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EV Midget Build – Part 4: Rear Suspension
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With the front suspension done, all I needed was rear suspension and I’d have a roller. The original midgets of the late ’40s used a transverse leaf spring and either hairpins or split wishbones. The look of the hairpins is such a classic that I decided to try to replicate that look on my midget. Click…
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The News for January 6th, 2012
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It’s time for the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of all the things you should know/care about in the automotive industry without the fluff of a hyperactive PR rep and without the dullness of a regurgitated press release from a man in a suit. Just honest, straightforward news with a bit of…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s The Coolest Non-Car Spy Vehicle? (Spy Week)
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Well, Spy Week is winding down, and I think we’ve pretty much covered the secret agent-automotive connection, and so now we’ll bow out with modes of spy transport that are NOT cars. Yesterday we discussed what were the coolest spy car gadgets, and truth be told, whether James Bond or a man from U.N.C.L.E., even…
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From One Extreme To The Other: Imperially Speaking
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Why don’t any manufacturers have square wheels anymore? Or push button transmissions? A few weeks ago this olelongrooffan was strolling around a junkyard up in the cold white north and spotted this beauty.
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Mystery Car
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It’s May 18th, and on this day in 1980 Washington State’s volcanic Mount St Helens experienced a magnitude 5.1 earthquake and ensuing cataclysmic event. This resulted in the largest known debris avalanche in recorded history – mixing with snow and water to create volcanic lahars – flattening everything for miles and filled the Toutle…
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Hooniverse Classic Truck Weekend – A 1952 Chevrolet Suburban with only 21,000 Miles
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Classic Truck Weekend. Last weekend I went to the rain soaked American Truck Historical Society Truck Show that was held in West Springfield, Mass. It peaked my interest, and so I thought I would do a complete weekend identifying and highlighting some Classic Trucks that you may or may not have…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition Brief – Look what I found in Tennessee
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This my friends is, well, it’s what you get when you mix a trike with a Myers Manx, powered by a Corvair flat six. It’s for sale, not far from Lynchburg Tennessee, where the Jack Daniels Distillery is located. Anyway, I decided to upload the images I took in their original size so everyone can…
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Hooniverse Overseas via eBay Edition – A Few French Delicacies of the 70s
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This is the second posting for the Hooniverse Overseas via eBay edition, and our next stop is in France. I knowwe all have a thing for French cars, to the point that I really can’t understand why. They are slightly warped, a bit somewhat ahead of their time, and a few are rather unreliable. The…
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A Chess Set Made out of Engine Parts is Just as Awesome as You'd Think
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Do you have a spare engine sitting around and also love playing chess? If so, you know what needs to be done. Also, free internet high-five to the first one who can correctly identify each part. [Source: Reddit]
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Falling in Love, with a Cobra
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I was at a race at the legendary Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and came across this picture perfect moment. If you’ve ever been to this historic four mile track, you’ll know that there’s also a huge car show, in a way, that takes place while these races are going on. Car nuts flock to…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Which Disco Era Personal Coupe Would You Drive to Studio 54?
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This will be my last posting for Hooniverse Showdown Weekend, and I thought I would throw in a little Tastelessness into the mix. Picture this: It’s 1978, and you’re in NYC, and you and your lady want to go to the hottest nightclub in town. That my friend was Studio 54, where the elite went…
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Last Call- Faded Youth Edition
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Yes, Honda, you once were. What the hell happened to you? Image: [Imgur]
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Here Comes the Sun – 1973 Volvo 142
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Every spring when the sun actually spends a good amount of time on the sky, instead of just taking a peek and going back to slumber, I habitually bring out old albums that I associate with advancing spring – albums like Odelay! by Beck and that one New Radicals album that was the only New…
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Hooniverse Asks- What is History’s Greatest Shared Platform?
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When it comes to designing cars, it may not come as a shock that all the money doesn’t get allocated across the car equally. Instead, each group- interior, steering, exterior lighting, etc, each gets a percentage of the overall development budget, and some are slighted to the benefit of others. That’s painfully evident when you…
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The Road Home puts returning veterans straight to work in the restoration industry
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Once a soldier finished his tour of duty, and returns home from combat, he or she becomes a veteran. I imagine it’s a wonderful feeling to come back to the life you left behind, yet I also imagine it can be a bit daunting as well. Perhaps, it might be downright terrifying to think about…
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Fastback Friday: 1990 Mazda FC RX-7, the Porsche 944 Fighter
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An unmolested RX-7 is a rare sight indeed. This red specimen, though by no means perfect, is nevertheless a wonderful example of what the 944’s competitor looked like.