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Adorable 1949 Mercury Is Adorable
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There are people out there who build hot rods, and then there are people who build hot rods. Ernie Adams is one of those people who builds hot rods. This Mercury looks like an ordinary hot rod until you realize that it’s miniature. It’s actually an 11/16th scale replica of the original…and it’s brilliant. Click…
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Truck Thursday – 1961 Ford F-100
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As I have mentioned in a previous post, cars were part of my life from the day I was born. What I failed to mention is that some of my earliest memories are of my grandpa’s trucks and tractors. Grandpa is a farmer in southwest Missouri, halfway between Conway and Morgan in southwest Laclede County ($10…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car had the Greatest Negative Impact on its Brand?
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Win one for the Gipper. That’s entreaty attributed to George Gipp whose dying wish was that his beloved Notre Dame teammates win in his name. Pretty selfish, huh? Yesterday, I asked you about car or truck models which might have done the opposite, individually lifting the entire team. You offered up a slew of great…
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Last Call- Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls Edition
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Gone, but not forgotten. Image source: Imgur
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Down on the Amsterdam Street – Alfa Romeo 33 Sport Wagon
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Beautiful Italian design, that’s what this is. Especially in dark green. The Sport Wagon version of the later Nuova incarnation of the Alfa Romeo Alfa 33 gives the car a handier amount of interior space, while maintaining the classy glasshouse style. “Remember to say I hated it.” Sure, Blake.
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For Sale: Our Hooniverse calendars – now with fancy DISCOUNT!
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This splendid beast is the image you’d see for March if you purchased a Hooniverse Calendar. If you haven’t yet done so you cheap SOBs then you’re in luck, because we’re dropping the price. Right now, you can grab a calendar for just eight bucks. Calendar Digest calls this the “best deal in recent calendar…
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Down on the Amsterdam Street – Citroën DS Safari
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I’m not going to lie, this banana yellow Citroën DS Safari (or Break, or Wagon, or Estate) was one of my favourite sightings in Amsterdam. Thanks to the colour, it was easily spotted on the canal side, as we were walking in the fairly freezing wind towards the Hermitage. The Hermitage houses the van Gogh…
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1987 Peugeot 505 Liberté
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Remember the Liberté edition of the Peugeot 505? That’s okay, most 505 owners don’t either. The Liberté was a one year only trim level for 1987, to commemorate the centenary of France gifting the Statue of Liberty to America. The Liberté edition of the 505 might sound cool and mysterious, but this was in essence…
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Found in the Forums: A pending trip across the country needs your help
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Back from the dead, it’s time for another Found in the Forums post! This time around it’s a post by reader Marto that caught my eyes. Marto explains that he is quitting his job, leaving his house, and venturing out on a mega roadtrip. The destination? Pretty much anywhere in the United States and Canada.…
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Ferrari Cruise-In at The Petersen Automotive Museum
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On February 16th, The Petersen Automotive Museum played host to a cruise-in in honor of Enzo Ferrari’s 115th birthday. The event was organized by the Ferrari Club of America, which brought out a nice group of the brands legendary creations as well as a few other special cars. It was held on the top floor…
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Craigslist Crapshoot
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Welcome to our Wednesday dumpster dive that is known as Craigslist Crapshoot. Last week I asked for you to dredge up ads for bottom feeders, and while the pickings were kind of slim, we did end up with what could be described as a Craigslist Crapshoot poster child. More on that after the jump, but…
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Found on Craigslist: 1967 Datsun 411
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And now for something a little different . . . Part of my morning break invariably includes a scroll through craigslist for rare, interesting, or odd cars. In today’s case, I think I’ve found all three. We do have to cross the border for this quirky little Nissan-Datsun, so click past the break to find…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car had the Greatest Positive Impact on its Brand?
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Not all automotive brands are defined by a single model – hell, even Tesla is attempting to erase that stigma – but many brands have introduced models that have changed perceptions about the company, or have even saved them from financial ruin. I’d like you to contemplate the original K-Car for a moment, the Dodge…
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Last Call- Bad for Business Edition
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If all of this shop’s bays were so comically misaligned (see what I did there?) with their purpose, the SMOG test slot would be billowing smoke and the lube and tune would be playing Nickelback. Image source: Imgur
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Down on the Amsterdam Street – Two Citroën CX:s
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Not long after the previous Citroën sighting of the LNA, we stumbled upon one of many beater Citroën CX:s with chrome bumpers running around the city. Yeah, where up here in the north you’d only really see beat-to-hell Xantias, in Amsterdam it’s ridiculously easy to see a CX still doing service despite a few knocks…
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R.A-S.H: The Fiat Strada
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When asked if he’d ever read R.A-S.H, certificated non-murderer OJ Simpson told us “I’ll definitely check it out some time.” And here it is. Way back over a year ago, Hooniverse’s Finlandanian correspondent V.I.S.I.Ted an extremely red example of the FIAT Ritmo. The car he found on the back of a trailer, which appeared to…