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First Class Hoon, Pat Long, Is Back. This Time In Double Vision Video
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The only American-born Porsche factory driver, Patrick Long, is a very busy guy. Somewhere in his 2010 schedule, he managed to find some time to take the track record for GT3 cup cars at Monticello Motor Club, upon his first visit to the track. Here, we have two different viewpoints of the same lap, one…
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An Audi A7 and a case of home-brewed beer saunter into the woods…
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It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The keys to an Airstream trailer were supposed to mine for the weekend. Things don’t always go as planned, however, and my luxury hotel-on-wheels was not to be. The loan was canceled… but the trip wasn’t. After all, it’s not every weekend that I have a pass to…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition Last Call – Oddities from the Glastonbury AACA Show.
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Last Posting from this show, I promise. Let’s start with this Fiat 500 Barbecue. I want it, and I want it bad… See some other oddities from the show after the break…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Cars Are Vilified in Their Home Country but Loved in Others?
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They say abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. Or maybe it’s absinthe makes the heart go flutter? Either way, it always seems we want the most that which we cannot have, especially when it comes to cars. Usually, when we do finally get the object of our desires we treat it with unwarranted idolatry. Just…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday: 1980-86 Ford F-350
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The Ford F-Series full-sized pickup has been the best selling truck for 34 years straight. At some point in the 1990s, it became a “lifestyle” vehicle driven by suburban men with nothing heavier than a Pottery Barn loveseat and a case of Two Buck Chuck to lug around. Before that transition, these trucks were…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Which 60's Fullsized 2-Door will make you feel like your livin' large?
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of the Hooniverse Showdown Weekend, and I am stepping it up just a bit. I have been highlighting cars from Kevco Classic Car Sales in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This time we are exploring six different and totally lustworthy two-door full sized cars. So, lets take a look at a…
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Another Look At A Junkyard Stroll With This olelongrooffan
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The Art of The Automotive Lifestyle show down on toney Beach Street is happening this weekend here in the World Center of Racing, this olelongrooffan figured I would wind up posting some more of the images I gathered a few weeks ago at that junkyard up in northern Indiana. Kind of a Junkyard Truck Friday…
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Hooniverse Motorsport News for the week of February 27, 2012.
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Motorsport News “Welcome Back” report. The “off-season” is officially over, and we’re here to tell you all about what you missed. I continue to look forward to the remainder of the 2012 season, as it is quite promising. Get your projects done during the week, because the rest of the year,…
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Review – 2012 Aston Martin Virage Volante
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The first time I heard Kurt Cobain unleash his wailing voice was in 1991. I was 11, and the sound went straight through my ear canal before igniting the synapses in my brain. My very being was rewired, and my life became a few shades more colorful. Prior to Nevermind, I listened to music, but…
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Wagon Wednesday Long Shots: Hey! I Coulda Been A GTO
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So this olelongrooffan is certain that my fellow Hoons are aware the Pontiac GTO created by John Delorean when he was over at the Pontiac Division in the early 60’s. He wanted to create a muscle car for the Pontiac division but the powers that be didn’t want anything in house to take away from…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – A Last Year Plymouth Valiant Wagon
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday. The editors here on the Verse that is Hoon all love Station Wagons in some form or another. They can be Modern (Like This Cadillac CTS-V) Foreign and Obscure (Like This Lada), Malaise Vinyl Covered Beasts (Like this Country Squire), or Truck Based (Like this Suburban). Today, we have…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Say Goodbye to the Chevrolet Avalanche
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General Motors announced earlier this month that the Chevrolet Avalanche will be discontinued after the 2013 model year. To celebrate its departure, Chevrolet will offer a Special Edition called the Black Diamond Avalanche, and will also offer the truck at a lower price. At the time of its introduction way back in 2001, it was…
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$5000 Expedition Vehicle Showdown: Land Rover vs. Land Cruiser
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While some people’s idea of an off-road vehicle is cage with a 600hp engine, suspended on long soft springs and 40” tires. I tend to be more reserved. I always wanted an expedition-type vehicle; ability to comfortably travel on- and off-road with family, over great distances. The off-roading would be limited to sand dunes, muddy…
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Last Call- Beach Bikers Edition
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From 1937 until the early sixties, the prestigious Dayton 200 motorcycle race was held on the sand along Florida’s eastern coast. LIFE magazine documented the 1947 event, including this moment of speed turning to spitting sand for one participant. Image: [LIFE]
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Last Call- That's Why the Lady is a Champ Edition
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March is Women’s History month, and there have been many great women racers – Janet Guthrie, Shirley Muldowney, Denise McCluggage, and yes, even Danika Patrick among them. This shot however, of Lyn St. James on the Indianapolis starting grid, proves that the race face transcends gender. Image: [Car and Driver]
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Blue in the Face – 1967 VW Beetle 1300
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This is what my next door neighbour drives, when he’s not willing to take the W210 Mercedes. I can’t blame him; the whale blue (I made that up) 1967 VW Beetle is a prettier choice for summertime days. Since I’ve already done a few more thorough Beetle posts – with worse-quality snapshots to be honest…