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V.I.S.I.T. – Vauxhall Tigra 1.8
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That’s right gentlemen, that’s a Vauxhall Tigra 1.8 cabrio on Connecticut plates. In Connecticut. Just how is this possible? My money’s not on show and display, but rather, given the car’s “value” and country of origin, a non-resident registration. Foreign nationals can import a car into the US and keep it here for up to…
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Quick Spin: 2013 Mazda MX-5 Club EditionThe password into driving Heaven is "Club Edition"
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Engine in the front, manual transmission shift lever in my hand, and the drive wheels out back are a recipe to make me a happy man. Still, even when these automotive stars align it doesn’t necessarily signal a success story. Maybe the car won’t have enough power, or perhaps part of the car will feel…
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Hoonivercinema- Music Video Monday
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I was thinking the other day about how we’ve been starting the week off with a car-related music video for a while now, and have so far not had anything from the bathtub gin boogie woogiers themselves, ZZ Top. Well this Music Video Monday is going to rectify that with a low-boy rich ditty off…
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A Ride in the Opel GT
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Years before General Motors treated the American public to such branding exercises as “The Buick Opel by Isuzu,” an effort famous just for the sheer scale of summoning so many different brand names at once to sell an Isuzu Gemini, GM’s Buick division marketed a very fun sports coupe that we often forget about when…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s The Coolest Non-Car Brand Car or Truck Edition?
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Whether aligned with a fashonista such as Gucci or Ralph Lauren, or beer belly biker brand Harley Davidson, automotive tie-in editions have a long and storied history. Denim jeans typically play havoc with car upholstery, the securing rivets on pockets and general rough texture abrading over time the sturdiest of leather or cloth. AMC, in…
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Winter Weekend Edition – Alfa Romeo 75
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The last post on the Winter Weekend theme is a re-visit: this Alfa Romeo 75 was posted some time ago earlier, accompanied by a worn Opel Omega back then. Now, the Omega is gone, but the Alfa remains unmoved. The Italian is left sitting on the same stretch of road as the earlier cars today,…
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Winter Weekend Edition – 1995 Audi A4
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Next to the 405, I photographed this 1995 Audi A4. It’s probably a project/parts car too, and it seems to have had a rough life so far. I don’t think the snowplow has treated it too kindly, either. Audis like this are still in decent demand, so it’s likely it’s a high-mileage car that’s suffered…
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Winter Weekend Edition – 1993 Peugeot 405
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The weekend continues with abandoned cars surrounded by snow. The cars posted yesterday were in reasonable shape at the very least, but the ones coming in today are either project cars or complete wrecks. I’m starting with this 1993-model Peugeot 405 GLX, which stands out nicely from amidst all the snow with the still-lustrous red…
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Winter Weekend Edition – 1987 Ford Fiesta C
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This 1987 Ford Fiesta is a true entry-level car. The “C” notation meant it pretty much had steerable front wheels and nothing else; even if the 1.1-litre pushrod Valencia four wasn’t the smallest engine on offer. It’s been pretty much abandoned next to a gas station just a stone’s throw from the Prelude. At first,…
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Winter Weekend Edition – 1984 Honda Prelude EX
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These weekend posts have one thing common: old cars surrounded by snow. This time I need to be honest: I haven’t seen this 1984 Prelude move an inch in summertime, either. It’s probably rotten to the core, and it spends its days on the corner of a warehouse. Year after year, a ton of snow…
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Winter Weekend Edition – 1988 Nissan Laurel 2.4E
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This weekend, I’ll be posting some cars left on their own devices. Some of them abandoned, some of them just positioned where snow has overpowered them: at the very least, it will take a while before they’ll return to the streets. The first one was shot last weekend at the ice track. It’s a 1988…
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Last Call- Friday Night at the Drive In Edition
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Going to the drive in is a uniquely American experience, and sadly one that has fallen from favor. The SciFi Dine-In at at Disney World attempts to recapture some of that movie magic giving you a Cadillac-esque seat and a Hollywood Hills backdrop, plus movie clips looping on the big screen. All they need now…
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Down on the Amsterdam Street – Pontiac Bonneville
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This 1987 Bonneville was shot on a freaking cold Amsterdam street in horrible wind, so that’s the reason why the photos certainly appear hastily taken. I apologize for any blurriness around the edges, but I practically ran around the car. I’m posting these photos especially because of Jim Yu’s Bonneville sighting. Another reason is that…
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V.I.S.I.T. – BMW 745i
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While the Euro-spec W126 S-class is arguably the car we have to thank for not being able to have nice things anymore, one whose gray import numbers prompted M-B USA to push for a ban on private imports, the E23 7-series (fortunately) had a much less drastic effect on our automotive landscape. But that didn’t…
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Craigslist Find – 1968 Mercury M-100 (Keep pretending it's Thursday)
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If I had money, tell you what I’d do . . . Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen an M-1 or M-100 in person. This is Hooniverse, so there should be a few. Anyone?
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Found on Craigslist – 1977 Jeep J-10 Honcho (Pretend it's still Thursday)
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Head Honcho . . . Here’s a cool little number from the list that belongs to Craig (who is Craig, anyway? Why not Ed, or Larry?).