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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Eleanor?
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You all remember Eleanor- the GT500 that vexed Nick Cage so in the mind-numbingly banal Gone in Sixty Seconds remake? While that film had little going for it other than a passel of great cars and Angelina Jolie’s throw-pillow sized lips, it did bring a new term into automotivedom’s lexicon- that of Eleanor, a mythical…
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Update from Mecum – My first live auction experience
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Day one of my first auction experience is in the books and I wanted to send you folks an update. I will start by saying this – if you have the chance to attend an event like this…GO. Run, don’t walk to the car. Just get in and drive to an auction near you. The…
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¡Viva Argentina! SIAM Di Tella Argenta is the Riley Pick-Up that Never Was
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As if the Riley 4/72 wasn’t obscure enough for our North American friends, Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas Di Tella, in a fit of revolutionary brilliance worthy of Bolivar himself, created the Argenta. And it was good.
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The Dodge Strattollargo Found on Ebay
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This was submitted to our tip line here at Hooniverse Central by Texan-Idiot (Thanks Man!) and all I can say is WOW! Read more after the Jump…
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Hooniverse Goes To – Miller Motorsports Park
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I had the opportunity to take a mini vacation recently and the highlight of my trip (aside from seeing a fully restored VW Samba) was spending an entire day with one of my dearest friends meandering around Miller Motorsports Park outside of Salt Lake City, Utah during the local PCA track day. While there were…
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Still Life: Forged in Kenosha, Replaced by a Renault
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Sometimes it’s hard to believe the AMC Spirit was canned in favor of the Renault Alliance. So what if it was a freshened-up Gremlin with an optional 5.0L V8? I mean, just LOOK at it – the Spirit in its natural habitat, surrounded by that endangered species known as American heavy industry. They will always…
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Any simpler and you'd drive it naked: the strange, charming Norsjo Shopper
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Combining the elegance of a parking lot ticket booth with the speed and sex appeal of a Hoveround, the Norsjö Shopper comes from us via Sweden, a European country known for its high rate of alcohol consumption as well as its periods of darkness where the sun isn’t seen for days at a time, which…
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Temptation, Thy Name Is Datsun
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I stumbled across this beautiful little Datsun 510 recently, hidden in an alcove beside an old service station. For all intents and purposes, it’s been relegated to lesser duties as a piece of art, resting just beyond the sidewalk. While it serves its new duties remarkably well there, I can’t help but feel that it…
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Last Call- 24 Heures Du Legos Edition
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Lego Mans racer looking for Lego Steve McQueen. Image source: [Lino M, via Flickr]
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It's Snowmowagon!
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Do you live in the extreme north and regularly find yourself snowed-in with an extreme case of cabin fever. Have a little RWD car that just doesn’t get around good in the snow? Hooniverse has the solution!
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Somewhat Collectible Cars and Parts Auction in Tangent, Oregon. Bonus: Identify the cars!
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I’m going to do things a little differently this time. We received a tip from Tim (Thanks Man) alerting us to this particular auction that was up on a Craigslist Ad. I’m going to show the two images that were in said listing to see if you Hoons can ID the cars. I’m not going…
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2010 Buick Enclave
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The luxury crossover segment is filled with bloated road-pigs that feature high price tags and mammoth curb weights. The 2010 Buick Enclave CXL-2 AWD is not an exception here. However, the direct-injection V6 engine under the hood, the refined style outside, and the surprising levels of luxury inside add up to package that allows it…
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Hooniverse is going to the Mecum auction this weekend!
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That’s right friends, it is time to experience one of these super auctions first hand. My bags are packed, pre-flight…zero hour is 8am. I am heading to Kissimmee, FL this weekend to see how these events shake down. The folks at Mecum have generously provided me with a press pass, but as an added wrinkle…
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You Only Hurt the One You Love- Car Tats
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Tattoos, like old Mercedes diesels, last forever. That being the case, it’s a good idea if you’re planning to get inked to make sure the subject matter is something that you could live with for the rest of your life. That seems to have been the case for a bunch of car nuts that have…
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She's ALIVE!
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So obviously this is not Eleanor but it is a close approximation of where I want to take this project…
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Mystery Car
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Last week’s Mystery Car proved too easy, what with a whole side scoop to go on, so I’m making this one a little tougher, giving you just a thin sliver of car to go on. This, by the way, must be how the Man in the Iron Mask looks at the world, so just be…