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Has Every Manufacturer Lost Its Way?
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Now there are many pundits who have expressed their opinions on how a whole damn bunch of manufacturers, Honda, BMW, and Porsche come to my mind first, may have lost their roots. And yeah, those folks looking at the interior of the Honda Pilot did so after this olelongrooffan walked up, opened the door and…
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Birds Of A Feather Flock Together
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So this olelongrooffan was out at the Daytona International Speedway for Bike Week today. The “Free Infield Access” sign above the NASCAR turn 4 tunnel captured my attention and I drove on through that old tunnel, the experience of which always draws a hearty chuckle from this olelongrooffan. Anyway, I was cruising on that road…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Robison Motorcycles
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So this morning I get a call from my little brother who was out test driving some trooper car and he mentioned he had seen “Mr. Joe’s 33 Buick” and I should go check it out. Well my fellow Hoons, once this olelongrooffan had seen what was over at the location of that old Buick,…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Pimp Your Tow Vehicle
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I mentioned in a post earlier this week that Bike Week starts today and runs through next weekend. The greater Daytona Beach area is filling up with two and three wheeled wonders already. Most of these vehicles arrive in trailers towed behind all kinds of standard daily drivers.
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Mystery Car?
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Yes, this mystery car post had a (?) because I am not quite sure what it is either.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Two V12 Lincolns For Sale. Similarity Ends There.
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Here is another great tip from Tim….. actually it was his suggestion to do this posting. With the first Lincoln, you could build a great V-12 powered, Paxton Supercharged traditional hot rod. The second one? Well, you leave that one alone. See for yourself after the jump.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Cable Propelled Transit System at a VW Factory
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Here is another great tip we received from Gabriel (Thanks!) and it has us scratching our head, just a bit. It is a Cable Transit System installed by a company called Doppelmayr, and in use at a Volkswagen Factory in Bratislava, Romania. Why they have it, and what is it used for isn’t explained, but…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Cezet 175 Motor Cycle with a Heart of a Lada
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This is another tip we received on the tip line, and it could not wait for Hooniverse Two-Wheel Tuesday. It was sent in by fisheater (Thanks Man!) and according to his e-mail: Saw this on reddit. Some mad genius took a 1.3L engine out of a Lada Samara, converted it to CNG, and stuffed it…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1969 Ford Mustang. No, it's not a Boss 302, or a Mach 1…
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Welcome to another Hooniverse Weekend Edition, and this weekend will be an abbreviated edition, as I’m going to be on a plane all day Sunday to get to Indianapolis for the NTEA Work Truck Show that I will be covering next week. In the meantime, we have some great tips to get to, like this…
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Last Call – It's Snow Problem Edition
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In 1922, Ford offered a snowmobile conversion for the most popular car in the world, their Model T. Lumber companies used it to haul logs during the long winter months, as well as rebellious youths seeking some hooch-powered thrills off ski jumps and frozen lakes, who had discovered this thing called “extreme sports.”
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Even Cops Are Race Fans
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Last Wednesday, our own esteemed Mr. Emslie asked we Hoons what was our favorite cop car. I couldn’t think of one until I got a call on Thursday morning from my brother asking why I hadn’t posted this FHP Pursuit In Training Crown Vic I spotted at his shop awhile back. I immediately posted that…
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Time-Speed-Distance Rallying: Hit the Road (Very Precisely) with the Santa Monica Sports Car Club
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The concept of a “grassroots” motorsport has become warped over the years. To compete at the top levels of something as simple and allegedly affordable as, say, autocross one needs to spend many dollars and countless hours on car preparation. Road racing is largely a playground for the at least moderately wealthy, and even though…
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Mystery Car!
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Gotta say, when this photo came in on the tips hotline it caused a whirlwind of activity in everyone’s inbox and nobody managed to guess it before the tipster eventually revealed the answer. I could give you some clues but it seems like we had more fun in previous MC posts when tight-lipped Jim kept…
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Cars You Should Know: Bristol's 450 Sports Prototype
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To understate it, Bristols have always been a bit, shall we say, odd. From the BMW-stolenderived inline six to the eccentric styling of their roadgoing contraptions, they’ve always marched to a different drummer. Their appeal lies not in their classical beauty nor in their raw performance, for the simple reason that most Bristols lack either.…
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Hooniverse Asks – Which cars look better as a 4-door?
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As I was growing up, an undeniable, eternal truth was burned into my psyche: 4 x [doors] = “frumpy.” Two-door coupes and fastbacks were the sleek, sporty choice of adventurous, globetrotting bachelors and the sexy, glamorous stewardesses they shared their company with; four-door sedans were by their very definition less desirable, suitable only for boring,…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – The Fastbacks of Automotive Restorations Inc.
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Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Fastback Friday, and in this edition I thought I would share with the Hooniverse Faithful the Fastbacks of local Connecticut Classic Car Dealer, Automotive Restorations Inc. This Company was founded in 1978 and offer a range of services for the Classic and Vintage Car Connoisseur. There are forty highly…