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  • Hooniverse is going to the Mecum auction this weekend!

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    That’s right friends, it is time to experience one of these super auctions first hand. My bags are packed, pre-flight…zero hour is 8am. I am heading to Kissimmee, FL this weekend to see how these events shake down. The folks at Mecum have generously provided me with a press pass, but as an added wrinkle…

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  • Happy 87th Birthday Carroll Shelby

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    Carroll Shelby turns 87 today. There may be varying opinions out there about the man, but there is no question about the man’s ability to drive cars for other companies or to produce them for his own company. Here at Hooniverse we wanted to take second to wish you, Carroll Shelby, a happy 87th birthday.…

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  • The Hooniverse Version of Disneyland

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    On a quiet side street in Van Nuys, California there sits a relatively unassuming house. Driving by you might see an unusual car or two parked in the u-shaped driveway, but nothing that would make you hit the brakes. What you wouldn’t see however, is that the side of the house leads back into an…

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  • Legendary Race Cars

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    There comes a time in the day to put down the Haynes or the Bentley repair guides. There is also a time to close the browser window and step away from the computer (though only for a little bit please). Do you have to fill that time with family? No! You can spend that time…

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  • The Rally Fighter and the Local Motors mindset

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    Open source development. A term seemingly more at home in your last IT meeting than in a discussion about car design. However there is a new start-up automotive company that is looking to change that and there name is Local Motors.

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  • 2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed

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    Every one of us has driven a car that, for one reason or another, is significant for any given reason. Be it the oldest or the newest, slowest or the fastest, or any other number of titles we apply to a given vehicle. I had a 1987 Honda Prelude that was my first vehicle. The…

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  • 2010 RAM 1500

    2010 RAM 1500

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    Sometimes it feels good to get off the ground and survey the world around you. I have driven a number of cars for Hooniverse.com and most fall into either the sporty or luxurious categories, with some toeing the line of both worlds. I enjoy the power and the amenities found within those vehicles. The Dodge RAM…

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  • Mecum Auction – Kissimmee, Florida 2010 – Friday Mega-Gallery

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    The images are finally loaded up. I am breaking them into two posts, one for Friday and one for Saturday. Hop the jump for the Friday set.

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  • Like 2 Wheels Just As Much As Four?

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    Friend of Hooniverse Tanshanomi has started a site where he provides “Snap Judgements” on a specific make and model of the two-wheeled kind. Head over to Tanshanomi.com for daily informative posts on all types of production bikes. The information is short, yet precise and insightful – perfect in a world of short attention spa-HEY LOOK…

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  • Ready for some Photo Phriday Phun?

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    Over the course of the next however-the-hell-I-feel-like-it minutes, I will post random awesomeness from around the tubes. It is Friday and you all want to get your weekend started properly… so here we go: The photo is titled ZondAss and was taken by Dennis Noten. [Found on TheAutoInsider’s Blog]

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