Articles
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Why It's a Good Idea to Have a Dash Camera
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Those nifty little dash cameras have given the world some pretty amazing pieces of footage over the years. Whether it’s a avoiding an accident with a truck that hit black ice or catching a hit and run driver red handed, these cameras have proven to be a useful thing to have. In this case, it…
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Mad Max is on the Move
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Quick quiz – what’s the greatest post apocalyptic car chase and fetish clothing movie? Nope, not Driving Miss Daisy, but you were close. The Road Warrior took the eponymous character Mad Max from the first film and deposited him in an Aussie wasteland for where, aside from an abundance of leather chaps, resources are…
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Jaguar ALIVE driving school [w/video]
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We love driving schools. Any chance we get to strap into a car and fling it around the cone-laden confines of a wide-open area makes for a great day. Thus it should come as no surprise that when Jaguar rang us up on the Hoon-phone to invite us to their latest driving experience, we sputtered…
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Our Cars: My 1991 Mazda 323F with Unblurred Plates
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This is my 1991 Mazda 323F, again. It’s the car I’ve driven since 2009, having accumulated some 57 000 km onto the odometer, bringing the grand total to a tick over 151 000 km. The 150k km point was reached last September at the Ahvenisto track, where I proceeded to slam it driver-side-first into a…
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PSA: Don't Be THAT Guy
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It’s the beginning of April. Days are longer, the weather is warmer and we’re slowly emerging from our automotive hibernation. All over the country various automotive events will begin: autocross, shows, concours, HPDEs, Cars and Breakfasts, races, etc. Consider this post to be your friendly reminder not to be “that guy”. That guy who thinks…
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Your Productivity's Shot like an Underbuilt TH350: Murilee Martin's 20-Part Impala Hell Project
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If you’re reading Hooniverse, you’re probably already a fan of Murilee Martin. You’re also likely aware that The Saucy Minx posts regularly over at The Truth About Cars. That said, you might’ve missed some or all of his 20 part epic about his Impala Hell Project. The tale arcs from Murilee’s acquisition of the car…
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CraigsList: High Performance Sportscar Project
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At some point everyone of us was thinking of our own perfect little sports car. Call it a daydream as that’s as far most of us were willing to take it. Modifications, kit cars, wild engine swaps, sure those are all cool but in the end you’re limited to something. This guy took it one…
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Last Call- Drive-Thru Nirvana Edition
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The two things in my life that I consistently attempt to encourage are eating more bacon, and engendering my own laziness. Burger King, it appears has been reading my dreams, and has come up with what is possibly the greatest comestible ever – the bacon sundae. Not only that, but they are offering it as a…
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Mystery Car: Daytona 24 edition
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Hoons are generally the most knowledgeable of car enthusiasts, but can you name this vintage racing car simply by it’s headlight and turn signal? To give you a tiny idea, iIt was mandated by it’s governing body that it be 100% road legal, and does carry a spare tire at all times.
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Hooniverse Dakar Contest: And The Winner Is…
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The 33rd running of the Dakar rally is over. The cars and trucks have been put away for the time being, the drivers, the ones that made it anyway, have showered, and slept in a bed for the first time in 15 days. One name is being spoken by spectator and competitor alike. That one…
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Hooniverse Asks- What 25+ Year-Old Vehicle Would You Seriously Consider Importing?
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They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, or at least that’s the modern iteration of the Roman poet, Sextus Propertius’ opinion from his poem, Elegies. Alternatively, they also say Absinthe makes the fart grow stronger. Either way, over the decades, American safety and emissions regulations have kept many a desirable auto out of our wanting grasp, and…
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Ohio Craigslist: 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet
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Much like the 930 Cabrio Glucker found last Friday, this car did not start life as a convertible chassis. Porsche did not release the cabriolet until the 1983 model year, and this particular car came 4 years before. Unlike Friday’s find, however, this car also did not start life as a turbo. A bog standard…
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Truck Thursday: V.I.S.I.T and BaT: Two Jeep J4000s
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First, our old friend Alex sent in tip that there is abadass 1971 Jeep J4000 Gladiator on BaT. Indeed there is, and I was all set to make it Truck Thursday, when out of nowhere Blake Z. Rong comes chiming in with “Not as badass as the car that was parked outside my work the other…
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Topgear's DeltaWing "race car" is finished
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The real DeltaWing racer is making its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. Called an experimental vehicle, its radical new design is an experiment in race car design – a whole new clean CAD screen approach. I am looking forward to see how this Nissan-power 300hp (turbo 4), 1100lb vehicle will…
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Hooniverse Malaise Era Low Mileage Weekend Edition – A 1976 Truimph TR6 with only 17,000 Miles!
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Weekend. This weekend I thought I would combine two of my favorite weekend themes into one. The Malaise Era, with Low Mileage. I know what you are about to say… “Not another weekend with big old Detroit 70s Boats, dripping in Vinyl, Velour, and Chrome. Ahhh, but that’s where you’re wrong,…
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Modern Art Monday – How do you feel about making a Resto-Mod from a rare and beautiful car?
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I say off with his head. My God, why would anyone ever do such a thing in the first place. This is a very rare and very beautiful 1936 Cord Westchester Sedan, a car that has received “Full Classic” status from the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA). According to the seller, this Cord started…