Articles
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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: John Cooper Fitch and his Fitch Specials.
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This week, I decided to introduce you to my columns in Chevy Enthusiast Magazine, titled Weird and Wonderful Bowties. Yesterday, we discovered about the Chevy Engineered V6 Chevette that had no chance for production. Next up is my interview with a racing legend, and a true Chevy Enthusiast, John Cooper Fitch.
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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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Last Call- St Patrick's Day Edition
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The Beebe & Mulligan Fighting Irish dragster team was one of the most potent of the late 1960s. John “The Zookeeper” Mulligan’s untimely death of heart failure following a fiery 171-mph crash in September 1969, ended his 7-year partnership with fellow Garden Grove resident Time Beebe, and left the So Cal drag community stunned. You…
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Lion-Drawn Cart (and other Alternate Energy Vehicles)
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You know what the problem with Power Wheels and Go Karts is? Too predictable. How are we to raise our hoonlets properly when their vehicles run reliably (or reasonably reliably in the case of a kart) and go right where they point them? No. Far, far too easy. What they need are carts drawn by…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's Your Preferred Motorcycle Engine Layout?
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More so than cars, motorcycles have great variety in engine layout options. Many times it’s driven by type of bike, number of cylinders, and how much the engineer had to drink the night prior to first getting out his slide rule.
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Release the Sea Hoon!
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A Jet Sprint Boat is essentially a fiberglass coffin with a V8 engine and a racing seat. The cockpit has just enough room for a driver, co-driver, and their massive sets of junk. The driver of a Jet Sprint Boat navigates a course as fast as possible. How fast is fast? See for yourself in…
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Therapy, Jeremy Clarkson Style
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[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8917730350468263249#[/googlevideo] Having a rough morning? Need a bit of motivation to get moving? Need a little bit of cheering up? Does someone have a case of the Mondays? Yes, well all of that nonsense will get better with a little help from Jeremy Clarkson. I’m sure some of you fanatics have seen this before, but…
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What's Your Eleanor? – Edición Tomsk
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I’ve had many four-wheeled crushes over the course of my quarter-century-plus on this giant nugget of cosmic dust, but I guess the one that has endured the longest (even though it hasn’t always been right on the top of my head) is GMC’s resident two-pedal-NSX-slayer, the Typhoon.
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Mine engine mystery is solved!
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I was close, so close… Well ok, I had the correct manufacturer.
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Hooniverse Asks- Who's Your Automotive Hero?
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On TV and in the movies, heros usually have some sort of superhuman power, or undertake unbelievable deeds of daring- escaping without so much as a hair misplaced. In real life, heros are those people who go above and beyond, who are catalysts for change, and who typically are more interested in the outcome than…
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: UDMan's new (well not so new) Venture…
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I have a new venture, and that is to rebuild a reputation of a local truck dealer, and to recover lost relationships squandered by the previous owners. You see, I am starting over at a Springfield (Mass.) based dealership, and will be in charge of their Medium Duty Truck Lines.
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Yo Dawg I Heard You Like to Caption Photos…
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Leo (SVT2888) is a good friend of Hooniverse and one of the main folks taking great shots at CnCPics.com. He captured the following vehicle in the parking lot of the recent Fabulous Fords show in Orange County, CA. I don’t think Xzibit drove this to the event, but I can imagine his face plastered over…
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Last Call- Not So Lovely Rita Edition
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It took him more than 38 seconds to pay? What, did he stop to have sex first? Image source: [Imgur via Reddit]
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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.
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Right-Hand Drive Saturn is Only 97.3% as Dull as Left-Hand Drive One!
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Planning a trip to the British Isles, or perhaps Japan soon? Want to freak out the neighbors, but don’t want to spend a lot doing it? Maybe you do a lot of mailbox drop offs and hate the fact that you can never seem to find a curb-side box that isn’t on the right of…
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Last Call- Don't Pass on the Right Edition
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In late-night Phnom Pen, angry motorcycle dog is angry. Image source: [tomvater.com]