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  • Classic Captions Contest: The sophisticated new Ford Taurus

    Classic Captions Contest: The sophisticated new Ford Taurus

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    It’s been about 18 months since the last time we had a classic captions contest. Let’s change this. Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest is where we show you a classic advertising of a vehicle and you supply the best quote for it. Like on Whose Line Is It Anyway? where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter.…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTec HYBRID Estate Edition

    Classic Captions Contest: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTec HYBRID Estate Edition

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    It’s been way too long since the last time we had a classic captions contest. I have no idea who wrote it, what the car was, or who won it. Let’s move on. Classic Captions Contest is where we show you a classic advertising of a vehicle and you supply the best quote for it.…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1987 Isuzu Elf 150 Edition

    Classic Captions Contest: 1987 Isuzu Elf 150 Edition

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    Do you ever just need a burst of sunny inspiration on a frigid, Tuesday in January? Fear not friends, the 1987 Isuzu Elf 150 has arrived, and it’s brought the entire  universe with it. It’s been a hot minute since we’ve done a comical Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest post due to the website sitting in…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1996 Renault Twingo Edition

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    Renault’s conquistador of the city, the Twingo, was both adorable and also just ridiculous looking simple car. It’s a sight at which you do an almost snorty giggle. At the dawn of the 1990s, Renault hired Jean-Pierre Ploué to design this tiny thing, which at the time sold for nearly $19,000 new in today’s money. Offered…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1981 Honda Quint Edition

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    Disclaimer: There’s so much adventure happening in this faded 1980s Honda press photo. So, so much. We last left off with Kamil’s go at the Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest featuring Jaguar’s new F-Pace luxury crossover and a lot of questions. After dropping $4,495 down, Walt looks content with his $498 a month lease for the…

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  • Not Classic Captions Contest: Jaguar F-Pace Edition

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    For years now we have had the Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest. The rules are simple: we provide a classic stock photo or an advertisement of a vehicle and you, the readers, provide your best caption for it. Everyone has a good time and the winner gets nothing but our deepest respects. Simple and fun, right?…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT Edition

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    As July wraps up and August rolls in, let’s end off the month with a Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest focused a car from nearly 30 years ago that I personally think, has aged so well. Down the street from my apartment in Milwaukee’s Shorewood neighborhood, is a mega plex of a grocery store called Metro Market.…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1995 Fiat Coupé Edition

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    If you’ve been following along with our recent rampant of Hooniverse Classic Captions Contests, a fair amount of the retro press images I’ve selected depict said featured car amidst some type of active sport or form of mighty fine outdoor recreation. A while back we took a close look at an Oldsmobile Fiernza poached at the…

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  • Classic Captions Contest: 1998 Mercedes-Benz S320 Edition

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    Here’s another jaunt at our infamous Classic Captions Contest here on the Hooniverse. Is there anyone else out there a giant Benz W140 S-Class fan as I am? I mean, look at the whip above, pure class. When I was in high school, I worked at a local used luxury car lot in Milwaukee where…

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  • Classic Captions Contest- 1999 Fiat Ulysse Edition

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    Welcome to another round of Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest, brought to you this week by Fiat. I’m convinced Fiat has churned out some of the most bizarre, obscure, odd, strange, (you catch my vibe) vehicles. The whip you see above, the ’99 Ulysse, I’m guessing would have made the founding brothers of Fiat all of…

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