Articles
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The 1994 – 1996 Impala SS Buyers Guide
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Taking the everyday Caprice and transforming it into a performance-oriented street brawler seemed outrageous, but this was the 90’s after-all.
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At First Sight: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
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I’ve spent the fair majority of my motoring life loathing the Corvette. Maybe that’s unfair to the car. After all, GM’s darling has nearly always represented a down-right insane performance bargain, but to me, that was always overshadowed by the cars’ owners. I don’t need to pontificate on any stereotypes here, but I just couldn’t…
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Car Dealer Ad Hell- Family Auto Mart
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHEauiQVAHA&feature=related[/youtube] Stereotypes, no matter how gently they are presented, are typically found to be offensive by their intended targets. That kind of political correctness is thankfully lacking in this jaw-dropping TV ad for Central Florida’s Family Auto Mart car dealership. While this ad seems to be an invitation to indigent hillbillies- not to buy a…
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NSU Spider Wankel Formerly Known as Prinz Makes a Rare eBay Appearance
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Purple rain, pur-ple rain. . . oops, sorry. Before Mazda let us know that while others went boing-boing-boing, they went hmmmmmm, NSU brought to market the world’s first production car powered by a Wankel engine. And now eBay has an NSU Spider with a starting bid of $15,000. Does that make you go hmmmmm?
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: You can own the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 used in the James Bond Movie Goldfinger…. yes you can!
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RM Auctions is offering one of only two–and the only known remaining–original 007 Aston Martin DB5 movie cars at its Automobiles of London auction this October. Continue after the jump.
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Ferrari Dealership Proves Douchebag Ferraristi Stereotype
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The Edmonton Motor Show was this weekend. While it is difficult to truly express how thrilling it was to walk through a giant auditorium that seemed to be little more than a used car lot filled with 5,000 people, there were, at least, a few highlights.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Favorite Truck?
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Nothing’s more American than the pickup truck. Whether hauling bales of hay or a tradesman’s tools, these workhorses exemplify the strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement that is the embodiment of our nation’s ethos. All three of the remaining American manufacturers build trucks today, as do many of the foreign makers- trying to…
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Laissez les Crapheaps Roulez! It's the 24 Hours of LeMons, Cher!
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Out of the dirt and into the Dirty South, the venerable 24 Hours of LeMons race series is back in Cajun Country. This time though, it’s here with a twist: this one’s gonna go for the full twenty-four hours. And luckily for you, I’ll be there, covering the mayhem!
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2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
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Chances are, if you grew up in the lower 48, the concept of an attractive wagon is as foreign as makizushi. While the rest of the world subsists on a steady diet of cars like the BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate and the Audi RS6 Avant, we’ve been force fed duds like the…
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’65 Fleetwood Brougham Drops Anchor on Route 66, Needs a New Home
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Remember when Cadillac built a vehicle that was taken just as seriously by this continent’s rich and famous as its foreign competition but wasn’t called Escalade? Me neither. However, Tomsk the Elder and I spotted this three-owner, large-and-in-charge barge Thursday while walking along the town’s northerly east-west artery (less than a mile west of the…
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Last Call- Luftwaffe Edition
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The Red Baron strikes again!
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Modern Art Monday: StArt Wars; Images by the French On-Line Magazine Amusement.
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We received this tip from one of our Hooniverse fans, Josh Roberts, and all I have to say is… WOW! The images are featured in a spread called StArt Wars, in which photographer Cédric Delsaux, with the help of 3-D artist Pierrick Gueneugue, melded photography taken in the United Arab Émirats, with Star Wars characters.…
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Streetwalking: Willys Jeep Pickup!
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This little beauty was parked outside my hotel recently, and I caught a few photos with my iPhone. I liked it so much, I went back with my good camera to get more shots.
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What's Your Eleanor? – If You Have the Means Edition
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The year was 1986 and a plucky young Matthew Broderick decided it was time for his high school student character to take a day off. Along with his girlfriend and depressing best bud, Ferris Bueller took the city of Chicago by storm. His chariot of choice that day? A gleaming red 1961 Ferrari 250 GT…
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The American Muscle/Swarr Auto V6 Mustang Project Car
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American Muscle and Swarr Auto have teamed up to turn their wrenches on an unlikely project car candidate. A 2005 V6 Mustang has received their attention. I can see the appeal in wanting to turn a V6 into something more exciting. I wish they went a little more on the sleeper side, but the results…
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Smokin' Hot Italian Seeks Marriage to Stay in the States
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Nicolas Sarkozy did it, and now so can you. Offered up on the Manhattan Craigslist is a not-for-U.S.-consumption Alfa Romeo 166. The 166 is Alfa’s big sedan, having replaced the 164 – which was sold here – in 1998. Powered by Alfa’s sweet, sweet 225-bhp 3.0-litre V6, this 2003 edition is knocking on your door…