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Hooniverse Asks- Two-Door Wagons, Cool or Drool?
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Shooting brakes. That’s the fancy-pants way to describe the two-door wagon. People who call them that also refer to cockroaches as water beetles while they slam a palm down on them scuttling across the kitchen counter. Like I said, fancy-pants. These days most wagons – that is what few there are, thanks Ass-UVs – are…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – The Affordable Wagons of Goldenrod Garage
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Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday. Many of you have complained that I feature wagons that are priced in the stratosphere. That is true at some point, but rarity and condition dictates price, and remember, I did highlight a couple of wagons that were relatively affordable…. If you don’t believe me, just follow…
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Last Call – Sound Advice Edition
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Over the past weekend there was a horrific crash at this years Texas Mile competition. It involved The twin-turbo Hinson Motorsports C6 Corvette Z06, and you may have read about it here. Well, this bit of sound advice would have been helpful in that situation…. Image Credit: I Hate Motorcycles
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Hooniverse Topless Tuesday: The Land Yacht Edition
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Well, my fellow Hoons, as this olelongrooffan neglected to get an image of that dual V8 Boss Hawg powered trike this past weekend, I decided to hijack a post here on Two Wheel Tuesday to share with you this entry for Topless Tuesday.
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Caption This: Factory "Rider" Busy "Riding"
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Methinks the Spark 500 was not quite ready for production when this shot was taken. Or the Asiawing factory test rider just works his way up to riding the streets of Tai’an one small step at at time. [SOURCE: roketa.com]
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Bike Dealer Corrals Classic Bikes (& Customers)
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There are, in my experience, two kinds of dealerships. Whether you’re selling cars, motorcycles, or lawn tractors, two distinct business strategies predominate, with very little middle ground: Trappers & Ranchers. Trappers view customers as wildlife, out roaming the retail wilderness on their own. They are to be captured, subdued and skinned as soon as you…
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Hooniverse Asks – No Replacement for Displacement?
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This is one of those Hooniverse Asks where I’m not going to try and hide my biases – cubic inches are fine for boulevarding with a half-ton of passenger heft on board, but I ride for fun. That means shifting your weight around a bit, and not just to reach the 128 oz. soda nested…
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Morning Qualifying – Master of the Silver Arrows edition
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Today would have been Alfred Neubauer’s 120th birthday. The impact of ‘the Big Man’ on motor sport history and modern motor sport can not be underestimated.
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Last Call- KILLDOZER Jr. Edition
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Half the size, twice the mayhem. Image source:[pakwheels.com]
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Best Exhaust Hanger EVAR?
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Yeah. Wikipedia – Abarth-Simca 2000
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Hooniverse Asks- What's your Goofiest Automotive Jerry Rig?
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Doors held closed with rope – or clamps, see above. Throttles activated by strings threaded through the hood vents and driver’s side window. Tail lamp lenses made whole with paper spray painted red. I’ve seen a lot of Mickey Mouse fixes perpetrated on cars and trucks over the years. Paging through FAIL blog brings dozens…
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Last Call – The New Internet Meme. It's still car related….
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This topic was brought up on the Drunkcast on Friday, and I must have been living under a rock or something not to know who Rebecca Black was. Apparently, her song has been voted as the worst song ever….. I wouldn’t go that far. Anyway, this is a great parody of that video, and it…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1976 Thunderbird with only 5,100 Miles!
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Now this is what I’m talking about. This particular car is the one that really gets me going because its so kitschy, so cheesy, so very 70’s that it make me want to go out and get a pair of plaid pants, white buck shoes with matching white belt, and a brightly colored polyester golf…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1979 MG Midget with only 7,100 Miles!
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Continuing on with the Low Mileage Edition of Hooniverse Weekends I came across this mint 1979 MG Midget. In what is possibly the longest production cycle of any British Car, the Midget was a decedent of the Austin Healey Sprite, that first saw production in 1958. 1980 marked the last year for the Midget, so…