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  • V.I.S.I.T: The Shared Platform Edition

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    So, while this olelongrooffan was out and about gathering up those doors for the “Charles Barrett Special” I happened to spot a couple cool old classics. Ironically the first comment on the Hooniverse Asks post about platform sharing was by the that dude with seemingly endless automotive knowledge, tonyola, and it was about this platform.

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  • Hooniverse Truck Thursday: Quick Shift: Look What I Found In My Snail Mail

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    One of the advantages of working for a company that utilizes die cut stickers for our decals on our trailers, this olelongrooffan has an in house die cut sticker installer at my disposal. Today I put him to work on my olebeater truck and this is the result. Thanks to the Hooniverse Overlords for this…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Last Call: Is This The Panther's Future?

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    So apparently this is what happens after all the Cavaliers have rusted away. image src= LRF @ Jimmy Johnson’s favorite home improvement retailer

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  • Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday: Another Monstrosity From My Library

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    So, this olelongrooffan has shared with my fellow Hoons that I spent the weekend out at the Daytona International Speedway a couple weeks ago hawking some carhaulers to the unwitting public there. I was able, however, to get out and about and see some cool old cars. This is not one of them.

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  • Long Shots: Chevrolet's Midsize Luxury Car

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    So this olelongrooffan spent this past weekend down in Fantasyland, that would be Naples, Florida, attending my beautiful daughter’s high school graduation. A Summe Cum Laude graduate and heading off to college on the campus of the Ringling Museum up in Fantasyland II. But my fellow Hoons probably don’t gve crap about that so this…

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  • Last Call: The Cold Front Edition: Just In Time For Two Wheel Tuesday

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    Tonite in the Birthplace of Speed, Florida, the low is expected to be near freezing with an expected low of 28 degrees on Tuesday night with northerly winds in the 20-25 mph range both nights. Somebody turn on the freaking heater will ya? img src= my brain is frozen and I have no clue.

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  • Hooniverse Rolex24 Weekend Edition: The Parade Out Front and Out Back

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    So, campsite 510 in the infield at the Daytona International Speedway is bordered on the front by the west horseshoe entry at turn 5 and on the rear by the main feeder road from the tunnel under NASCAR turn 1 and the old tunnel under NASCAR turn 4, which, incidentally, is the same age as…

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  • Hooniverse Two Wheel Tuesday: What's Their Nickname? Who Cares? These Are Sweet.

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    Ssshhh…don’t tell the Hooniverse Overlords but I’m sneaking this one in. Now, my fellow Hoons, this olelongrooffan doesn’t want to come off as being conceited or egotistical but sometimes I just stumble onto some cool old shit. And today at the end of my eleven hour day selling 4, count em 4, motorcycle trailers (my…

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  • Truck Thursday Long Shots: Defender 110 And A Couple Red Brethren

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    So last weekend while this olelongrooffan was down watching my beautiful daughter strut across that high school graduation stage, I was out and about the next day and spotted this gorgeous Land Rover Defender 110

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  • Long Shots: The Pontoon Edition

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    One of this olelongrooffan’s favorite Mercedes Benz was spotted while I was down in FantasyLand a couple weeks ago.  I would suspect this is a grey market Benz given the fender mounted amber turn indicators just in front of each door. This one of my favorite old school Mercedes body styles.

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