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Truck Thursday Long Shots: Classic C-10 GM Shortbed
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So, the other day this olelongrooffan was heading down A1A along the World’s Most Famous Beach and spotted a classic old GM pickemuptruck parked at one of the beach access ramps we have around these here parts. Of course, I had to whip a Ueeey to gather up some images of it to share with…
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California Craigslist: "And I'd like to leave my Gran Torino to… my friend" – 1973 Ford Gran Torino
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I am aware that Clint Eastwood’s character Walt Kowalksi, apart from being a racist old bastard on the outside with a heart of less racist old bastard on the inside, drove a 1972 Ford in the film Gran Torino. The car you see above is a 1973 Ford Gran Torino, but it fits the bill…
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The Trip Across Paris
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La Traversée de Paris (The Trip Across Paris) is a 1956 French comedy film. It’s also the name of a French classic cars rally that took place on the 8th of January, with almost 540 enthusiast cars partaking. One of the participants was famed film director Claude Lelouch, in a classic white Ford Mustang –…
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Hooniverse Malaise Era Low Mileage Weekend Edition – A 1979 Dodge Magnum GT with 12,000 Miles
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of the Hoomiverse Malaise Era Low Mileage Weekend. Do you remember the Dodge Magnum I highlighted a couple of weeks ago? Well, this one is even better. If you recall (or if you just click the link) that Magnum was White, with a Sunroof, a Bordello Red Velour Bench Seat…
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Truck Thursday: Jeep Forward Control Van
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There was a time when the Jeep brand was not producing amazing concept vehicles. No, there was a time when the Jeep brand, whomever it was owned by at the time, would just produce and sell the vehicles they designed. I had no idea such thing existed, a Jeep Forward Control Ambulance. I found this…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Across The Street At Art's Place
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So earlier this olelongrooffan mentioned my boss and I are taking a cross country, well up and down country, trek to Jim Nabor’s home state to pick up a rather pricey trailer. I was successful in talking him into stopping at the National Corvette Museum and next door we got to check out Art’s Place.
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Can Most Successfully Pull Off White?
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Back in the sixties Cream famously sang In the white room with black curtains near the station. Inscrutable lyrics, emblematic opening, excellent driving song. But unlike that monochromatic room with its contrasting drapery, it’s hard to find a car that is quite so impactful when cloaked in white. In fact, when it comes to white and cars, that…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Real Hoon Challenge; Four Completely Different Rides to Choose From
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Here is a real challenge for the fans of the Verse that is Hoon. I decided to throw a wrench into your thinking and to challenge your Hoon mindset by making you choose between four very desirable cars and trucks. Each has the qualities that make any true enthusiast lust for; They can be rare,…
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Command & Conquer – The Cars of North Korea
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With the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea a hot topic recently with the passing of Kim Jong-Il, it is a good time to look behind one of the world’s last Iron Curtains and cast an eye to their transport possibilities. It is a mixed bag; one does not really acquire but is dealt a car…
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Backwards French Cars by Michel Gondry (Hooniverse Weird Week)
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Yes, it’s Weird Week over here at Hooniverse. Even if I like to think of the ‘Verse as some sort of ideal dimension where cool cars are the norm and normal cars are blown out of the water, this amazingly strange concoction of back-asswards cars on a French film set just blew all our minds…
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NAIAS Morning Photo Dump
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[singlepic id=3112 w=340 h=400 float=left] [singlepic id=3107 w=340 h=400 float=left] Here is the first batch of pics from the [insert drama] 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit! [/drama]. It’s really just a bunch of stuff that caught my eye. Some early observations:
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LeMons says no driver, no problem
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How many penalty points for a newer GM? We typically shy away from press releases, but this one was too good to leave alone. Do you have an autonomous $500 car that you want to race? Jay Lamm announced today that you are now able to bring it to the LeMons races, with restrictions of course. Keep…
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The News for April 27th, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of all the biggest stories in the automotive industry with no fluff and no bull. I also throw in some opinion, just because I can. This week: Range Rover Evoque gets the Beckham treatment Jeep Wrangler gets high with the Altitude edition Acura’s baby…
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Truck Thursday: Caterpillar CT660: A New Truck from the Bones of Another
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Truck Thursday. This time I’ve had a little prodding from one of our readers, CherokeeOwner, who thought it would be a great idea to highlight the fact that Caterpillar has entered the Heavy Duty Truck Market, and has launched the website Drivecat.com. Well, your old pal UDMan is here to set…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Glastonbury AACA Show; Interesting Iron that was not part of the show…
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Last weekend, I decided to go to the 38th annual Antique Auto Meet that was held in Glastonbury Connecticut and as you can tell from my other postings, I decided to highlight some of the iron that was at the show for this weekend. This is some of the cars that were parked around the…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: Victory asks to Judge its Hard-Ball
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Victory takes another swing at the mid-range market by revealing two new motorcycles in January. The new duo is giving its customers the choice between a Stealth Fighter, the Hard-Ball, and the Pontiac GTO Judge, appropriately named Judge. [Source and Images: Polaris Industries]