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Vintage Australian Touring Car Racing: Because You Weren't Going To Be Productive Today Anyhow
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The Incomparable Mr. Scroggs has come through once again in his singular mission to destroy your productivity.
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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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Stereotypes Ahoy! 1970s Holden Ad Explains Australians
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Ic3RqPIJo[/youtube] Ah, the 1970s. An era of unrepressed malaise, in which the atmosphere of boundless optimism was, itself, optimistic at best. This video, featuring completely irrelevant close-up shots of mammaries in small bikinis, seems to attempt to bring out the patriotism of Australians in spite of the general mediocrity of automobilia available to them, either…
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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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Mini-Trucks: A Supporting Argument
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In honour of yesterday’s question about mini-trucks (I know, I couldn’t get this article published in time yesterday), I think it’s only fair that I submit a little bit of research I’ve been doing on my own in the last little while. I submit, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that there is indeed a…
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On St. Patrick's Day, Celebrate Excess!
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In the fine tradition of St. Patrick’s Day, we here at Hooniverse acknowledge that most people will use it as the traditional excuse to pretend to be Irish and drink themselves into a stupor. Being one of the millions whose family history is actually Irish, I find the whole tradition quite amusing. I have heard…
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Why I Fell In Love With Ramblers
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Everyone has a story that explains their particular tastes in cars. My story of how I became obsessed with interested in Volkswagens would fill many tomes and likely make most question my sanity. (Let’s just say it involves camping trips in a second-gen Bugbox and a few road-trips in a metallic brown Rabbit that my…
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A Two-Wheeled Military BMW… From China… With Five Wheels
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This beautiful example was spotted at the Powerama show in Edmonton this weekend. A wartime BMW is rare enough, but one with the upgraded 750cc, 37hp engine? Well that’s something special!
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Streetwalking: A Fistful of Minis Edition
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Every year, my current hometown of Camrose, AB hosts an event that puts an interesting spin on your standard-fare car show. I attended for the first time last summer, and I have a huge backlog of photos that I think I should share out, if only as a bit of sunny-weather-and-shiny-objects eye-candy to help us…
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Confession Time: Show Us Your Toys
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Yes, we’re all grown-ups here. Well, most of us are, anyhow. But many of us still indulge ourselves in some rather childish hobbies.
