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Hoonivercinema- Monday Music Video
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If something is retro, as it ages does it still embody the same nostalgia of the era it is evoking? Or, does it engender that same feeling for the time in which it was created, and that era’s take on the period in the past it still channels? Heavy stuff, I know. Recorded in 1996…
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Nissan GT-R gets plasti-dipped with interesting results
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Plasti-dip is a relatively new process of covering your car in what can best be described as a vinyl-like wrap, without actually wrapping the car – it gets painted on, sort of. Here are Hooniverse we plasti-dip our vehicles naturally, with rust. It’s process which takes years to perfect, but the results are outstanding. Plasti-dipping…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Worst Manual Transmission Mechanism You've Ever Experienced?
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Much the way Jeremy Clarkson avers that one cannot be a true car enthusiast until one has owned an Alfa Romeo, many of us think that to be a true believer you need to know how to drive stick. The thing of it is, not all sticks are created equal. And some are even less…
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Weekend Edition: Last Call
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\ Times are still tough down here in the Sunshine State. Even the wealthy are cashing in their recycling. Image Copyright Hooniverse 2013/longrooffan
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: The M1 Edition
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This olelongrooffan likes me some BMWs. As I mentioned recently I have owned 4 E30s over the years. There are two BMWs that I really love and the M1 is one of them. I had never previously seen one and a week ago I saw a whole slew of them. It was an experience that…
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: A Few 50's Cadillac Concepts Anyone?
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Last weekend after spotting that new C7 Corvette and a couple older race cars (and totally missing the BMW Art Car), this olelongrooffan wandered down the 18th fairway of the Amelia Island Ritz Carlton’s golf course in search of some other cool ass stuff to see and share with my fellow Hoons. And I found…
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: How About Some Rare Corvettes?
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At Amelia Island this year, this olelongrooffan got one of the perks normally reserved for the Hooniverse Overlords. I was able to spot the new C7 Corvette there on one of the alternate greens on the 18th fairway. Apparently the styling on this one is raising a few eyebrows around these here webs. As this…
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Weekend Edition: Last Call
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What is that saying? “When Life gives you lemons…” Thanks to the Cobra driving TheKenMan for this image.
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: Some Of TheGentlemanFarmer's Favorite Body Style
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My dad, TheGentlemanFarmer, was born in 1924 and loved open fender body style automobiles. I think this is because when he was a kid, that was the body design of the time. When this olelongrooffan was just a kid, he, thejeepjunkie and I cosmetically restored a, I think, 1929 Model A for which TheGentlemanFarmer eventually…
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: What A Concept, LaSalle
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So, as this olelongrooffan has mentioned on a couple occasions this past week, The Mad_Hungarian and I attended the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance last weekend. As UDMan, while recovering quite nicely, and as Hooniverse Weekend Edition isn’t quite yet his Cup of Tea, this olelongrooffan thought I might pop in with a Weekend Edition of…
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Amelia Island Weekend Edition: Before This olelongrooffan Even Crashed The Gates
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As this olelongrooffan mentioned in $kaycog’s post on Friday, I parked up the road from the toney Ritz Carlton hotel there on Amelia Island and hoofed on in to score me an elcheapo admission ticket to get into the Concours D’Elegance and hook up with The Mad_Hungarian. This olelongrooffan, instead of doing a separate post…
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Last Call- What's Wrong With This Picture Edition
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I like walking the yard. The junk yard that is. This past Saturday I indulged in that favorite pastime, and came across – as always – a number of odd sights and smells. One thing I noticed was that almost all the cars I happened to investigate had shoes in their trunks. Now, I don’t…
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Fastback Friday – 1997 Citroën XM Berline
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I’ve been pretty open about my love for all things classic Citroën. With the numerous BX and Xantia posts, it’s been clear to see there’s something about the folded paper spaceship designs that really gets to me. It’s easy, then, to predict that whenever a hydropneumatic Citroën appears on my sights, I get out my…
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Fastback Friday: The Amelia Island $kaycog Edition
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So as this olelongrooffan related in an earlier post, The Mad Hungarian and I attended the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance on the first Sunday of BikeWeek. It was just freaking awesome. It seems to get better and better with each succeeding year. As we were walking down the 18th fairway of that beautiful golf course,…
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1962 DKW Junior deLuxe
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First of all, the DKW Junior deLuxe is not the name of a new $13.99 artisan sandwich from Whole Foods. And no, the image above is not of a Ford Thunderbird that shrunk in the dryer. But you have to admit, this isn’t exactly what pops into your mind when you think of an Auto Union…
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The News for March 15th, 2013
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or the bull. I also throw in a little opinion of mine, just because I can. This week: Tanner Foust and Cobb Tuning show how to properly tune a Focus ST Acura RLX priced…