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Hooniverse Asks- What Modern Car Would Look Awesome with Wide White Walls?
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Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. At least that’s the take away so far this week what with the dissension caused by contemplation of modern interpretations of classic styling add-ons- the vinyl roof and T-tops. Keeping that divisive flame alive, today we want to know what modern car’s tires should get the full Cleveland.…
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Last Call- Unrecoverable Rental Car Deposit Edition
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Good wipers, thought Pierre, but not great wipers. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza – Three Different Wagons on eBay; Desirable or Not?
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Continuing on with the Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza, I thought I would mix it up a bit with these three different offerings. The Chevrolet Vega has long since past the “It’s just plain junk” phase (Well, at least for me it has) to the “It’s quirky and cute” phase but still hasn’t reached the “I gotta…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza – Two Buick Specials; Are they Special Enough?
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Continuing on with our Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza. General Motors release a plethera of compacts to the general buying public for the 1961 model year. Chevrolet already had the Corvair 4-door and Coupe, and added a Station Wagon and Convertible to the mix by 1961. Pontiac introduced their own compact in the form of the Tempest,…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car Would You Like to be T-Topped?
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Yesterday it was pretty well proven that there really aren’t too many cars you all would jones for when the roof was wrapped in vinyl. That automotive equivalent to an As Seen on TV toupee was so reviled by even auto designers that those penning the original Olds Toronado sculpted it so as to not have…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza – Three AMC Wagons on eBay
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Welcome to Hooniverse Wagon Wednesdays. It has been at least a couple of weeks since I did a Wagon Wednesday Posting, so I am trying to make it up to you, our faithful Hooniverse fans with a Wagon Wednesday Extravaganza. And look, here are three interesting AMC Wagons available now on eBay….
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Last Call- Let's Get Small Edition
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You might think that the Smart Car is about as small as things can go. That is, until you compare it to a car that never had to comply with any of the safety, emissions or comfort standards mandated of manufacturers today. When you do, such as with this fetching Toyota 800 Sports, you can…
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Better Late than Never – Hooniversal Calendar of Events
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Now that the fireworks, burgers and beer have been cast aside for the endless torture of uncomfortable office chairs and glaring overhead lights, my fellow Hoons, I come to you with a plea. Hooniverse needs your calendar entries for our Hooniversal Event Calendar!
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Hooniverse Asks – What Car Would You Actually Prefer With A Vinyl Top?
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When vinyl roof trim first became a popular option for hardtops and sedans in the mid 1960s, it was a reasonably subdued item: just a thin covering of textured vinyl—usually black—that covered to the roof, with a little chrome trim rail around the edges. It was a common option even on “performance” cars. But moving…
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Happy 4th of July!
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So a few days ago Canada celebrated the invention of poutine, or hockey or something, I’m not really sure but there was lots of booze and William Shatner and probably some fireworks. Many think that Canada is trying to one-up the mighty U-S-of-A by partying 3 days early but I see things differently. I believe…
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Hooniverse Classic Captions – 1964 Ford Country Squire Edition
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Classic Captions Category. This will be a weekly posting that will encourage all of you, our faithful Hooniverse fans, to participate in a game of determining who on the Hooniverse is the smartest at providing a smart, snarky, funny caption to some classic images I have been able to gather. Of…
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Hooniverse Asks – What's your favorite American car of 1976?
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Thirty-five years ago today, our country (well, at least the country of most of us that write for Hooniverse) celebrated its 200th birthday. And if you weren’t around then, let me tell you that Bicentennial Fever hit bigger than Peter Frampton (What’da mean, ‘Who?’ — Go look him up on that Walkie-talkiepedia thing). There wasn’t…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition Last Call – Bus 62 is Never Late
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Not sure what’s going on here, but it looks like a diligent Bus Driver to me…. Make the jump to see the video.