Articles
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Last Call- Twice the Trunk Space Edition
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What’s better than one Ford Contour? Why one and a half of course. If you’re an A/V company looking for a place to store some of your junk in the trunk, then this guy wants to talk to you. Madison Craigslist.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: What is it with lifted Sportscars in Massachusetts?
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Being a native New Englander, I am never surprised by what comes out of the most uptight part of the country. Yes, I call this the land of the Cranky Yankee, yet there are some glimpses of people who have escaped the Hoon Asylum. Here are two examples that were found on Craigslist, thanks to…
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The Uberbird Begins to Wake From Her Slumber
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I’m at Casa_Science and the Bavarian Beast is getting some attention.
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Setback for Team Trailing Throttle Oversteer!
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The New England Edition of the 24 Hours of LeMons (now renamed!) is a scant 4 weeks away, and we have a serious problem…. Read more after the jump…
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Blogging the Bloggers: CarDomain's Jen Dunnaway
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We are lucky to have Amber as a contributing member for Hooniverse, but in the world of Automotive Blogs, the number of women either contributing or editing are far too few. I have been lucky enough to know three others who are among the best automotive writers in the blogosphere; Brandy Schaffels (who is currently…
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Auto Racing Must Be Outlawed!
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[singlepic id=1541 w= h= float=center] This was the rally cry of senator Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon, in this January 1959 article from Mechanix Illustrated. Four years after the Le Mans disaster, a year Brock Yates labeled “one of professional sports car racing’s worst years,” Neuberger decried auto racing as “wanton, tragically unnecessary bloodshed.” In…
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We're All Illegal!
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The coppers in Perth, Australia don’t take kindly to displays of hoonage. In fact, should they catch you hooning in your hoonmobile, they’ll not only slap you with a fine, they’ll lock up your car. As Patrick Nugawela discovered, they’ll even lock up the car when it belongs to someone else.
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Hoonimerch – MOAR Hooniversal Head Gear
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It’s that time of year when the weather gets warm, the windows go down and the radio goes up. To help you represent properly while hooning around town, The team at Hooniverse presents to you, more awesome Hooniversal Head Gear.
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Hooniverse Asks – Would You be Okay With a Six-Pot Corvette?
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When it was first introduced, back in 1953, the Corvette was powered by the 235.5 c.i.d. Blue Flame high-compression engine, which was a six cylinder. Two years later, Ford, with the release of their Thunderbird two-seater, gave Chevy 312 reasons which the Corvette needed a V8, and that same year t he Bow Tie Brigade…
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Caption This: Back To The Future Of Saskatchewan Edition
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In celebration of the fact that I finally have Interweb tubes back into my house again, I present you with one of the first things to cross my desk the moment I got reconnected. Now, you know me, I love to ramble on at length about the most trivial of matters; in this case, however,…
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The Diecast Car
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Die casting is a process by which molten metal is forced into a mold until they cool and harden into the desired shape. The process was invented in 1838 for use in the printing industry. However, you are probably more familiar with its role in creating scale versions of your favorite vehicles. From the affordable…
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Tail Light – Jaguar XJ
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Modern Art Monday is a new series which will focus on an newer cars, and the specific highlights that stand out in their design. Lately I have been thinking of tail lights. I was about to go with the current design of the BMW 5-Series but then I remembered a Jaguar event I attended for…
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Confession Time: Show Us Your Toys
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Yes, we’re all grown-ups here. Well, most of us are, anyhow. But many of us still indulge ourselves in some rather childish hobbies.
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1975 – 76 Chevy Cosworth Vega
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One Vega for the price of two!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: When NASCAR was Cool; The Historic Grand National Stock Car Association
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While I was over at Brian Lohnes blog BangShift, I discovered an earlier posting he did about the Historic Grand National Stock Car Association. Read more about the association after the break.
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It's Here! The Hooque Is Finally Available!
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After a lengthy wait — which was, it must be noted, absolutely no fault of Amber’s — due primarily to a wait for the beautiful badges featured on each Hooque, they are finally available for sale.