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Hoonicast #5: Epic Road Trip Tales from Beyond! (With Bonus CAS Coverage)
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Remember the road trip sequence in Dumb & Dumber, that Jim Carey flick chocked so full of cheese and poor taste that it might as well have been a Domino’s pizza? How one minute they’re driving across the country in a van done up like a shaggy dog, the next Lloyd Christmas is dreaming about…
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2011 Rolex24 at Daytona International Speedway
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Late last month, this olelongrooffan was lucky enough to get to attend the Rolex24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway. It is a blast to attend as a bunch of buddies set up camp immediately adjacent to the west Horseshoe and we basically party like it’s 1999 for 3 days. I thought I might share some…
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Hooniverse Asks – What’s The Worst Rental Car You’ve Ever Been Saddled With?
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A year or so ago I had to travel to Atlanta Georgia on business. If you have any familiarity with Hartsfield-Jackson airport these days, then you know that in order to pick up a rental car there you have to take a Disney World-like tram several miles away to an enormous parking structure, a totem…
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Calling Triple AAA is Really Not Required
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Not Found on eBay: A Saab and an Alfa
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekends. Let’s start out with a couple of cars that were found while I was cruising around on the net for no apparent reason. There are many treasures that this particular dealer has, and we will dive into them during the week. Let’s discover these two sporty, interesting…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Just Follow The Fluids
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Just so my fellow Hoons know, when you are in the garage area and ask a gatekeeper “Where did the wrecked #94 go?” And the response is “Just follow the spilled fluids.” You know you have reached Last Call.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A Missed Opportunity on a 1969 Rover P6 2000 TC
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Well, if you were looking for your next project car hell, and you specifically wanted a Rover P6, you missed your opportunity to own one on the cheap. So, why the hell am I telling you this now? Ahh, you will have to make the jump for that bit of information….
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – A 1912 Ford "C" Cab Pie Delivery Wagon
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This is an expired eBay listing, but it has been brought to my attention that this is owned by a Hooniverse Reader. Woo-Hoo!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Cars with Wood
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We received this e-mail from Deborah (Thanks!), and I thought it would be a great time to test the mad skillz of the Hooniverse Audience. After the jump,you will have to Identify all the cars that were pictured in her e-mail. Are you up to the challenge? Let’s find out…..
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Killer Sno*Drift Rally Video
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Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Weekend Edition. This weekend we are going to dive into our ever-growing pile-O-tips sent in by you, our fans. This one is from Tim Williams, who ventured up to this years Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, Michigan. You have to make the jump to see this amazing video….
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Last Call – I Like The Tilt of Your Shift Edition
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The 2010 Sydney Telstra 500, done in tilt shift. Freakin’ awesome.
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Not the V8 You Were Expecting: BMW 2002 with a Buick 215
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I’ve made my personal fascination with the Buick/Olds aluminum 215ci V8 known here on many occasions. Aside from gracing some of GM’s most awesome evolutionary dead ends of the early 60s, it lived on in one form or continent or another 40 years. That said, this swap constitutes new and unprecedentedly awesome ground. You from…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Black Gooooold!
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Our afternoon series “Encyclopedia Hoonatica” hasn’t reared its ugly head graced this site in a while, but the rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. In yesterday’s discussion of Sport Truck Graphic Packages, the discussion turned to both the Dodge Warlock and the Chevy Black Knight, whiched forced me to yet again divulge my…
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And Now, a Moment of Silence for the Cassette Player
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This past week marked the quiet passing of an automotive icon, one that has brought joy and entertainment to millions. (No, not Bob Lutz’s toupee.) Say goodbye to the cassette player, new car shoppers of 2011.
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Mystery Car
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Well, it’s Friday and that means. . . well, actually that doesn’t mean Bo Diddley squat. Regardless, you’re probably at work or somewhere else where things like fun and booze are non-existent, so how about a quick round of Name That Car? Most of you are old hands at this, and hence don’t nee the…
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Hooniverse Asks – What Kind of Automotive Memorabilia Do You Collect?
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My garage is full of Healeys. Well, two of them at least- a side curtain Sprite, and a Jensen. And sharing that space with those two British oil-leakers is my pretty extensive collection of car magazines, remember those? I have Road & Track, complete back to the mid fifties. I have Car and Driver and…