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Last Call – Edsel, The Final Frontier Edition
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You know, from some angles, the Edsel was really cool looking. Image source: [mesabi via Flickr]
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AtomicToasters: Instant Pizza!
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Were you curious about the “instant pizza” that caused Blake to put on his rubber pants in the middle of an English night during our last Hoonicast? No? Well, pretend you were anyhow. After a bit of prodding, he’s revealed all of the secrets of the magical pizza-making vending machine with which he shares a…
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A Wagon Wednesday Rarity
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When the esteemed Mr. Brennan initiated Wagon Wednesday here in the Hooniverse, I doubt he considered the far reaching implications of the popularity that Wagon Wednesday would become.
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Hooniverse's Greatest Director Films Hooniverse's Greatest Opening Sequence
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27pCW2DPc0[/youtube] The above clip is from the beginning of a 1986 French movie called “Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà,” which is about…I’m not sure exactly, but it’s certainly not about a bunch of guys who bash up a Lancia Thema, Saab 900, Mercedes-Benz 190E, BMW 528i, Peugeot 505, and a Renault 25…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – When the Going Gets Weird, The Weird Turn Pro Stock
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Just when AMCs of yore are transcending their ironic-kitsch status into becoming genuinely collectible cars, here comes a Pacer that threatens to blow everybody’s cheeseball notions right back into the Stone Age.
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Hooniverse Asks – What Car Would You Like to Recapture Your Automotive Youth?
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Maybe it was the cool woodgrain along the long sides of your mom’s Country Squire. Or it was the way the leather in your dad’s 5-series smelled, and the way it made you feel when he’d row it through the gears. Whatever it was, there was probably a car from your formative years that represents…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – Three Post War 2-Door Wagons from the Big Three
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Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday. The 2-Door Wagon seems to be popular with the Hoons here at Hooniverse, so I thought I would do a Wagon Wednesday Showdown between three different 2-Door wagons of 1949-1953 vintage. So which one will prove to be the one that tugs on your want-o-meter? The 1949…
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Last Call – Your Ass Is Grass Edition
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Did you hear the one about the butcher who backed into his meat grinder and got a little behind in his work? Jump, but…well, there’s always a butt… (that’s a hint…probably NSFW)
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Have You Been To AtomicToasters Lately?
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In the last few days on Hooniverse’s sister-site, AtomicToasters, we’ve discussed solar panel arrays, Benjamin Franklin’s batteries, Piper’s pilotless warplanes from World War Two, uses for Altoid tins, and the digital animations that took over your screen during the SuperBowl. Sound like stuff you’d be interested in? Then come join the conversation. You can even…
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Rotax Type 486: The Greatest Motorcycle Engine You've Never Heard Of
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The Rotax Type 486 is a titan of an engine. Upon its arrival on the scene in 1983, it was as good as anything made of its type. It was a dirt bike powerhouse that possessed not only industry-leading peak power, but massive midrange, a linear horsepower curve, remarkable versatility and surprising durability. And yet,…
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Hooniverse Asks – What Would Be Your Bare Minimum For Getting Around?
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The other day, while driving over to my favorite single-use tool store – Harbor Freight – I saw an older dude headed the other way down the busy four-lane thoroughfare on a Honda Trail 70. Now, I think those pocketable bikes are too cool for school, but it got me to thinking that I wouldn’t…
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Last Call – Marketing 101 Edition
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Even the homies know, it’s important to stay hydrated. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Hoarders: Automotive Edition
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My wife occasionally tunes in the A&E TV show Hoarders. I really don’t share her uneasy fascination with the bizarre and dysfunctional behavior of compulsive hoarders, but when I pulled up next to this Ford Escape at a local grocery store, I couldn’t help but pull out my cell phone and snap a couple of…
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AC/DC: A Drive in the Nissan Leaf
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No, not that AC/DC! This is Hooniverse after all. A couple weeks ago, this olelongrooffan received an email from Nissan USA Marketing at my personal email account asking me if I would be interested in test driving Nissan’s new all electric LEAF?
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Mystery Car Revealed…Sort of. Also, Pretty Pictures!
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I honestly had no idea what the mystery car was, but got a kick out of the fact that it was being used as a tow vehicle in what might be the most quintessential 1970s drag picture ever taken. I picked these two up at the flea market last year, and ever since I’ve been…
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Hooniverse Motorboat Monday – A 100% Electric Ski Nautique Boat
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Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Motorboat Monday. The Electric Car has many opponents within the car enthusiast community because most see it as a soul sucking pod that is devoid of any driving pleasure, couple with a limited range, and a huge price tag. The Tesla Roadster is seen as one of the few…