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Hooniverse Asks- What’s Your Greatest Never Sold Here Lament?
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Did you know that you can’t easily buy ranch dressing in England? What’s up with that? I mean what the hell do the Brits dip their hot wings in while watching the Super Bowl? That’s just one of the obvious limitations of national borders, albeit one of the more egregious ones. Of course for those…
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Porsche 917 #021 Secures A Restoration, And A New Book Deal
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The situation we have here is a tricky one. Technically, there are two 917 with their chassis numbered 917-021. Both are recognized by Porsche as having existed, and both have had their histories intertwined. You see, Porsche built number 21 as part of its initial run of 25 chassis in 1969, and the car was…
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Rubens Barrichello Officially Joins Indycar but This CJ-5 is More Interesting
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You heard it here first folks, Rubens Barrichello officially joined IndyCar, or as it is properly known, IZOD IndyCar Series. That’s great and I am sure Bradly will have more on that on Monday in Hooniverse Motorsport News!! Now check out this nicely priced CJ-5. [Source: KV Racing and Craigslist]
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Long Shots: Hooniverse Tudor Tuesday: The Town Coupe' Edition
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When this olelongrooffan was down in FantasyLand a few weeks ago, my daughter, TheSmartOne, and I were out and about checking out some cars of interest. While we were in the lot that possessed that Defender 110 I featured, I belatedly captured this image of a late 70’s Lincoln Town Cow. A little later this…
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Finnish Line – Selected Snapshots from an American Car Show
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On Tuesday, I posted some select motorcycle shots from last Saturday’s American Car Show held in my town, the Finnish coastal town of Kokkola. Today, you get to see the actual cars that were displayed at the venue. There’s a good helping of American metal on display here, and it shows here in the variety…
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Hooniverse Asks- What’s More Rewarding At The Limit – Bikes or Cars?
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In the battle of cars vs. bikes, each side has its adherents, and they rabidly defend their preferred mounts. The battle of two verses four wheels is as old as mechanized transportation itself, and in fact Nicolas Cugnot feared vexations by two-wheeled hooligans whilst out and about in his 1769 steam wagon. Fortunately, the…
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Hot Pocket – For Sale: 2001 Renault Clio RenaultSport V6
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Let’s talk lunch. I’m often tempted to grab something spicy at noon time, perhaps a tortilla wrap or something other jalopeno-empowered. It’s a tricky bet, as if you overindulge in tex-mex it might be painful returning back to your office desk and sit the remainder if your day in relative comfort, let alone doing anything…
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Stella Project Car: The Acquisition
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[singlepic id=3624 w=700 h=900 float=center] A man, a hundred dollars, and a Mustang. Many parents have a dream of working on a project car with their children. The family that wrenches together stays together, right? Things like finances and time always seem to get in the way however. This weekend I learned that it takes…
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Vintage Advertising: Javelin is a Champion Edition
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[singlepic id=3427 w=700 h=1500 float=center] This is one of the many 1970s automotive ads you will be seeing in the upcoming time. I’m going to leave them here with no comment of my own, expecting comments from you Hoons. And I promise that the quality of these will improve in upcoming weeks. Clicky for bigger picy.
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Bentley's First SUV: The Dominator
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[singlepic id=3716 w=723 float=center] At this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Bentley rolled out the EXP 9 F Concept. It was their way of previewing a new SUV that would be coming out within the next few years. But this concept also marked Bentley’s second SUV ever built. Wait… second? Yes.
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday – 1979 Chevrolet El Camino
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You know how you know you’ve moved into the right town? When you can snap photos of not just one but two blue El Caminos. I’ve posted the earlier sighting some time ago, outside a garage that works on anything with an engine by the looks of it, and here’s the other one. I’ve also…
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Where Art Thou, Compact Pickup?
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It has been well documented that he compact pickup truck segment is shrinking in the U.S. There are fewer and fewer options in the segment and those that are available are getting predictably fatter. Thirty years ago, in 1982, you could buy a thrifty Ford Courier that would carry 1,500 pounds and deliver 38 mpg.…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Pre-Miata Roadster?
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Ah, the traditional roadster, is there anything quite so magnificent as wending your way down some twisty, sun dappled canyon road, with the wind in your hair and the melodious note of a barely restrained exhaust in your ears? There is? What’s her name? Really? Well I’ll be damned. Okay, so there may be something…
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Last Call- P'Shop-Van Edition
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If you’ve ever seen the hipper-than thou flick Repo Man you’ll know that that movie pokes fun at Ralphs Grocery Chain’s plain wrap brand by having its characters eat from cans labeled FOOD and guzzle from others marked BEER. If Emilo Estevez’s Otto actually made some cash rather than just getting schooled by Harry Dean…
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Wagon Wednesday: Dash to Your Nearest Computer and Buy This!
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So I don’t have to. I’ll admit up front – I’ve been a Volkswagen fanboi since long before some idiot decided boy should be intentionally spelled incorrectly in this context. The year was 1979 and my parents had just purchased a new Rabbit – Alpine White over baby blue (vinyl of course). There were a…
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You Know When You Have Just Too F*cking Much Money When This Is In Your Livery
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So, this past weekend this olelongrooffan was in toney Naples, Florida for my beautiful daughter’s high school graduation (much more on that to come). Anyway, on the way on back to the Taj Mahal, I was booking across Florida Highway 80 some miles east of Fort Myers not quite to the sugar fields that line…