Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Faux Asymmetric Wheels
Peter TanshanomiOne of the fancier options common on upmarket car models are asymmetric or "directional" wheels. These usually have some sort…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers with Aviation Connections
In the responses to last Friday's Hooniverse Asks, several of you brought up aircraft or aircraft engines built by automotive…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Center-Mounted Headlights
Mounting a headlight along the center-line of the vehicle is one of those recurrent ideas that seem offer plausible advantages…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Thieving Foreign Parts Bins
Low-volume car models are somewhat notorious for raiding existing cars' parts books for easily adaptable components. Rear light assemblies are…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Non-Circular Steering Wheels
Last Friday, our esteemed Mr. Emslie asked, "Non-Round Steering Wheels, Brah! or Blah?" Many of our readers cited specific cars…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Cars named for mythical creatures
Thanks to the fertile minds of Greeks, Romans, sailors, fantasy authors, and peasants living in thatched roof cottages, there is…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: "We should add a hatchback version!"
An old friend of mine once recalled his father car shopping at the local American Motors dealer in the fall…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Single-Year Model Names
Combine the effort automotive marketing men put into developing public awareness of model names with the intellectual property value of…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Cars named for speed
Cars are marketed on the promise of many different characteristics: practicality, mobility, luxury, social status, or perhaps some sort of…
Encyclopedia Hoonatica: DOHC Straight Sixes
'Round these parts, we love straight sixes. But they can sometimes be regarded in America as outdated, low-tech beasts (except…