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V.I.S.I.T.: 1989 BMW E24 635CSi
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Though by no means perfect, when I drove by this scorching white 6 Series, I had to stop and snap some pictures. So long as you can count the number of previous owners with one hand and it has been regularly maintained (and documented), this would make a fun daily driver.
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Personal Favorit – 1986 Skoda Favorit
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Today, I’m wheeling out more European quirkiness, this time in the shape of a groundbreaking Bertone design. Yes, this dirty white box of a car was a dawn of a new age for the Czech car manufacturer Skoda; it’s an Italian-designed front-engined front wheel drive hatchback. For decades, Skoda built what the Soviet brothers told…
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Hooniverse Modern Art Monday – A 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Wagon as still art…
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Welcome to another Modern Art Monday piece on Hooniverse, where we try and broaden your imagination, and take you to a new plane of existence. What I really mean is we post interesting images for all of you to stare at, and today we have something that is quite interesting. According to Mike Baird, who…
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What is Luck?
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Before I get into this post, happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us writers here at Hooniverse!
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The News for March 30th, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of the things in the automotive industry that you should care about without the fluff or the BS. I also throw in a bit of opinion, just because I can. With the New York International Auto Show just a week away, many manufacturers are starting…
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It's Time For Another Monstrosity From My Harddrive
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Well my fellow Hoons, this morning this olelongrooffan arrived at my newish place of employment only to realize those Florida Power Light boys were having a good time playing with their bucket trucks and we had no power. Therefore with no phones and no lights, it’s time for my battery powered daily driver laptop and…
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Hooniverse Three-Wheel Tuesday – What the hell is this thing?
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This was spotted during the rain soaked American Truck Historical Society Truck Show held at the Eastern States Exposition Fair Grounds located in West Springfield, Mass. Accoding to the placard, this is a 1930 home made “Iron Bike”, and instead of a sidecar it sports a cargo bed, useful when a pickup truck just won’t…
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Vintage Advertising: Oldsmobile 4-4-2×4 Edition
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[singlepic id=3426 w=700 h=1500 float=center] This is first 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…
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Datsun Finn Ain't Afraid Of No Blizzard
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Despite it already snowing pretty heavily recently, my town was hit with something of a blizzard Thursday night. Where I had parked my cars were now two vaguely car-shaped snow drifts, and I spent my precious Friday morning minutes digging one clear so I could drive it to work. Snow ploughs were so busy they…
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Truck Thursday: Chilean Copper Mine Mega Trucks
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Chile’s Chuquicamata mine is the world’s largest open pit copper mine. The scale of the operation and the volume of the excavation boggle the mind. And in order to get the job done, mammoth trucks are used.
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PaperCars – Should Hold You Until Quitting Time
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Please welcome one of few new contributors, Scott Ith. Scott comes to us from his own website, NeedThatCar which has a ton of hoontastic stuff on it. Please make Scott feel welcome and awkward at the same time. -KK Do you have a few hours of work left? Do you need to look busy without…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Here'sssss Robby!
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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 Robby DeGraff who is currently at Loyola University Chicago. Let Robby know how much you appreciate his writing here. What’s up everybody? Like…
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Potter Works His Magic And Wins A Rolex
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[Ed. Note – This post ran yesterday… well, part of it did. The rats got into the server room and ate the rest. So, we went in with wrenches and beat the rats away. Now, we present the full story today. –JG] While we have already covered the Daytona Prototype victory with our post yesterday,…
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Cars and Croissants: Chatham New Jersey
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[singlepic id=3668 w=720 h=800 float=center] When you go to a car meet and see so many Ferraris that they no longer look special, you know are somewhere special. Started by two car collectors near New York in 2009, Cars and Croissants has grown from its 30 car beginings to over 200 during recent events like on…
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24 Hours of Lemons New England – The Race "Cars"
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The 2012 24 Hours of Lemons New England spring race (there is also an October race) is in the books. Follow the Car & Driver blog to get the latest details on Lemons racing written by our sexy little friend Murilee Martin. I managed to escpape my family for a few hours on Saturday and attended the…
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Last Call- Look Both Ways, Charlie Brown Edition
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One of the least desirable intersections in the world is the corner of pedestrian and car, and making sure that cross walks stand out is an ongoing challenge for civic planners and traffic coordinators. Here’s a clever take that’s a riff on both the Beatles classic Abbey Road album cover, and the beloved daily comic,…