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V.I.S.I.T. – 1987 Renault Medallion
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What is that Japanese wagon from the eighties, you may wonder. That Japanese wagon from the eighties is a 1987 Renault Medallion, a car so extinct it’s not even really present in the automotive fossil record, also known as a junkyard. This machine was manufactured at the dusk of the AMC-Renault alliance, and then promptly…
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V.I.S.I.T. – The cars YOU have seen in traffic
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Dear Hoons: The first of these series of posts was very well received. Unfortunately, most of you chose not to participate in this awesome game and therefore this week’s post is slightly weak. Yes, there are some unusual cars, some crap cans, and some home-made conversions, but I’m generally disappointed – I expected more. Regardless,…
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Podcast: Episode 2Be Prepared
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We’re now just two episodes in, and Blake Z. Rong has already ditched me. He went to Amsterdam to play patty-cake with Antti, or maybe he went to drink and have fun, I forget. Either way, the Hooniverse Podcast show must go on! I’m joined by Zack Klapman, who you probably know from The Smoking…
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Craigslist Crapshoot
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Welcome to our Wednesday dumpster dive that is known as Craigslist Crapshoot. For last week’s assignment we were looking for crap in all the wrong places – obscure cars found where they shouldn’t ought to be. The winner is after the jump, but first this week’s task. This week I want diesels. That’s right people, the…
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Found in the Forums: Make wishes for more niches
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Reader Marto comes through with another gem of a category. This time he’s delving into the topic of automotive niches. There are plenty of unique spaces occupied by only a few vehicles, but Marto wants to find niches that we haven’t named yet or don’t get enough attention. For example, can you consider the GTM…
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Hooniverse Asks- Ferrari California, Collectable or Forgettable?
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While other car makers have seen their brand equity rise and fall like the tides (can’t explain it!), Ferrari seems to have long ago set the gold standard, and has yet to see its desirability wan. A good bit of that is due to the marque manufacturing some amazing road hardware, and backing their performance…
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Last Call- Mirror Messaging Edition
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Ambulances do it, so why shouldn’t we? This brilliant bass-akwards messaging affixed to this WRX’s windscreen lets cars ahead know its driver’s intentions. Of course that could lead to him seeing the local Highway Patrol in his own mirror with PULL OVER written on their windscreen. Image source: Imgur
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Down on the Amsterdam Street – Final Roundup
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This post finishes up my Amsterdam contributions, and puts together a string of photographed cars that I’ve only captured with one or two quick shots instead of more detailed photos. The cars here range from old weirdness to newer hotness, so check it out.
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1957 DKW 3=6
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If you thought last week’s Audi 90 Quattro was going to be the oldest Auto Union car you were going to see on Hooniverse for at least a month, you were mistaken. This 1957 Auto Union DKW 3=6 looked stunning in person, and was pretty much in concours condition when I saw it. The 3=6…
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The Ugliest Car… In The Parking Lot
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I was invited out to meet some friends this weekend at COTA. They were visiting out from out of town, so I had assumed that they were just coming to check out the course and facilities on an off-day. I accidentally walked into the sensory assault that was the SCCA Super Tour. However, one car stood…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: Daytona Beach BikeWeek
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So this week is BikeWeek down here in the World Center of Racing that is Daytona Beach, Florida. As this olelongrooffan gets a chance, I am going to capture some images of the bikes that ride into our parking lot to share with my fellow Hoons. As I don’t know crap about motorcycles, that’s from…
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Classic Captions – The DKW 3=6 Sedan Edition
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Welcome to the Revised (yet again) Hooniverse Classic Captions Post. This is a series of postings that are set to go off around this time almost every Tuesday (when I’m able to produce these postings), so let’s review the premise; I search for images that were used by the car companies in their print advertising…
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Hooniverse Asks- What are the Coolest Factory Flares?
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Extending the wheel arches of a car or truck is a common visual representation of the vehicles performance credentials. It’s also a sign of the disconnect between engineer and designer as the added width required for fat tires was obviously not telegraphed at the design’s outset. Factory flares have also long been a prime element…
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Last Call- In Praise of Cargo Pants Edition
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The original caption for this picture reads like a page out of Dr Seuss: The keys are in the bag. The zipper is in the car. The car is locked. Does there exist a better justification for proximity keys? I think not. Image source: Imgur
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FX32 Lemons Build: It Lives!
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That’s right folks, the dual drivetrained, half MR2, half FX Lemons insanity is up and running. There were a few bugs that needed sorting out with the transmission and fuel delivery systems, but once it ran right, it ran right! This post is mostly pictures – about 9,000 words worth. Click past the break to…
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Hooniverse Goes To The Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance
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So yesterday was the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance and this olelongrooffan took my newish longerroof out onto I-95 and hot footed it up there to hook up with fellow Hoon The Mad Hungarian. We saw pretty much all that could be seen on the 17th and 18th fairways of the Ritz Carlton beachfront…