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Last Call – Could This Be The One?
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For your Hooniverse Two Wheel Tuesday Last Call viewing pleasure, I offer this Post Apocalyptic Dirt Bike candidate for your enjoyment. What do you my fellow Hoons think?
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Hooniverse Goes to the NTEA – Hino Introduced a Hybrid Cabover, Challenges Isuzu for Dominance
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Continuing on with my postings from the NTEA Work Truck Show here in Indianapolis, Indiana. I just came back from the worldwide introduction of the new Hino Cab Forward Hybrid Diesel, specifically designed for the North American Market. OK, another cab-over truck which isn’t really the most exciting sector in the arena, but it is…
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Two-Wheel Tuesday: Stating the Obvious
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I’ve believed for years that the front end from a big, late model dual-sport bike would work fantastically well on a chopper. Think about it: 21″ front rim, discreetly proportioned disc brake rotor and caliper, and fork legs that are long, but stout enough not to be too flexy, all in one pre-assembled, affordable, readily…
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24 Heures du Citrons: le Commercial
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Hey race fans! Your favorite race full of craptacular cars has now been somewhat legitimized by an advertisement on the boob tube. Sure, the hipsters among you will claim that LeMons’ street cred is going to nosedive faster than Fonzie leaping a goddamn shark, but let me tell you this: corny TV ads were deliciously…
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Hooniverse at the NTEA – The New Western Star 4700. A Truck Brand Poised for a Comeback
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I’ve been on the show floor all day today, and I’m just getting caught up with the major unveiling from last night. One of the most awe inspiring reveals was this Western Star product, the new 4700. Western Star is part of Daimler Trucks North America, which include Freightliner Trucks, and Thomas Built Buses. More…
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Hooniverse at the NTEA – The New Ford F-650 with a Gas V-10
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I am here in Indianapolis for the National Truck and Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show, and it’s the perfect place to measure what is a leading economic indicator within North America. I know what you’re saying; “Jim, what the hell are you talking about?” Hear me out…. Trucks move freight, is used as a…
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Hooniverse Asks – Vespas: Cool or Tool?
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Upon first seeing the MP6 scooter prototype, Enrico Piaggio exclaimed something to the effect of ‘holy effing meatballs, it looks like a wasp!’ And thus, for better or worse, was anointed the Vespa. Piaggio has, over the years, seen both good times and bad, but their most famous product remains to this day, the two wheeler…
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Two-Wheel Tuesdays: The Old Skool Road Show
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If seeing more images similar to the one above of The Old Skool Road Show is of interest to my fellow Hoons, please feel free to click on through at any time.
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Last Call – Deutschland über alles Edition
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The Chinese know, Hitler liked his bling. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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I'm Gonna Miss Last Call Tonite
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This olelongrooffan met a couple babes down on Main Street today. image source: Jack Jessee, Daytona Beach News Journal, March 1953
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Metalflake Blue Turbo Corvair Powered 1968 Dune Buggy is its Own Witty Title
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We love oddly and/or heavily modified vehicles, but some level of period appropriatness is important. Nineteen inch wheels on a ’58 Pontiac? No. Turbo Corvair Spyder motor in a metalflake, fiberglass, super-groovy 1968 VW-based dune buggy? Yes. This particular example comes to us from Cars4Causes via eBay, who unloads various “Donate your junk car/boat/plane for…
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Hooniverse Asks – What's Your Dream Road Trip Car?
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When I was a kid, we had a ’69 VW Bus, white over red. One year the family decided to take a road trip to from LA to Chi-town, so my grandmother could visit relations. As my gran had bad arthritis in her hips, it was tough for her to sit in a car seat…
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Mr. Joe's 1933 Buick
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So, I was out and about on Saturday checking out some pretty cool stuff and, after some observations by my brother thejeepjunkie, I found Mr. Joe’s 1933 Buick.
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Last Call: Door Alignment Edition
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If you are going to take the time to find a 56 Nomad and spend tens of thousands of dollars customizing it, install a chrome plated 502 under the hood and tote it around the country to hawk your services, you might just want to double check minor issues like door alignment. Yeah, my fellow…
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Once Again, I Can't Believe The Sh*t This olelongrooffan Gets Into
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So on Friday, this olelongrooffan was out and about just checking out some stuff I could post both here in the Hooniverse and on my personal blog, By The Numbers, about the whole Bike Week thing going on down here at the Home of the World’s Most Famous Beach. I came across a pretty cool…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: If It Worked In California and Italy?
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Why don’t we have this for the general motoring public in our lives in this century? Image Source= Rarely Enough, Not This olelongrooffan But Some other Hoons on YouTube.