Articles
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V.I.S.I.T. – Pontiac Sunbird
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Is there was ever a car that absolutely demanded a Carter Mondale ’80 bumper sticker, this was probably it. That’s right, a first-generation Pontiac Sunbird. These were made from 1975 till 1980, right smack in the middle of a period we now refer to as…. uhh…. The Great Dejection? No, wait, that was in the…
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Fastback Friday – 1991 Eagle Talon
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Moving smoothly within the Chrysler Corporation scope, today’s street submission is a 1991 Eagle Talon. Eagle-eyed commenters pointed out yesterday, that the LH Chrysler 300M was essentially an Eagle until 12 months before its hatching, and development photos uncovered showed the triangular Eagle emblem mounted on the front grille. This Diamond Star car is in…
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Mystery Car
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So, how are you doing in your office’s NCAA pool? Advancing? Already dropped out? Well, that’s okay because we have another contest for you to play. That’s right, it’s Friday and that means the little weekly time killer to keep your mind off all those TPS reports stacking up on your desk. And just like…
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Call them what they are – Ford and Chrysler edition
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Car manufacturers have recently gone alphanumeric nomenclature crazy. The two biggest offenders are BMW and Lincoln; BMW used to offer only three different models, but now they have eight in amazing 78 variations with weird S and X suffixes. Lincoln has all kinds of problems,of which its naming convention is almost the least of. Other…
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Hooniverse Asks- Open Forum, What Car-Related Questions Do YOU Want to Ask?
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Today, in a very special Hooniverse Asks, I’m not asking you a question, I’m asking you for questions. That’s right, like the double live gonzo himself – Ted Nugent – once sang, it’s a free for all! Actually no, we’re not going to let things get quite that out of hand, and should the Motor City…
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Last Call- Area 51 Pick-A-Part Edition
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Coming upon an old Subaru XT in the junkyard is like finding a ray gun in the back of your dad’s closet- you don’t know what exactly it does, but you definitely want to play with it. Image source: ©2013 Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved.
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Happy Birthday Ayrton!
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Today would have been Ayrton Senna’s 53rd birthday. Celebrate Ayrton’s life with us through some of his quotes below. Often outspoken and usually right, some of the things this man said can be applied to each one of our own everyday lives, when we are away from cars and computers. Then, watch two of my…
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The Full-Bodied Automobile – 1999 Chrysler 300M
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Even if this Chrysler 300M sighting is from the newer spectrum of posted cars, being a 1999 model, it’s still a car I happily feature here. It’s always nice to see a bold-looking American car here in the Finnish street scene, and whether said car is a cab forward design front-wheel-drive barge, it makes little…
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ZiL 118 in 1:43 by IST
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IST has recently released a scale model of everyone’s favorite bespoke V8-powered Russian minibus from the 1960s, the ZiL 118 “Yunost.” That’s right, this is a 1:43 model of the luxury minibus based on the ZiL 111 limousine, which were handbuilt at Moscow’s ZiL factory from 1961 till 1970. Originally, around 2000 of these were…
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Long Shots: And On To Palm Beach Gardens
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So this olelongrooffan arrived to work on Monday after a long week of schleping BikeWeek trailers only to find out that TheBigBoss had found an experienced trailer sales dude to take my place and he could start immediately. Finance cut me a check and by the end of the day, this olelongrooffan was once again…
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Review: 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
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First, a disclaimer: I am not a truck person. I have lived in big cities (or very close to them) my whole life. I have never had a need for pickup truck, I never owned one, and I know few that did. My only experience with pickups was while working for a construction company during…
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V.I.S.I.T – Mercedes 300D
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Today we have a car that I’ve seen quite a few times over the years. This is a 1977-81 Mercedes 300D, which I’m guessing is the 3.0L 5-cylinder diesel (speaking of diesel). It’s a regular at this park & ride where I sometimes catch my bus, and I decided I should finally share the W123…
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Hooniverse Asks- Have You Ever Hitchhiked? How'd it go?
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You know, not everybody has a car. Still, pretty much everybody likes riding in them, and that means that for many, when the wanderlust strikes it’s time to ride the thumb. Steinbeck, Kerouac, and that guy you once saw on the roadside with an axe and the pillow case full of – oh I don’t know -broken…
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Last Call- Rodent Problem Edition
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They say give a man a fish and you’ll feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you’ll feed him for a lifetime. There’s no proverb about what happens when you give a man a Sharpie, but the results can be pretty amusing, even if you’re still hungry. Image source: ©2013 Robert Emslie,…
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R.A-S.H: The DAF 66
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Stepping solidly aside from the idea of the Tall Car, or the Tough American Car For All Seasons, we find ourselves in Holland looking at a very small one of only average height and with next to no off-road capability. DAF buses and trucks are all over the place across Europe, but for most…
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Podcast: Episode 3Too short!
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It’s time once again for another episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. Come journey with us as we enter Episode 3. Blake Z. Rong is back from Amsterdam, and we’ve got guest Jeff Jablanksy from BBC Autos in the house. Our topics are rambling, our guest is oddly quiet, and our running time for this episode…