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Morrisville Car Show: How do you want to lose your hearing?
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Audiologists warn you that hearing damage can come at 120 decibels. They have clearly never been around Raymond Grabowski’s supercharged 700-horsepower Dodge Challenger drag racer. A typical, run-of-the-mill daily driver [nggallery id=58]
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Hooniverse Parting Shot: The 10th Generation of the Ford Thunderbird; A Bargain you should know about.
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What late-model (less than 15 years old), V8-powered four-seater with an independent rear suspension can you often buy for less than $3,000? If you answered the 1991 to 1997 Ford Thunderbird, pat yourself on the back. You guessed right. And if you knew this, you probably bleed Ford Blue Oval Blue.
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Happy 87th Birthday Carroll Shelby
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Carroll Shelby turns 87 today. There may be varying opinions out there about the man, but there is no question about the man’s ability to drive cars for other companies or to produce them for his own company. Here at Hooniverse we wanted to take second to wish you, Carroll Shelby, a happy 87th birthday.…
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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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Georgia On My Mind Edition
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Founded in 1989, Panoz Auto Development is the brainchild of Dan Panoz. With the help of his father Don, they formed a racing team which builds their own cars and happens to produce a few for the street. One of those models is the Panoz Esperante seen above. I have spied this car running around…
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Hooniverse at the Detroit Auto Show – Well, Not Really, Kinda, Sorta…..
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The North American International Auto Show opens next week (January 11th) and it will be covered by two illustrious Hooniverians, except that they will be covering the event for (Redacted). Want to know who will be there, and better yet, take an unvarnished look at what they look like? All will be revealed after the…
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
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Have you ever pined for a Corvette, but felt that two seats and competent handling just weren’t your bag? Well, just as Burger King will accommodate your freakish penchant for a burger sans pickles and lettuce, Corvette enthusiast and family man Gene Swatek will build you a Vette you and the whole family can enjoy.
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Speed Reads- Collector's Originality Guides- Ford Mustang and Model A
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Collector’s Originality Guides- The ’64 1/2 -’66 Mustang and Ford Model A Although you might not think so, the Ford Model A and First Generation Mustang have a lot in common. Both cars represented an entry into an uncharted category for the Blue Oval.
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Craigslist Noir
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Some things look better in black and white- crime dramas in which the women are referred to as “dames,” Ansel Adams prints, and, according to this seller, Bertone X1/9s. Admittedly, the duotone presentation does allow the inevitable rust to fade into the background hue, but you’d think that having a big BERTONE sticker in the…
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Burnout Win: Dahlbäck Audi SportQuattro Shows How It's Done
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUL6jFvCk8A[/youtube] Okay, this actually doesn’t have a lot to do with a burnout, it’s just generally a video of a very nice SportQuattro showing off, but the clip at the end is a very nice contrast to the epic failure of the Neon earlier. And the soundtrack for this little car is practically music. Nobody…
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Caption this: If the engine fits, hoon it.
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Hmmmm, now where in the hell did I leave my keys? Via
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Comet Cyclone: Scariest Meteorological Event Imaginable or Sweet Mini-Muscle Find?
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Seriously, a swirling storm of large balls of ice and rock would be pretty scary. Luckily, this here ’65 Mercury is only frightening if we’re talking about stock handling or braking. For those unaware, the Comet was Mercury’s Falcon platform-mate from a time when the brands’ offerings differed by more than grills and badges. Compared…
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Last Call- Remember Where We Parked Edition
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This looks like a job for Mr. Plow. Image source:[Imgur.com]
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Hooniverse Asks- Did You Pass Your Driver's Test the First Time?
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For a lot of us, our driver’s test may be but a vague memory. That right of passage, the first step on the road to adulthood, can be a freeing experience. It can also be an embarrassing nightmare.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Car-Related TV Show?
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You can’t fulfill all your automotive entertainment needs on Hooniverse alone, or even the vast intergalactic wasteland that is the Internet. No, sometimes you’ve got to plop down in front of the TV and get some good wrench-turning, tire smoking, auction blocking goodness.
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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…