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2013 NYIAS: Completing my "Homework Assignment"
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Given my limited access to exhibits, by noon the New York International Auto Show had been somewhat of a disappointment to me. As Jeff and Al were busy typing up stories for the website, they recommended that I go try out the Camp Jeep course in front of the building to kill some time.…
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The Carchive: Pontiac '72; A Masterclass in the copywriters' art
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I’ve long been looking forward to writing about this one. The 1972 Pontiac full line catalogue is one of my absolute favourites and appears on my nightstand on a regular basis. Many’s the time that the neighbours have been a knockin’ on the door complaining about the shrieks of hysterical laughter emanating from the inner…
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W124 Love – All Things To All Men
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In the previous part, we talked about the ubiquity and sheer variety of the Mercedes W124 and its submodels that make it the European counterpart of Panther platform. In many ways the models are each other’s foil, embodying European and American takes on the long-running universal chassis. Let’s take a closer look now. [Ed: Today…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: The British Edition
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So this olelongrooffan is getting settled in down here in south Florida and realizing there is a whole truckload of cool ass car stuff that I had not previously realized existed down in these here parts. This past weekend was the 13th annual Jupiter British Car Show out there on the Beachside. As usual, once…
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Quick Spin: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI
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The most important thing when driving new vehicles is to keep an open mind. Before driving any car for the first time one may have preconceived notions; an opinion based previous experiences or perhaps what we have read or heard from other sources. Then there is the time when you drive a vehicle which you…
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Classic Caption – The 1960 DeSoto Adventurer 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 every Tuesday, 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- What's Your Favorite NYIAS Introduction?
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Yes, I reused the lede image from last week. So sue me. The 2013 New York International Auto Show is presently in full swing, and remains one of the most contradictory of shows, being as it is in a city that really doesn’t lend itself to any automobile other than a yellow cab. Still, the…
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Last Call- Hooniverse Announcement Edition
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Hooniverse has been carving out a niche among the Internet’s car blogs for years now, and while we don’t feel that it has grown stale in any way, we have decided that its time to start carving out other kinds of niches. Because of that we are announcing that, effective tomorrow morning, Hooniverse will be…
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What 24 Hours of LeMons Racers Drive In Real Life
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As LongRoofian will attest, the parking lots at car shows and car races are oftentimes more interesting than what’s on the 18th green/track. Here are some of the cars and trucks I spotted in the paddock area and parking lot at Sonoma Raceway recently. There has been a lot of talk about LeMon’s $500 price…
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The Carchive: The Merkur XR4Ti
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Euro-American allied projects often lead to notable successes. The P51 Mustang, for example, was a plane transformed when the Rolls Royce Merlin replaced its original Allison motor, the Nasty class PT boats of the USA in Vietnam had the same English Electric Deltic engines as some of the UKs finest high-speed locomotives, and I really…
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Forever Young – 1992 Toyota Corolla
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“Forever Young / I want to be / Forever Young”, sang Alphaville on their 1984 hit song. They were also Big in Japan, as is the Toyota Corolla, year after year. And whenever you start this 1992 Corolla I’ve been driving, an euro dance cover of Forever Young starts playing, as the aftermarket stereo resets…
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The Hooniverse – Tom's 1969 Pontiac Firebird
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We’re back with another installment of The Hooniverse, where we take a high-definition look at an automobile that touches us in all the right places. The first vehicle in this series was the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. For our second video, we took a Cadillac CTS-V Coupe into downtown Los Angeles at midnight. Now,…
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Hoonivercinema- Monday Music Video
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Literacy is a good thing, but sometimes being literal is not. In the case of this video that tries to visually match the cities of Geoff Mack’s fast clip lyrics as sung by the legendary Johnny Cash, it most certainly is. I’ve Been Everywhere was originally written by Mack using Australian locations, but was retooled…
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In Which I Drive A Supercar & Ride Shotgun In A Drift Car
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Recently, while visiting Las Vegas Motor Speedway, I noticed in the distance a bunch of supercars driving around a nearby track. I promised myself I would check it out when I was back in Vegas. I did just that recently. Exotics Racing is a wonderful daytime diversion for the car nut visiting Sin City. You…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Best Car-Related April Fools Prank?
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Hey, guess what day it is! That’s right, it’s April Fools Day, the greatest holiday of the year. Today is the day we get to cellophane wrap the toilet, fill hair driers full of baby powder, and toss rattlesnakes and scorpions into our roommate’s bed while he’s sleeping. And oh the face penises, I am…
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Weekend Edition: Last Call: SpeedyCop's New Ride
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So this past week, this olelongrooffan was out on my local Florida Highway 9 lamenting the fact I missed seeing that awesome Cessna last weekend out on the other coast up in Appalachia. Then I spotted his next ride. Suddenly, all was good. Image Copyright Hooniverse 2013/longrooffan