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  • Hemipanter Might Give the Basement Lambo a Run for its Money

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    When we first stumbled across the Hemipanter via Spinelli’s Save the Enzos, we thought “sweet, a hemi-powered Pantera”. How mistaken we were. First off, that Hemi’s been bumped out to (this is not a typo) 526c.i.. Secondly…crap. Every time I go to look over this guy’s website, I get sucked in for another five minutes…

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  • Happy 87th Birthday Carroll Shelby

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    Carroll Shelby turns 87 today. There may be varying opinions out there about the man, but there is no question about the man’s ability to drive cars for other companies or to produce them for his own company. Here at Hooniverse we wanted to take second to wish you, Carroll Shelby, a happy 87th birthday.…

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  • Think Your Chainsaw is Tough?

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvAI7-Qa2Io[/youtube] It’s the winter (for some of us), and we’re all looking for efficient, economical ways to keep warm. One of the most popular — especially around the holidays — is to build a nice big roaring fire in the fireplace and curl up with some hot cocoa. And by cocoa, we mean whiskey.

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  • This Corvair Has a Secret, and it Ain't Vicious Oversteer …

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    Hey, that Corvair Monza coupe sure looks cool. Looks pretty stock though. Let’s pop the hood and check it out, shall we? Wonder if it’s a turbo … wait a second! WHAT IN THE NAME OF….?!?!?!?

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  • DieselFumes: The Hudson Project – A Record Setting, Diesel Powered '47 Hudson Pickup, Driven by a Quadriplegic!

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    How many of you know anything about the Hudson Motorcar Company, beside knowing about the Hudson Hornet that dominated NASCAR in the early 50’s? Show of hands….. Well, at one time it was the most popular of the “independent” car makers in America. They “stepped out” of the shadows of the others when they introduced…

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  • Farm Truck

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZ05X3H-xE&feature=popt02us0b[/youtube]. The mere fact that you are hanging out here at Hooniverse dictates that you should already have knowledge of Farm Truck.  If you stumbled in here completely by accident and decided to stay, you can find some additional info on Farm Truck here.  That said, watching Farm Truck never gets old and if seeing it…

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  • Project Runningblade

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    The more I explore the Hooniverse the more I realise that you can literally race anything.  Barstools?  Yep.  Recliners?  Of course!  Lawnmowers?  Sure, lawnmower racing has been around for years.  Setting landspeed records on a fully functional lawnmower?  Now that is something different.

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  • The Blastolene Piss-Off Pete

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    Our good friend Jim Brennan (aka UDMan) over at CarDomain sent us some more of his great photography from the SEMA show a few weeks back. We feel terrible (and by “we”, I clearly mean “I”) that it’s taken this long to actually manage to get them up and posted. (I could be honest and…

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  • Epic Hoons: Waldo Dean Waterman and His Flying Cars

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    I like the phrase “batshit mad” a lot, and I probably use it more than I should. The problem is, when you’re in my line of work, the list of euphemisms that convey both insanity and awe are few and far between. If ever “batshit mad” had an appropriate subject, it would be Waldo Waterman,…

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  • Last Call- Smokey Yunick Edition

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    Smokey Yunick was a legend among racing mechanics, and he took the art out of rule-bending to new heights. One of his greatest mysteries was that of his adiabatic engine. Originally conceived after slipping off the toilet and hitting his head back in the 50s, Smokey claimed the engine achieved unheard of levels of performance…

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