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  • This Corvair Has a Secret, and it Ain't Vicious Oversteer …

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    Hey, that Corvair Monza coupe sure looks cool. Looks pretty stock though. Let’s pop the hood and check it out, shall we? Wonder if it’s a turbo … wait a second! WHAT IN THE NAME OF….?!?!?!?

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  • 3 Wheels. Made of Wood. From Japan. We Can't Make This Stuff Up…

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    Your eyes do not deceive you. Both beautiful, dangerous, and incomprehensibly Japanese, this wooden trike is road-legal in the land of the rising sun. Click through for more photos and a video.

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  • The Ferguson Mustang FF: AWD and a 427!!!

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    Ferguson has a special place in my heart as one of those pioneering but eccentric firms that flipped the establishment a bird and did something awesome. That something was to develop an AWD system that found its way into F1 cars and road cars, notably the Jensen FF based on the amazing Jensen Interceptor. But…

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  • Collective Hoonsteria: The Great Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic of ‘54

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    The year is 1954. The place is the quiet college town of Bellingham, Washington. It all started one morning when residents noticed strange damage on their windshield. Neighbors yakked about it, and soon it was all over the local radar. Was it vandals? Possibly using BBs? That’s sure what it looked like, thought the locals,…

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  • MAT's Gruppe B Celica Restoration Will Make You Feel Inadequate

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    In all likelihood, you’ve already been sent a link to Makela Auto Tuning’s restoration of this awesome Gruppe B Toyota Celica coupe. And then you proceeded to waste the next 6 hours glued to the screen clicking through all the amazing restoration shots. In case you haven’t, click through for the link.

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  • The Worst Honda EVER

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    Forgive what may be the worst cameraphone pics ever, so you may witness the horror that is the worst Honda EVER. Hooniverse is no stranger to hyperbole, but this might not be an exaggeration.

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  • Dodge Little Red Wagon: It's Not a Wagon, But It Packs a 426 Hemi

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    “If you think cars on rails are the hottest thing in drag racing, take a look at this!” In case any of you Hoons out there thought all the Dodge A100 van was good for was rusting or crushing your lower extremities in a low-speed collision, think again! All you need to do to spice…

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  • WANT: R/C Unimog 406 Under Hooniverse Festivus Pole

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    Holy hell. Do you want to bring a smile to the face of any Hoon? Buy the biggest novelty faux-fur-trimmed sock you can find and shove this military-grade R/C Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – CR01 Series U900 from Tamiya inside it. Um, and hopefully that Hoon is me. Because I want one. More hot pics and…

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  • Take My Fire Extinguisher Away: Peugeot 405 Gets this Ad Hot 'n Heavy

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    Say what you will about the decline and fall of the French auto manufacturer’s expedition in the American market, but I for one miss the unique flavor (“Mmmm … rusty …”) that Peugeot and AMC-Renault brought to our shores. Of course, if you’ve been around the block, you’re already familiar with their, uh, avant-garde advertising…

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  • Ode to the Imp: Never Was So Much Done by So Little a Car with So Few CCs.

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    Ah, the Hillman Imp – tiny, awesome, woefully underdeveloped, and with the awesome-est dorky greenhouse to grace a vehicle (including the BMW 2002). It looked like a demented fever-dream of Alec Issigonis, and it was powered by a fire pump engine. It should appeal to every hoon worth his or her salt.

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