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Serendipity Presents An Opportunity
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They say fate waits for no man, and we here at Hooniverse believe the case is doubly so when talking of salvage automobiles. When a man buys a massive tow truck and a Bugatti Veyron wrecks within 48 hours, does it mean the Gods of opportunity are calling?
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1965: When Men Were Men, And Japanese Pickups Had Real Hood Ornaments
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The Pick-N-Pull in East Oakland is just a few miles from my place, so I headed right over when I got a couple of tips about this truck.
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Insane Hill Climb
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[metacafe]http://www.metacafe.com/watch/334239/impossible_but_real/[/metacafe] They say that getting to the top is more about who you know than what you know, and if that’s true then this guy must know spiderman.
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Czech Please! Hooneriffc Tatra 603 Promo Film
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpuweiODHw4[/youtube] As its name implies, the Iron Curtain didn’t let much stuff into Eastern Europe during the Cold War, and it didn’t let much out. Case in point: Most Czechoslovakians in 1956 knew nothing of Western luxury cars like the Cadillac Sixty Special or the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, while most Westerners didn’t know anything about…
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Top Gear Season 14 Debut Recap
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Last night brought the return of a weekly injection of nirvana to hoon-hungry car nuts world-wide. Top Gear season 14 arrived not with a whimper, but the roar of 30-cylinder’s worth of exotic touring machinery blasting across Romania- home of James May’s beloved Dacia Sandero.
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Hell. Yes. '15 American-LaFrance 14.5 liter Speedster … 'nuff Said.
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No, this isn’t a replica of Lord Humungus’ chariot of death … it’s an American-LaFrance Speedster, circa 1915. This eBay find is so chock full of the primordial building blocks of unprecedented hooning potential that it’s difficult to summarize. Let’s begin with the fact that this is a factory-built race car constructed around that own…
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Slackers Unite! …Tomorrow… Maybe
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Just a quick note to let you all know: content may be slow and/or limited today. Mad_Science and Braff are mucking about with Der Uberbird, and I’m out working on the Corrado, so we’re pinning all our hopes and dreams on Graverobber and our assortment of occasional contributors. I know, how DARE those cars take…
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Streetwalker- Thunderbird's Not Just a Wine Edition
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Starting in 1982, the Ford Thunderbird enjoyed a renaissance which extended through 1997. Here’s an LX model, looking a little worse for wear, from that last year of four-seater T-Birds to date.
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Best Roads: Prince Rupert to Terrace, BC
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I was going to type a lengthy response to Graverobber’s Hooniverse Asks article earlier, but I realized I had a whole ton of photos that I’ve collected over time. So, since I can, I’m posting about it instead! And it seems to me it would make a great series for anyone planning a road-trip in…
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The Pen Cost Nothing. Also: $446 and the Targa Trophy was Fun
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You see, the pen was a giveaway. But it also cost me money, as you’ll learn. Read on Back in September, I was lucky enough to attend the Targa Trophy LA leg, shooting pictures and tagging along with Co-Hoon Jeff, Auto Blogger Extraordinaire Jonny Lieberman and former Jalopniker, Fiesta Agent and CrapCanAm honcho Andrew Didorosi.
