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Last Call- Keep On Truckin' Edition
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The license plate says Rebel Rod, it’s a ’48 GMC and it’ll never, never change. Image source: [The Macallan Masters of Photography]
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Model "A" Monday: Thanks AMC For The Relay Failure
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This weekend, after my Comanche decided it had driven enough, the necessity for this olelongrooffan to “hoof it” to find some grub turned up a pleasant surprise. That’s correct my fellow Hoons, I was walking down to a previously seen Chinese food joint and from the sidewalk on Tamiami Trail, I spotted a
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Found on Ebay – A Toyota Carina. So, What Car Would You Bring Back?
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If you listened to our latest podcast you will find our fascination of peculiar cars, and one of those cars was the Toyota Carina. As Alex has stated, this was a car that was so unremarkable, it lasted in the US for only a couple of years. So, I was slightly surprised when I found…
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Hoonicast #8: the Fugly Lazarus Edition
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Jim is going to track me down and use a flintlock to blow my brains out when he finds out about this … but the objective truth known to all human beings, as certainly as the sky is up or Lucas electronics will let you down, is that the Isuzu Axiom was ugly as sin.…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car are You Most Surprised is Still in Production?
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The other day I was leafing though the paper and came across an ad For one of the local Chevy dealers. In the corner of the ad was a listing for the HHR wagon, which was being offered at a pretty reasonable lease deal. I wasn’t so much amazed by the financial aspects of the…
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That Didn't Work? Try This.
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This weekend I was down in Sarasota, Florida teaching a continuing education class and stayed at this fine establishment. When I rolled up to register for my room Saturday afternoon,
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – The Tag Says "Dry Clean Only"
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While the big powerful domestic vans are perfect for those people who need to haul around, say, a thousand pounds of cardboard boxes, what about those people who need to haul, say, seven dozen roses. Or six Honda alternators?
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – The Beginnings
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I know our esteemed Mr. Brennan is focusing primarily on domestic vans, but let’s face it, knowing my own obsessions, I couldn’t possibly let the weekend pass without at least touching on the van that started it all.
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – A 1977 Chevrolet Blazer Chalet
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I know what you’re saying…. Jim, this is not a Van. You know, you’re right, but when doing research for this weekend’s Van-Tastinc features, this Blazer Chalet materialized in one of my searches, and I had to showcase it. My reasoning was the fact that Chevrolet commissioned an aftermarket company to convert the capable Blazer…
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – A 1979 Dodge Custom Maxi-Van
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Continuing on with our Van-Tastic Weekend, I had to highlight at least one over-the-top Custom van, and thanks to AutoTrader Classics, here is the perfect van to do so. It is a 1979 Dodge Maxi-Van, the largest Dodge Van made. It is soooooooooooooooo over-wrought with details, from it’s Black & Gold Paint, to the Velour…
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – A 1972 Chevy Beauville Van
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend, and I would like to start with a great looking Chevrolet Beauville Van. Yes, I featured a Beauville not too long ago, but this 1972 version was just so nice, that it had to be highlighted.
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Question of the Weekend – Will Domestic Vans Ever Become Classic Collectibles?
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I have been fixated with vans for most of my adult life, and it shows in my writings here on Hooniverse, and across the rest of the blogosphere. I did an column for Chevy Enthusiast Magazine about the first Chevy Vans, and how they defined a generation. There were many vehicles that were defined by…
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – The Second Generation Snub-Nose Econoline
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The 1968 Ford Econoline revolutionized van design by moving the engine all the way to the front under a short hood. This was also the first time in which the Econoline was available with a V-8, and other options from power assisted steering, to Air Conditioning. This is the template that the others used to…
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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – A 1968 GMC Handivan
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Continuing on with the Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend, here is a van you don’t find anywhere anymore. This is a GMC Handivan, which shares almost all of the sheet metal, chassis, engines, and practically everything else with the Chevrolet G-Series van of the same vintage.