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Hooniverse Asks- What Was The Best Cartoon Car?
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You know, when I was a kid, it never occurred to me that Fred’s steamroller-esque car would be impossible to steer, making the crude wooden tiller mostly decorative. Additionally, back ten, it didn’t seem all that odd that Pebbles might be hanging over one deadly rolling stone, and Bam Bam would ride on the roof.…
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A Trio of Cylinder Hacking Heroes
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There are lots of people who can hot-rod bikes engines. Big carbs, loud exhaust, big pistons…if they’re good, stroker cranks, flowed heads. Hot-rodders change up lots of stuff in an engine. But only a few would seriously consider altering the number of cylinders the motor has. And do it successfully…multiple times. Three guys in particular…
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Last Call- Belissima Edition
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This jewel of a bike is a Benelli, as you can tell from the decals on both gas and oil tanks. But it was sold here in the U.S. by another company, a clue to which is evident as well. For your Friday evening rumination- who was that company, and what did they call this…
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No, Really? Top Gear Names Car of the Decade
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Last night on the snooze-fest that was the first Top Gear of the new year (although taped two weeks ago) the lads from Leeds (I know their not from Leeds, but it sounds good) attempted to one-up Hooniverse by awarding not only their Car of the Year winner, but also their Car of the Decade.…
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Rambler Wagon Found Resting In The Woods
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This beautiful Rambler was found on a recent drive along some of the Albertan back-roads.
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Worst Car Your Family Has Ever Owned?
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Parents, we can’t control them. And unless you were brought up by the Shelbys or the Earhardts, it’s pretty likely that at some point your family owned a car that you nicknamed something like the dump truck for how quickly a date would go south when you arrived in it.
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A Mid-Week Dose of Cars and Coffee Excellence
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Ladies and Gentlehoons…I present to you a Duramax Diesel powered Chevelle SS. HUZZAH! [Thanks to the crew at CNCPics.com for their always excellent photos]
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The Creepy, Creepy Mascots Of NAIAS
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There were dancing girls, oh yes. There was an overabundance of techno and flashing lights. All of these are meant to leave an impression on you; to leave you going, “Wow!” and leave glitzy thoughts within your head. All of that stuff falls off towards the pale in the wake of this year’s new hotness:…
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Last Call- Fallen Forty Edition
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I appreciate an owner who lives by the maxim cars are meant to be driven. Image source: [Jurriaan Vogel via Flickr]
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Last Call- Whitworth Spanners Edition
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In case you happen to be working on an old British car, a pre-1968 Triumph motorcycle, or a British Railway Pullman car, these will likely come in handy. For more information on BSW standards check out this article.
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Roadside Discoveries: Otto's Wheels, Inc.; A Classic in Classic Cars
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I ran this post in Automotive Traveler almost a year ago. Since then, I no longer travel about looking for these oddities, mainly because I no longer travel about…. The company I was working for decided they no longer need an articulate, cultivated individual within the medium truck world, just someone who says yes all…
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Cuda Twofer Impresses Upon Us The Need For a Larger Driveway
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It’s a good thing the Mad_Science Laboratory is located in a relatively dense section of LA’s original suburbs. Aside from the preferable aesthetics of a nearly 100 year old house, our neighborhood is dense enough to limit driveway capacity to a “just right” 5 vehicles. Were we to move out to the exurbs, might be…
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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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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 Asks- How Could Ford Have Saved Mercury?
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In case you haven’t heard, there’s a rumor floating about that Ford is about to pull the plug on granny Mercury. That octogenarian brand has been limping along on life support – and getting Ford-generic medication – for years, but it’s still sad to see yet another American nameplate fade from existence. We’ll do some…
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Streetwalking: Hoon on the Bayou edition
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Any schmuck can take a family sedan and crazy glue a V8 emblem to the back and call it a day. I’ve even heard tell there may or may not be a Prius running around with a Hemi emblem stuck to it. I don’t believe this to be the case. I believe that V8 emblem…