Articles
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The Art of Cornering
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Quoth Sir Sterling Moss, “Movement is tranquility.” Particularly when that movement is frozen in time, catching a beautiful car skillfully handled to within a fraction of its capabilities, pitting the immutable laws of physics against the timeless drive to win at any cost.
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Hooniverse Asks- If You Could Run Any Car Company, Which One Would It Be, And What Would You Change?
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Let’s say you’re walking done the beach, and you come across an old oil lamp. Picking it up, you rub the side to clear away the grime and seaweed and out puts a genie who awards you for freeing him from the lamp with one wish (it used to be three, but times are tough),…
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2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
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I want to admit this to you right off the bat; I’ve never been much of a Corvette fan. I always thought the C1s were cool, and the C2s were kind of bad ass but the rest of the lineup does nothing for me. That is until I drove my first Corvette two years ago…
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Last Call- If A Car Horn Honks in the Forest. . .Edition
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Despite looking Shopped, it’s still pretty funny. Image source: [DIYFail.com]
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Volkswagen Pickup-thing Makes Us Draw a Blank for Nicknames
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Okay, we all know that we blogger-types love to come up with cheesy nicknames for vehicles we see. Rabbitamino! Volvochero! Transformarobirdobilederchicken!
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'59 Berkeley B-95 Has Big Schnoz, Royal Enfield Power
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Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but a 750cc Royal Enfield engine can cure many ills.
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Hell for Leather Shows Us the Anatomy of a Highside
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The above situation is about to go from a fast drift to a furious face full of asphalt. Friends-of-Hooniverse, HellForLeather found a nice photo sequence of a highside from the aggressive start to the (thankfully) thumbs-up finish. The shot above is just one in the series, head over to HFL to see the whole series. Bonus…
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Forum Wars coming to Speed TV
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There is a forum for every type of car enthusiast out there…even Chrysler Crossfire fans, which we have managed to piss off recently. If you read this site, you most likely venture into a forum or six from time to time as well. Typically they are filled with unbridled passion for one make and unequivocal…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: 1970's Super Coupes? Car Lust's Take on the 70's
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We all know the 1970’s offered lackluster cars, chocking emission regulations, and bumpers that rivaled guard rails in their size. It was also a time in which there were quite a number of Import Coupes catching on, and I discovered this little piece from the guys over at Car Lust.
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SMS Supercars presents the SMS 302 Mustang
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Steve Saleen has a long history of building powerful cars; from the sporty Saleen Mustang to the potent S7. His new company, SMS Supercars, started life with the 570 Challenger. They will eventually turn their wrenches on to the Camaro, but their newest creation is the SMS 302 Mustang.
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Last Call- Road Train Edition
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In Australia, the dingos will eat your babies and the trucks are all really, really long. Image source: [Flickr-Zsolti/NYM]
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Last Call- They Say It's Your Birthday Edition
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Happy 70th birthday Chuck Norris. Top ten facts about Chuck Norris and muscle cars may be found here. Image source: [amcarguide.com]
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A Deafening Thunder: Welcome to the Grid
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Five minutes to go. Each stab of the throttle produces a barking roar as the racers grid up pre-race. Grid control points at you – it’s time to put your Javelin in gear. You’e down in the grid with Hooniverse.
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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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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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Baja Ghia, I Must Have You
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The who-we-want-to-be-when-we-grow-up Mike Bumbeck of Clunkbucket rolled by Bug-in #35 at California Speedway and captured quite a few VW’s that have grown well beyond their minimalist intended use. How beyond? 11 second quarter mile beyond. A badass bug is one thing but this Baja Ghia’s got my blood pumping and gears turning. After all, read-to-be-mutated…