Articles
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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part III
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Today we conclude our interview series with Michael Paul Smith; previously, we discussed his background in scale modeling and then some of his techniques and inspiration. But I know there’s a small (at least I hope it’s small) number of you who yet might dare indignance: “Yeah yeah, them’s there models is real cute…
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American As Tweedy Pie – The Big Daddy Roth T-Bucket Is For Sale
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The Mecum Auction typically gets a range of quality but fairly standard muscle cars and classics. Occasionally an interesting movie car will pop up as well. The upcoming auction in Monterey (August 13-14) has quite a character-of-a-car crossing the block. Pull out your checkbook and put on your Vans and Wayfarers to take a crack…
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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 Asks- What Was Your Worst Car Repair Experience?
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Yesterday we asked about the bad experiences you had with buying a car, and you provided us with some great war stories about bad dealers, untrustworthy private sellers, and cars that weren’t all the ads said they were. Now that those nightmares are behind you, tell us what it’s been like to get them fixed.
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Obscure Muscle from the Past: The Jensen Interceptor
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Here is another one of my curve-ball postings about an Obscure Muscle Car you may have never though was a Muscle Car. I’m here to try and convince you that it is. Let’s find out if the Jensen Interceptor is indeed an Obscure Muscle Car
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Showdown: $10k Wagon Battle
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It’s long been the mission statement of Hooniverse to act as the online equivalent of standing around in the driveway, BSing about cars. As is often the case, things boil down to a showdown between two vehicles. Mustang Vs Camaro, Lancia Delta Integrale Vs WRX, Porsche 917 Vs Ford GT40. Rather than set things up…
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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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Dealership Find: Two Innocentis, To Go
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When you’re car shopping, it’s really quite amazing what you find sitting in showrooms and dealership lots. In this case, we had a pair of Italian beauties that I didn’t even recognize.
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Streetwalker- Off the Street, But For Sale, Triumph TR6 Tiger
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Beginning with the 1937 500-cc Speed Twin, Triumph has maintained a long history of vertical twins. By the late 1950s the engine size had grown to 650-ccs, and their bikes were some of the best performing in the world. Spotted for sale in Southern California by yours truly is this gorgeous 1969 TR6 Tiger which…
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Hooniverse Asks- Turbocharged or Supercharged?
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The old racing maxim goes Injection is nice, but I’d rather be blown. Of course, who wouldn’t? But which method of forced induction blows up your skirt?
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the Best Front-Wheel Drive Performance Car?
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Associating the terms “performance car” and “front-wheel drive” may seem as contradictory as “deep-fried” and “tofu” (surely there’s at least one county fair that has already thought of that). And many of us have had the term “wrong-wheel drive” ingrained in our minds for so long that copping to being fond of any front-driver feels…
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Ate Up With Motor Chronicles the Ford Flathead V8 and the Fall of King Henry
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If you took the time to read through our review of Merchants of Speed, you might’ve recognized a funny looking V8 on the cover. That’d be the Ford Flathead, the predecessor to the Chevy small-block as the hot rodders’ go-to engine. Ate Up With Motor, a more scholastic friend of Hooniverse has a great writeup…
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Last Call- Tea and Sympathy Edition
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Before there were Starbucks on every corner, British motorists had to fend for themselves when they wanted a spot of tea while zipping down the M4.
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Meet Eleanor
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Yes, “that” Eleanor. The very same white unicorn I have been chasing for almost two months now. They say if you love something, set it free. To those people I say “it rubs the lotion on it’s skin…”
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Pretty Bird! 1964 Falcon Wagon
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Commenter Muthalovin tipped us to this stylish ’65 Falcon wagon for sale out in Pflugerville, Texas. It sports a 170c.i. straight six and a Ford-O-Matic slushbox, which should be fine for around-town cruising and car show duty, but you’d best avoid any speed competitions (or uphill onramps).
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Showdown: Overrated Classic 4x4s Edition
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In our last showdown, the Mr Jalopy’s ’65 Country Squire pulled ahead of the classy black ’55 Ranch Wagon, but not by a lot. In today’s flame-fanning-titled Showdown, we’re headed back to the dirt with a pair of the most overrated 4x4s of all time.