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Hooniverse Bookcase: Intermeccanica, The Story of the Prancing Bull
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Intermeccanica is one name that I occasionally glimpse on the prow of a parked exotic, and wish I knew more about. Finally, armed with a copy of Intermeccanica by Veloce Publishing, a week’s camping holiday gave me a chance to get to grips with this most intriguing of marques. That I hungrily devoured each of…
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No Beach Out Of Reach: Dutton Reef Amphibian
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On Monday’s bonus round of Mystery Car, the unnamed machine was correctly identified as the Amphicar 770, disappointingly quickly. There can’t be many folk in the Hooniverse who haven’t yet learnt of the many limitations and design compromises of the famous ’60s amphibian, its mechanical make-up was limited by the technology of the time, and…
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Take Me To Your Special Place
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For us keen drivers, the road is our playground. Well, this certainly used to be the case, but entirely too many of our former favourites have been ruined and all the fun squeezed out of them, whether it be from nanny state shutting down the party with speed cameras and arcane rulings, or simply…
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The Carchive: The '96 Dodge Avenger
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It’s time to pitch the leaky, torn canvas tent of wisdom on the edge of the dark forest of Motoring history, and wait to see whatever tattered relics are blown out by the breeze of rediscovery. Welcome back to The Carchive Why, you might ask, am I bothering to cover the Dodge Avenger of all…
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Retro Heaven on the A127
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Just outside Basildon, on the A127 arterial road linking London with the coast, there sits a pub and roadside eatery which, it feels, hasn’t really changed since the early Eighties. This made it the perfect venue for a weekend meeting of the South-Eastern chapter of the UK’s notorious group of aficionados of The Worthless Car.…
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That Difficult Second Album
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Car manufacturers have, for years, mirrored the pain suffered by rock groups when faced with the challenge of the Difficult Second Album. When Stone Roses released The Second Coming a huge number of Manchester rock aficionados cradled their heads in despair, crying “What have you done!?” into their Joseph Holt. How do you top a…
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Two (or Three) Wheel Tuesday: BSA and Busmar Sidecar Combo
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On my way to the pub this weekend I caught this very fetching old English bike and sidecar (sidecarriage seems more proper) parked by the side of the river while its crew enjoyed an ice cream We often speak of Minis, microcars and the economy car in general, but it’s easy to forget that, before…
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Diecast Delights Special Edition: Scale My Ride (inc Ford Escape)
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In a change from our regular format, today’s exclusive to Hooniverse episode of Diecast Delights is all about you. Nothing delights us more than our own possessions. I can show pretty pictures of diecast models all day long , but if we can’t relate to the subject matter it’s difficult to form any emotional link…
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The Carchive: The Bedford HA Van
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With the sun ploughing through solid diagonal bars of rain like some great biblical battle of the elements, It’s time to sit in my steamy old Audi and ponder once again on the subject of cars long forgotten. Welcome back to The Carchive. Last week we were looking at a product of Chrysler Europe, seasoned…
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Ran When Parked: Taking the Path less Travelled
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In recent weeks I have taken to riding my bike, nominally as a token gesture towards staying fit, but also as a means of enjoying something other than four-wheeled, fuel-burning personal transport. My hour-long lunchtime ride also unlocks bits of my local scenery which have hitherto been too far removed far easy walking, yet not…
