Chevy trike, like this one spotted on the Golden Gate Bridge is a little less wild, rocking a Chevy 350 and S10 rear end. It’s not just boss,it’s Boss Hoss.…
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Classic Cars Cruise-In at Clearview, WA
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Last weekend I was helping some friends of the family get their house ready to sell, hauling gravel and pulling weeds. Really exciting stuff, I know. I decided to take a 10-minute break to get my 55-cent iced tea refill at the Starbucks just a few blocks up the road. This happens to be in…
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R.A-S.H: The Wolseley Six
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There has been some great English architecture over the years. From the majestic domes of Christopher Wren’s St Pauls Cathedral, through the Art Deco imaginings of Oliver Hill, to the shining, glassy edifices of Norman Foster and his associates. All of these masterpieces have been united by an innate sense of balance and proportion. All…
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Citroën Rendezvous Preview: The Citroën XM
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A funny thing happened on my way to the 2012 Citroen Rendezvous in upstate New York. I got lost. The venue had changed from the previous year, so even though the event stayed around Saratoga Springs the new location was quite a few miles off the interstate. I vaguely glimpsed the route on The Mapquests…
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Review: 2013 Ford Focus ST Estate
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When you’ve been raised on Performance Fords it’s a tall order to take the keys to a new, exciting release and remain even-handed. Hooligans cars all, from the Fiesta XR2, through the Cosworth era and beyond, they ranged from fun and fast to raw and savage. Proper hooligans cars, one and all. Naturally, when the…
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For Sale: Ford Mustang II – The King of Kings
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As I’ve mentioned previously, Malaise is my specialty. What I particularly like are the tape-and-stripe packages, especially those with a mascot. Just look at that snake. If this car doesn’t remind of the disco era, I don’t know what will.
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Classic Captions – The 1963 MG Midget Edition
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Classic Captions Post. This is a series of posts that are set to run this time each week, so let’s review the premise; I search for images that were used by the car companies in their print advertising or brochures, and it is your job to provide a humorous, snarky, or…
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Hooniverse Asks- Would You Ride a Motorcycle Across the Country?
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There’s something about a road trip that makes it one of the quintessential passions of just about every automotive enthusiast. Whether it’s to see the sights or just to reach a far off destination, setting tire to tarmac with a sense of purpose is something that almost all of us love to do. And the…
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Last Call- Arrrr Edition
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Aye matey, twas a ghost ship. Rose up from the fog it did, and sailed right past us. It listed to starboard at rest stop A111, and we never saw it again. Image: Jokeroo
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Case of the Mondays – Mercedes Dents: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 280S
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Here’s one of the nicer-looking old Mercedes-Benzes I’ve seen lately. For every rust-free W126 S class, there are two dozen rusty and dirty ones belching on our streets. This custard yellow 1985 280S sat on a Helsinki street, seemingly flawless. No rust anywhere. But, the other side looked quite different, I’m sad to say.
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JDM Legends Meet: Photo Dump
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Most cruise nights are pretty predictable. There will be several Tri-5 Chevrolets, plenty of Mustangs and Camaros, a few rat rods, and some muscle cars. After a while, they start to blend together and it takes something really special to grab attention. The meet at JDM Legends wasn’t like that. The cars that showed up…