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Monday Morning Reality Czech
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Ah, the Tatra. Darling of Western car buffs with a penchant for the absurdly obscure. While your neighbor’s frame of reference encompasses only “Accord or Camry?”, you puff your chest and strut like a peacock about the Tatra’s unique traits whenever prompted. Drive by a Czechvar sign? “Did you know the Tatra’s rear-mounted, air-cooled V8…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Euro-Themed Yank Tank?
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Euro-sport, ESS, 280slc-aping Mustangs, it seems that while we Americans liked our cars American – i.e. big, shiny and resource-depleting, we also sometimes like them to look a little Euro-centric. Europe is the place from which many of our ancestors arrived, and for more than 250 years, we’ve been trying to carve out our own…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1979 Fiat Autobianchi Abarth A112
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Since this is still in the Malaise Era, I was tempted to put the tag “Malaise-O-Rama” with it, but decided not to do it. This is a very obscure car that wasn’t quite available here in the states, at least to my knowledge. So what do you think of the rarefied Italian hatchback?
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A 1979 Cadillac Eldorado with 28,000 Miles
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Continuing on with our Malaise-O-Rama Weekend, here is a very clean Eldorado, with most of the added gingerbread of the Malaise Era actually left off. No vinyl roof, no wire wheel covers, no opera windows, no velour seats, no etched glass, nothing that shouts “cheesy”. So, what about this car still proclaims Malaise?
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A Couple of Big Lincolns.
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On this Sunday edition of the the Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama weekend I thought we would start with the king of the Malaise era barges, the Lincoln Town Car. A confession before we go further… I almost bought a 1979 Town Car but purchased a 1980 Mustang instead….. I should have bought the Town Car. Anyway here…
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Question of the Weekend – What 70s Styling idea would you bring back?
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I thought this would be the perfect question for the Malaise-O-Rama weekend. Yes, the 70s cars were weird, styled in cartoonish proportions, with every gimmick thrown on for good measure. Some of the additions were a bit overwrought, while others were well thought out. Continue past the jump for some of my ideas…
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A 1979 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
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Continuing on with our Malaise-O-Rama Weekend, I found this downsized Thunderbird with just about every add on in the book. It is the very definition of Malaise, with the exception on the color. Let’s discover the Heritage Edition of the 1979 Thunderbird, and follow along as I count the number of 70s era doo-dads that…
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A 1976 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Coupe
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Continuing on with our Malaise-O-Rama Weekend. In 1976, General Motors had their divisions competing with each other. Of course Cadillac was at the top of the heap, but that didn’t stop Oldsmobile and Buick from trying to steal their customer base. This Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency was a perfect example, as it was the perfect alternative…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: A Monstrosity From The Hard Drive
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Welcome to another when I get around to it semi regular posting with a monstrosity I found on my hard drive. This one is a fairly recent addition. To this olelongrooffan, there is only one Batmobile and that would be the original one designed by George Barris of Barris Kustom City. It is based on…
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A 1978 Ford LTD Landau Coupe
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Continuing on with our Malaise-O-Rama Weekend, here is every cliche of that era all rolled into one enormous 2-Door. The Ford Motor Company was probably the most flamboyant of the car companies during this era, with bright paintwork, flourishes of every description decorating the body, enough jewelry to make a drag queen envious, and everything…
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Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend – A 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
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Welcome, welcome all to the Hooniverse Malaise-O-Rama Weekend Edition. Since spring is just around the corner (at least here in the Northeast, where Mother Nature played an April Fools joke in the form of snow), I decided to raid the closet for my Platform Shoes, Silk Shirt, and Plaid Bell-Bottom pants and pay tribute to…
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Last Call: Peter Wolf's Lustworthy Garage
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Who’s Peter Wolf? How the hell should I know? I found this image while cruising around these tubes after some Hooniverse Drunkcast fairly recently but this olelongrooffan can’t really remember where. However, I do challenge all of my fellow Hoons to find something in this image, whether vehicular or structural, that does not get you…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The Oldsmobile Update Edition
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In the comment section of the post I did last week, Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The Government(sorry for the poor taste there) General Motors Edition, tonyola posted the above image of a “fastback anti 442”. I found it amusing as I had seen one similar while out at the track on Saturday and thought I would…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The Florida Marlin Edition
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*see foot note While out at the Daytona International Speedway last weekend I spotted a rare Florida Marlin and thought I would share it with my fellow Hoons.
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – New Alfa or Classic Alfa; Which would you choose?
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Welcome to another edition of Fastback Friday. Looking through the Hemmings listings, I continue to look for the weird and the bizarre, and Alfa Romeo is right up there with weird and bizarre. So, I thought I would conduct a poll about which Fastback Alfa Romeo would you go with if you had the means…