Articles
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Last Call- Proving Grounds Edition
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In 1954, the Chevrolet Corvette test drivers eschewed safety helmets for fetching chapeaux with poofs in top. Exhibiting a competitive spirit, Ford’s Thunderbird testers drove in full drag. Image source: [The Car Lounge]
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Last Call- Eff-You FJ Edition
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Interstate 10 through the Coachella Valley is a long smooth stretch of asphalt that just begs to be driven at ninety plus. That means it’s also prime feeding grounds for California’s venerated Highway Patrol. Turns out you also need to keep an eye out for Toyota FJs sporting roof racks as from a distance…
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Hooniverse Rolex 24 Week: A Redeux: The Kid, This olelongrooffan and the Pits
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Not quite three years ago, just barely a week into this olelongrooffan’s acceptance by the Hooniverse Overloads into this World of All Things Hoon, I posted this about a trip my nephew, thejeepjunkie’s son, the Kid, and I had during a trip to the pits during the Rolex24 at Daytona, 2008. As this upcoming weekend…
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Rolex 24 At Daytona: The Spotters Guide
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This weekend marks the launch of yet another racing season with the start of the 50th Daytona endurance classic event at 3:30PM on Saturday afternoon. I will be there to liveblog the event with my own photography and words to entertain you, and you can rest assured that LRF will be giving you his own…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Yes, this is another Image Posting from the New York Auto Show
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It’s Easter Sunday, and I’m taking time to say Happy Easter to all the fans of Hooniverse. This time, the image theme is Silver, Gray, and Blue since they fall into the same relevant color scheme. Why not make your suggestions as to what you want to see here on the weekends as well, as…
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March 14th: Steak and Chevy LUV Day
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It’s been a month since Valentines Day and it’s our day, men. Time for our ladies and our vehicles to pay us back for all that we did for them on February 14th. What best personifies this fun day for us… why that would be the Chevy LUV of course! [Image: pickuptrucks.com]
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Enthusiast's Guide To The American Le Mans Series
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Spring is finally here and the racing season has begun. We would all be fooling ourselves if we admitted that we knew everything about all the racing series. In an effort to reduce confusion and hopefully bring some clarity, we will continue our series of articles covering the various road racing series in U.S.…
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Ebay Find: 1931 Ford Model A Snow/Mud Track Coupe
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When it comes to cigarettes, the more descriptors in the name, the more likely they are meant for women. For example, Virginia Slims Ultra Light Menthol 120s are surely not something an XY human should ever buy. This rule does not apply – in any way – to this car. It is a 1931 Ford Model…
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More NASCAR: Living Legends Of Auto Racing: The Beach Show
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In keeping with our NASCAR references of the past few days, with the exception of an awesome Weekend Edition, this olelongrooffan thought I would share with my fellow Hoons some of the vintage NASCAR real stock race cars I spotted a whiles back.
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The News for April 6th, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News – The Leftovers Edition! This is a weekly recap of the week’s biggest automotive news, and this week all most of the news comes to us from the New York International Auto Show. Jim, Jeff, and Kamil have that show covered, but what I’ll be doing now is going over…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s The Weirdest OEC* Car? (Weird Week)
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*Other European Country Today is Friday, and that means we’re wrapping up our European Weird Week. And in doing so – after looking at the wares of Italy, Great Britain, France and Germany – we’re lumping all the other European countries in together for a Weird Week melange to close things out. Some people may…
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Vintage Advertisements: Champion Spark Plugs Edition
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[singlepic id=3676 w=720 h=999 float=center] Remember when you had to change your spark plugs every 15,000 or 30,000 miles? Don’t forget to gap them! And a little anti-seize goes a long way too. One day this old’e Kamillian will tell you a story of how he accidentally used lock-tite instead of anti-seize.
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The Truth About Cars breaks down the Tesla Roadster bricking story
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Can you really turn your $100,000+ electric sports car into an unusable brick? Yes… and no. The Truth About Cars did some digging into the recent story regarding a few unhappy Tesla owners that’ve turned their cars into lovely lawn ornaments. The story broke when it was found that Roadster owner Max Drucker found out…
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Wrenching Tips: How Not to Install an Intake Manifold
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I regularly refer to myself as a “professional automotive amateur”; the reasoning behind that contradiction in terms should be readily apparent by the end of this article. What follows is the tale of my first time doing a straightforward, but relatively involved job: swapping in a new intake manifold and four-barrel carburetor onto my Falcon.…
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Hooniverse Classic Captions – The 1980 Jeep Cherokee Edition
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While it isn’t Monday, it is Wagon Wednesday, and it’s time for a special Wagon Wednesday version of the Hooniverse Classic Caption Contest. To review, I search for images that were used by the car companies in their advertising or brochures, and it is your job to provide a well thought out (or not) humorous…
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Formula1 Legends – Past and Present
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We don’t often post pictures of men’s butts here on the Hooniverse, or any other body parts for that matter. But this is different. In the mid-80s the three men in this picture were at the top of their game, with one young guy just starting out but showing a lot of promise. Hit the…