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Hooniverse Two-Wheel Tuesday – The Bikes of Alfaheaven.com
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It’s Two-Wheel Tuesday again, so let’s pay a visit to one of my favorite places, Alfaheaven. This is one very unique business, with ex-military vehicle sales combined with the love of the pre-Fiat Alfa Romeo, as well as vintage 70’s Japanese Motorcycle parts. So, why am I revisiting this place for Two-Wheel Tuesday? Two reasons:…
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Last Call – Bird's Eye View Edition
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The last Shuttle mission – ever – is tentatively scheduled for this week. That’s too bad because we won’t have great shots like this one being generated anymore. Of course, seeing this looming in your rearview mirror would be enough to have you make an uncontrolled re-entry in your pants. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Mystery Car
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Now, this olelongrooffan has, until this point in time, been a Mystery Car virgin so I thought I would jump in with both feet. I spotted this car at a show a couple years ago and it is an original image of mine. Good luck over on google images. But I’ll bet my fellow Hoons…
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Celebrate President's Day with a Daihatsu Taft!
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It’s a well-known story in Japan that when the as-of-yet-unnamed Daihatsu Taft prototype was weighed to establish its gross vehicle weight, the engineer assigned to record what the scale read was an amateur history buff particularly interested in – nay, obsessed with – Presidents of the United States. When he glanced at the scale, he…
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Eyesore 914 Needs MOAR STICKERS!
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This is the sort of car that where you turn every corner on three wheels, pedal punching a hole in cigarette-stained carpet, while your friend’s moms in SUVs gawk at you in horror and then warn their kids to never hang out with you. It’s never seen the business end of a hose or a can of Bondo,…
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Hooniverse Asks – It’s President’s Day, So What’s Your Favorite Lincoln?
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Sure, today POTUS rides around in a Cadillac-bodied GMC Topkick, but that hasn’t always been the case. President McKinley was the first leader of this great nation to ride in a car, while Teddy Roosevelt’s administration was the first to buy an official government ride – a Stanley Steamer. Over the years, and up until…
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Hooniverse Modern Art Monday – Hey, isn’t this Supposed to be Motorboat Monday?
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Welcome to another edition of Motor….errrr Modern Art Monday. Our own LongRoofian sent me this tip about a French Artist who created this fully functional piece of floating artwork. Let’s explore this floating sculpture called Love Love.
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Last Call – Win Win Win
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While the triple-S will never overtake the triple-B in overall awesomeness, it does make a very good attempt. image: myconfinedspace
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Road Test Review: The Texan Corvette
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When you’re 19, it’s more difficult to get a test drive in an old Corvette than a new 911. Strangely, this is also true of driving a new Civic Si, Prius, or GTI, which is less understandable. Whether it’s the Corvette’s reputation for unpredictable handling under power or the fact that ever teenager wants one,…
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Electric Speedster: Ride the Lightning, In Style!
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Teslas are for wimps and people named after glandular animal secretions. This 356 Speedster replica, however, captures all of the style and panache of mid-century sun-kissed California motoring, added only by the sexy, sexy hum of the future. Motoring con elettrico, baby!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – How About a V8-Powered Triumph TR4A?
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Here is another one of those unusual eBay Listings served-up for the Hooniverse audience, and you will either love it or hate it, but I bet most of you will love it. This is a 1967 Triumph TR4A that was converted to V-8 power more than 30 years ago, and the conversion is so sanitary,…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Supercharged 1950 Buick Straight Eight!
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I know I’ve said this time and time again, but we have the best readers on the internet. Want Proof? Well, we received this tip from EscortsForever (Thanks Man!) about a 1950 Buick with a Supercharged Straight Eight, with a video! You will have to make the jump to see the it though, and there…
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Last Call: The Out Of Balance Wheel
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When your right side tires look like these that I saw abandoned in a vacant garage area after today’s Daytona Beach Nationwide race, you know it is Last Call.
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Yet Another Day At The Races
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So this olelongrooffan spent another day out at the Daytona International Speedway today and did, in fact, score some swag. This time in the form of a NASCAR mandated restrictor plate gasket off
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Meet the Jerrari!
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What do you get when you cross a Jeep Wagoneer and a Ferrari?
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The Car I Would Do (Nearly) Anything to Own.
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I’m just going to get right to the point on this distressingly (and distractingly) gorgeous February day in the great Pacific Northwest – as long as the bodycount was ultimately less than 10 and none of my limbs were required to be sacrificed, I would do nearly anything to get my hands on a Toyota…