Articles
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Hooniverse Asks- What Bike Maker Should Build a Car?
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Today, BMW and Honda are pretty much the only major manufacturers of both automobiles and motorcycles in existence. It’s surprising that there aren’t more companies that do so, as you’d think there’d be equity in the brand proponents of both bike and car. But other than two-wheel stalwart Yamaha’s one-off OX99-11 and Sears’ cars from…
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A Few Random Porsches Seen At The Art Of Auto Car Show
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Okay, I know this is not a Porsche but it is its sister and those little dolls are just adorable, aren’t they? Yeah right. But why the hell anyone would restore a 1972 Volkswagen Type I? Anyway, at that kickass car show this olelongrooffan attended last month there were a bunch of Porsches.
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Custom 1988 Saab 900 SPG Aero is wonderful example of optimistic eBay pricing
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When selling a custom car, the owner can go in one of two directions. The first option is for a person to understand that one does not typically see a return on the amount of money invested into a custom vehicle, thus the sales price is an accurate reflection based on the market for said…
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Cheap Blue Miata Tours Northern Europe – Delivers Model Dodge Viper
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This is a 1991 Mazda MX-5. It consists of various shades of blue. It has taken some hits during the 21 years of existence on the blue planet of ours. It’s accumulated a little over 200 000 km:s on the clock by now. As you can see, it’s also registered in Germany. Right now, it’s…
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Last Call – Who'd Pick a Pontiac? Edition
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Did you hear the story about Billy, the high school quarterback, and Mindy, his cheerleader girlfriend? Seems they went up to the old mine shaft to make out, even though they’d been warned about the passed-on prospector, a miner’s ghost who haunts that hill to this very day. Billy turned the radio up, reached over…
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Last Call- Balanced Diet Edition
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He would have taken his Pontiac Solstice, but it couldn’t carry as much. Image: [CSlacker]
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California Craigslist – Wagon Wednesday Edition: Are you insane enough to handle the W8 Passat 4Motion?
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Do you live your life one torque converter at a time? In those 100,000 miles or less…. you’re free. You might be the type of man or woman who is ready to step to the plate to enjoy a slice of rare German longroof pie. The 2003 Volkswagen Passat wagon you see above is equipped…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition Brief – Sampling the new 2013 Nissan Altima
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This past Thursday, yours truly was in Nashville Tennessee to sample the soon to be introduced 2013 Nissan Altima. This is the best selling nameplate for Nissan currently, and the fifth generation Altima is probably one of the most important, if not the most important vehicle introductions for Nissan North America. With my off center…
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Mystery Car Monday Bonus Edition
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It’s Bunker Hill Day here in Massachusetts. This day marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, also known as the Battle of Breed’s Hill which occurred on June 17, 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. This means that I have a day off work, which means that I’m stuck on family duties. Today’s…
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Last Call- Choose Your Weapon Edition
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Ever since its founder Ferruccio Lamborghini was offended by Enzo Ferrari, who wouldn’t acquiesce to the former’s request, the companies have been in locked battle for the title of maker of the most audacious super car ever. Right at the moment it’s arguable that the Lambo Reventon holds that title, but just in case, it’s…
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Video-"Ken Block" discusses Ken Block's 2012 season
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Ken Block is the supreme ruler of automotive marketing and hype. He’s also a skilled stunt driver who pairs his car control work with a superb video team (including editors… that ain’t no one take video you’re watching, just FYI). Because of the popularity of Block’s videos, he often takes to YouTube to show the…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – An Original Iso Rivolta IR 300 on eBay.
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Welcome to a continuing journey of obscurity on Hooniverse. Glancing through the “Other Makes” section of eBay Motors, this particular listing for an Iso Rivolta caught my eye, and so it had to be shared with the rest of you. The pictures in the listing were quite “Rivolting” so I used one found on Wikipedia…
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Wagon Wednesday Craigslist: Mercedes Benz 300TD Drift Wagon
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Drifting is typically a love it or hate it kind of thing. While I appreciate the driver skill it requires, it just isn’t for me. Suspension settings and tire choice aside, the drift cars can be pretty interesting, such as this turbodiesel Merc longroof (can we call Mercedes “Merc” now that Mercury is dead?). In addition to suspension modification…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Writing for Hooniverse, Some Months On
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Editors Note: This weekend, Hooniverse will be running a series of posts introducing you to some of the new writers who are now in our part of the Hooniverse. This time it’s Antti Kautonen who has his own series of features called the Finnish Line. Let Antti know how much you appreciate his writing here.…
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Craigslist: 2004 VW GTI VR6 "Nice Ad" Edition
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We receive a ton of tips here at Hooniverse, and by “a ton” I mean about three or four per day. We especially love the CL tips… the cool or obscure cars, the half-assed projects, and ridiculous contraptions. And then one day comes a tip about a clean VW GTI with the subject line “nice ad”. The ad appears…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call
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It’s never a good thing when your race car is on the hook with no impact damage while the HAZMAT team cleans up its bodily fluids. Before the season even begins.