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Hooniverse Asks – What the Hell Happened to all the Mopeds?
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When I was a kid, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth and the McRib® was yet to delight a nation of eager gastronauts, America became awash in mopeds. Half motorbike, half pedal bike, and all fun, these 50-cc two-stroke conveyances littered my high school bike racks like so many wheezy mosquitos. Peugeot, Puch, Minarelli and…
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Two Wheel Tuesday Mystery Bike Edition
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The only previous time this olelongrooffan has done a Mystery Car, Syrax correctly identified it right out of the box. Hopefully this one is a bit more challenging. Last week while down on Main Street I spotted a bike I have not yet shown to my fellow Hoons. Your thoughts? And no “It’s an ________”…
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Last Call – Maybe They Added Too Much Lightness? Edition
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See, even Lotus can’t make the Segway look cool. Image source: [Errorcoins Co via Flickr]
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Hooniverse Asks – What's Your Favorite British Car Maker?
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The sun never sets on the British Empire. Due to centuries of colonial break-away that once true apophthegm is today but a memory. Much like that island nation’s global global conquests, their auto industry has also diminished to the point where you might think the sun is setting on car production in Great Britain. But…
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Introducing…British Week!
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The beauty of the Internet other than 24-hour pornography is that nobody knows you’re a dog, or on the other side of the world in London. Right now, I am one of those things.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: A Pacer of a Different Sort
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So earlier today I was out Hooning around trying to find some cool stuff on this, the last day of Bike Week 2011. I didn’t really see much but it was after I had read Mr. Brennan’s post on that Pacer and when I spotted this I thought my fellow Hoons might also enjoy it.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – The Very Definition of the word Malaise: The 1979 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham
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Within the Automotive Enthusiast community, the term “Malaise” describes pretty much any vehicle built during the 1970s and perhaps in the early 80s as well. This was the era in which there was a convergence of government mandates regulating emission levels, bumper regulations, and fuel economy. With such mandates, each of the automakers had to…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1976 AMC Pacer that goes beyond any particular genre…
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Genre: A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music. Automotive customizations have gone through many genres over the decades, and there are fans of each niche. There are Hot Rods, Street Rods, Low-Riders, Tuner-Cars, Rat Rods, and…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Cadillac Pickup via Bangshift.com
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A quick posting, but check out this weird and wonderful Cadillac Eldorado Seville that has been converted to a pickup truck….. One more image after the jump…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Videos You Must See via Hemmings and Vimeo
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekends. These two videos recently ran on the Hemmings Blog, and they are both well produced, are about great old cars, and make you want to go out and discover hidden treasures for yourself. But you will have to make the jump to see them.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call: NASCAR Headquarters Edition
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So, as Mr. Brennan seems to be recovering from his partying like a Rock Star or is it Charley Sheen totally business like time out in the home of the Indy 500, this olelongrooffan thought I would pipe in with Last Call for this last night of the Bike Week down here in the greater…
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Hooniverse at the NTEA – The Nissan NV Commercial Van
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As many of you are aware, I was at the NTEA Work Truck Show this past week, and many of you have asked about this particular truck, the new Nissan NV. This truck was introduced at this very show a year ago, and they are now showing up at Nissan Commercial Dealers now. So, is…
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Hooniverse Bike Weekend Edition: All The Craziness That Is Main Street
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So, last Sunday, this olelongrooffan took a first time ever during Bike Week stroll down Main Street here, Beachside, in Daytona Beach. It was, shall we say, rather enlightening.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Sprinter with a Flatbed
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I am just getting back to posting the Weekend Edition after returning from the NTEA Work Truck Show, when this shows up in our in-box. Our very own Tanshanomi suggested that we feature it since he really liked it, and truth be told, I do as well. There are very few of these Sprinter Cab…
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Hooniverse Weekend, Reader Submission Edition – A 1973 Dodge Dart Found in Seattle
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Weekend Edition, and I thought I would start this weekend with a reader submission. This comes our way from Bret (Thanks Man!), who is one of the members of the legendary 24 Hours of LeMons teams, the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys. He has been writing about cool iron in and around…
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Last Call- Food Tastes Better When it's Served on Skates Edition
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Drive-ins – both of the cinema and eatery variety – have become relics of a by-gone era. And that kind of sucks. (Yeah I know, this image isn’t that old – the A/C, and radio give it away. But you’re still hungry now, right?) Image source: [Imgur.com]