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Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part III

How hoons got it done in the old school

Today we conclude our interview series with Michael Paul Smith; previously, we discussed his background in scale modeling and then some of  his techniques and inspiration.     But I know there’s a small (at least I hope it’s small) number of you who yet might dare [...]

Hoon Hall of Fame

Hunter S. Thompson And The Song Of The Sausage Creature

It’s just as important to keep close tabs on the past of the automotive fringe as it is to chase the new limit of strange. Nobody set up camp more firmly on the borderlands of vehicular oddity than our beloved Hunter S. Thompson. We bring you his “Song Of The Sausage Creature”, uncut [...]

Hooniversal Joints

Cars, Culture, and the City: New York City and the American Auto Culture

Looking for something to do? Are you free anytime between March 25th to August 8th?

(Mad_Science isn’t…haha, and yes I’m really allergic to babysitting, it’s a rare condition)

If you are anywhere near New York City then you should head over to the Museum of the City of New York. A new exhibition entitled Cars, Culture, and the City [...]

Friends of Hooniverse

Adventures in Model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part 1

That sign looks familiar…

If there’s any consolation to not being Jay Leno, or not having Jay Leno’s bankroll, or not having Jay Leno’s garage, or not having Jay Leno’s connections toward obtaining that which even vast bankrolls and ordinary fame cannot spring from the unobtanium well… it’s models – and the ability [...]

Nostalgia

White Triplex: 81,000 cc of doom

Hooning is nothing new. Sure the term is relatively new and it is often used to refer to one who drives in a manner that is fast, noisy or dangerous. I like to think that adding crazy, dangerous engines to already questionable cars and mashing the go fast pedal with complete disregard for safety also fits [...]

Nostalgia

Still Life: Forged in Kenosha, Replaced by a Renault

Sometimes it’s hard to believe the AMC Spirit was canned in favor of the Renault Alliance. So what if it was a freshened-up Gremlin with an optional 5.0L V8? I mean, just LOOK at it – the Spirit in its natural habitat, surrounded by that endangered species known as American heavy industry. They [...]

Cars You Should Know

A Faded Patina of Intrigue

You can win the battles and wear the medals but still lose the war.

Few tragedies are as poignant as those of storied lives meeting undignified ends.  Such appears to be the case with this poor panzer veteran serving time with younger relatives on an ignoble car lot in Allentown, PA.    You may recall [...]