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What Makes an Enthusiast Car? Read This Review of a Cute Ute to Find Out
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As enthusiasts for kinda crappy but kinda awesome cars of days gone by, we wrestle with a problem. For me, this is the “Mustang GT Problem” (read Señor Bowman’s take on the 2013 here, by the way). Which is to say, the new pony outruns all but the most recent supercars without the supercar price or…
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Beige Saab Appreciation Society – 1984-87 Saab 90
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“Find me a Saab 90”, said the esteemed A. Kierstein in a recent conversation, “and you’ll be a legend.” Challenge accepted. Old Swedish cars are rife in my region, and I was certain it wasn’t going to be difficult to find one in as perfect condition as one can imagine. Saab 90:s have always been…
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California Craigslist: Engine-less1983 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon is begging for a new heart
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It’s certainly no looker, but this 1983 Chevrolet Malibu wagon is ripe for the picking. The seller states that the car is without an engine or transmission, which only makes your job easier. If someone can swap a Koenigsegg engine into a Granada, surely we can find something awesome to plug into the belly of this beast.…
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Hooniverse Classic Caption – The 1977 Chrysler Cordoba and 1977 Plymouth Volaré Edition
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Welcome to 2012, and it is now time once again for the Hooniverse Classic Caption Contest. Since the New Year is here, I thought I would present an image that is actually made up from two different pictures, but first let’s review how this game works; I find images from all around the web that…
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Hooniverse Motorsport News For The Week Of March 26, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Motorsport News. Formula 1 ran their second event in as many weeks in Malaysia. NASCAR went back out West for more roundy round action. IndyCar opened another season in Florida at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix. SCCA’s Pro Racing World Challenge series supported IndyCar at St. Pete with a double header.…
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Long Good Friday – Beater Street
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During a Good Friday stroll (day off, what can be better than that?) around the old town I snapped a few photos of cars previously pictured in older posts. On a completely silent, somewhat windy sunny day they were strewn across the neighbourhood, comically close to each other like someone had performed an IRL Hooniverse…
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Found in the forums: Let's take a journey to the magical wonders of POR15
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Rust. It’s the enemy of automotive enthusiasts across the globe. Well, except for you freaks in Arizona. Still, rust remains a problem for the rest of us, but there are ways to combat the evils of iron oxide. Former Hooniverse contributor and current Seattle-based beard model Han_Solex has recently taken on a new project vehicle,…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Do You Love Except For Its Name?
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Shakespeare is famous for writing – among other things – “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet“, meaning that it didn’t really matter what dumb name your parents gave you. That goes for cars as well. The jaunty coupe above, with its two tone white over black paint and…
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Hooniverse Rolex24 Weekend Edition: The Parade Out Front and Out Back
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So, campsite 510 in the infield at the Daytona International Speedway is bordered on the front by the west horseshoe entry at turn 5 and on the rear by the main feeder road from the tunnel under NASCAR turn 1 and the old tunnel under NASCAR turn 4, which, incidentally, is the same age as…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – 1989 Ford Scorpio
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As I’m southward bound, sitting in a train cab for the next four hours, I have good time to go through photos and contribute – the train car is fairly silent, with my typing only disturbed by the occasional visits by the ticket inspector who could pass for Steve Buscemi’s stunt double. The sun is…
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Civic Duty – 1981 Honda Civic 1300
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Not all cars are pampered even here. Some stay in daily use for years and years, get fixed when necessary and get new patches of sheetmetal when necessary. This 1981 Civic has started its fourth decade in regular use, and it looks like every passing year has left a mark on it. There are several…
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#SwedeSpeed @2PM EST: Randy Pobst!
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If you have ever wondered what it’s like to be shot out of a cannon on a standing start, or what it’s like to use massive turbo lag to your advantage, or what it’s like to outdrag Porsches and Vipers down long straights in a Volvo S60 in the SCCA World Challenge, then this event…
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Mayday – 1972 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
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Traditionally, May 1st (and especially the evening before) are festive days here. Tomorrow’s a holiday, so most everybody is drinking champagne in parks with silly white student hats. It’s also traditional to get your brightly-coloured pride and joy out in the public, and that’s what the owner of this historic-registered 1972 Fiat 124 Sport Spider…
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Hooniverse Two Wheel Tuesday: What's Their Nickname? Who Cares? These Are Sweet.
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Ssshhh…don’t tell the Hooniverse Overlords but I’m sneaking this one in. Now, my fellow Hoons, this olelongrooffan doesn’t want to come off as being conceited or egotistical but sometimes I just stumble onto some cool old shit. And today at the end of my eleven hour day selling 4, count em 4, motorcycle trailers (my…
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Truck Thursday: 1990 Utilimaster Aeromate on the Devil's Highway
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Friday, 2:38 AM, Somewhere in the sprawling suburbs north of Dallas: I swipe my debit card through the reader at the gas station and furtively enter my PIN, hoping the taxi driver isn’t lurking somewhere nearby, shiv in hand, waiting to take my card, my PIN and whatever may be left of my checking account.…
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Truck Thursday Long Shots: Defender 110 And A Couple Red Brethren
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So last weekend while this olelongrooffan was down watching my beautiful daughter strut across that high school graduation stage, I was out and about the next day and spotted this gorgeous Land Rover Defender 110