Articles
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Last Call – Truth in Advertising Edition
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To be fair, they do have a point. [Source: Motor Models]
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Welcome to Murray Country: Population, Awesome
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It’s difficult to believe from 40-odd years on that the most legendary versions of the muscle cars we now worship often languished on salesfloors when new. Turns out a wildly expensive, obscenely powerful American car getting low-single-digits fuel economy and requiring arm-leg-and-kidney-priced car insurance was a tougher sell to the aspirational young market than the…
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2011 Queen's English Car Show – No English Cars, But Plenty of English Weather
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Spring arrived yesterday at around 4 in the afternoon. Tea time to those in the British Empire. Yesterday was also supposed to bring the Queen’s English British Car Show, at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, CA, but an unseasonably wet weekend put the kibosh on those plans. By the time we got there, only about…
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Hooniverse Asks – At What Point Do You Consider Cars to Have Become 'Modern?'
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The Model T, for all its iconic notoriety, and having put America behind the wheel, is a remarkably different sort of car to drive. Hand throttle, Hand crank to start, and while there are three pedals down where your feet are, they all (clutch, reverse and brake) work the planetary gear transmission. It wasn’t until…
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Last Call – This Is How We Do It Edition
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This is really what every awd car with a turbo should look like 99% of the year. And as Tenbeers pointed out, “Dirt is the correct color for any Evo or WRX” Agreed.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Monstrosities From The Hard Drive
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Last week for British Week Truck Thursday this olelongrooffan posted about a Jagamino Jagchero (by popular opinion) and a fellow Hoon said in the comment section: “I’m afraid to know what other monstrosities are in your hard drive.” Well, my hard drive contains around 5,000 images of all things automotive so this may just become…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – The Mark of Distinction; The 1965 Ford Zephyr and Zodiac Launch Video
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Whenever I come across a cheesy video like this one, I just have to share it with the Hoons at Hooniverse. How many of you know of the MK 4 Zephyr and Zodiac from Ford? To tell you the truth, I didn’t even know they existed. But that doesn’t stop me from showing you this…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Lotus Cortinas at Crystal Palace UK
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Another video courtesy of Classic Ford Magazine, which is based in the UK. Here’s a hint…. a 1963 Galaxie versus a group of Ford Cortinas, but you will only be able to see the video after the jump…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – The launch of the Mk1 Ford Fiesta 1976
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekends. I was cruising around the net when I discovered this tasty little video about the launching of the new Mk 1 Fiesta. We here at Hooniverse love the original Fiesta, and this is a great period piece, but you can only see this video after the jump…
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Last Call – Raising Your Kids Right Edition
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I really don’t have any regrets thus far but there are a few things in life where I would jump at the opportunity for a do-over. via: reddit
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Question of the Weekend – What is the best Tail Lamp Design?
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I haven’t had a Question of the Weekend for some time now, and I thought it was time to bring it back. I was thinking a lot about rear lamps on cars recently, as I almost ran into a car without any lamp illumination recently. With this incident, my thought process centered all about tail…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1961 Fiat 1200 Barn Find
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This is the second car that is being auctioned off by the classic car dealer, Laguna Classics. This will be a restoration project, but I have one question: Will it be worth anything?
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1970 Subaru 360 Sambar Micro Truck
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I found this little Truck on eBay, and it really is unique. I’m not sure if I want it or not….
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Interesting Cars Offered at the Spring Carlisle Auctions
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Welcome to another edition of the Hooniverse Weekend. Since Spring is just around the corner, I thought I would start with one of the most iconic places within the car collecting world, Carlisle Pennsylvania. Next month, Auctions America will hold their Spring Carlisle Auction Event, and to celebrate spring, let’s take a quick look at…
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Last Call – Built By Leprechauns Edition
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We bid cheerio! to British Week with a public service announcement. Support the Irish economy (circa 1981): buy a Delorean, built in Belfast with pride! And seeing as St. Patty’s Day should last all month week, it’s entirely appropriate that this bit of fond Irish nostalgia shall carry us into the weekend, one filled with…