Articles
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The Secret of Ford's Success
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So that’s how Ford has managed to weather the economic downturn.
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Hooniverse Asks- How Screwed is Toyota?
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Toyota, this morning, announced their planned fix for the sticky accelerator pedals that have plagued half their model line- an inanimate carbon rod! But, while that may keep Keanau Reeves and Sandra Bullock from making Speed III – The Avalon Goes On and On, does it make you feel any better about Toyota’s cars and…
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Streetwalker: Charger With A Landau Roof
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Here’s a helpful hint for anyone trying to sell a car. We all know that providing plenty of information to a potential buyer is helpful, but perhaps writing all of that information on a giant poster that gets displayed in the window is not the best idea.
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Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions Part 6: Horsepower and Torque, I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means
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Imagine a pile of art critics debating the merits of a given painting without knowing the difference between blue and red. Imagine judges at a dog show not knowing their labradors from their spaniels. Silly, right? Yet you’ll find an infinitude of vitriol spilled over why only idiots would prefer low-end torque or high-end horsepower…
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Noble Savage: Auto Craft's Savage Barracuda-based GT
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The ’67-’69 Barracuda was already one of the most interesting and sexy, if underappreciated, muscle cars out there. While most were fitted with vanilla 318s to soothe the average beast (and precious few with the 383 Super Commando), a few Barracudas were ravaged by Auto Craft of Wisconsin, who slapped enough go-fast bits on ’em…
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Hooniverse Calendar – The Weather's Gettin' Nice Edition
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Cruising around this weekend in the Lotus with the windows down, RPM’s up reminded me that with beautiful weather now prevalent across MOST of the states (sorry northerners!) there’s going to be some fantastic shows this summer across the northern hemisphere. Conveniently for you we’ve compiled a number of them right here on our own little…
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Lock Up Your Children! Suspiciousvans.com Cruises Neighborhood
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Sometimes you wish certain things were creatively photoshopped joke images. Unfortunately (or fortunately, and regardless, hilariously) suspicousvans.com wants to creep up behind you, stuff you inside, and make you laugh.
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Dieselfumes: A Screaming Detroit Diesel in a 1967 Kenworth; A sound you will never forget!
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Surfing some of the other blogs in the blogosphere, I happened to come across Brian Lohnes excellent blog, Bangshift. He closed out Fridays edition with this gem, a 1967 Kenworth W925 with a Detroit Diesel 8V71, and the driver was rowing through an Eaton 13 Speed Transmission. Make the jump to watch both videos, as…
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Legendary Race Cars
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There comes a time in the day to put down the Haynes or the Bentley repair guides. There is also a time to close the browser window and step away from the computer (though only for a little bit please). Do you have to fill that time with family? No! You can spend that time…
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Last Call- Git Yer Programs Here! Edition
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From the first Daytona 500 in 1959- programs cost a buck, the race was a “sweepstakes” and Lee Petty wasn’t declared the winner of the photo-finish race until three days after it was over. The controversy surrounding the finish helped make Daytona’s debut legendary, and the track, to this day, rivals Indy as the most…
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Three Words: Nova. Wagon. Gasser.
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Here’s the question, Hoons: what would you do with a ’65 Nova Wagon with a straight-axle conversion and a 327 with dual Holley 450’s? Soccer practice, here we come. Found on Craigslist.
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Last Call- If You're Wearing Camo, How Come I can Still See You? Edition
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Smart? Questionably. Madness? Definitely.
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Jeeps- Trail Rated and Techno Too!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFybwg4wadI&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube] Proving that you can always break it down, even if you’re broken down.
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Last Call- Don't Mess With Texas Edition
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Being the first in your family to graduate high school can have its disadvantages. Image source: [nurBILDER.com]
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Streetwalker: Separated at Birth Edition
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It’s easy to loathe badge engineering and derivative styling, but the indisputable fact is such endeavors provide an interesting study into how simple tweaks change the appearance of otherwise identical cars, and seek to satisfy individual whims. On the bad end of badge engineering lives the infamous GM J-car with a Cadillac suit woefully inadequate…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Automotive Accessory Do You Wish Was Still Around?
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Brodie knobs (or necker’s knobs to you lotharios), those little sandbag ashtrays, nodding-head chihuahua dogs for the parcel shelf – like the conestoga wagon, these, and many more automotive accruements seem no longer in fashion, or obsolete. But that doesn’t mean we can’t pine for them.