Earlier Jeff could hardly contain his excitement about the Australian models of GM’s Holden division coming to the States. That’s great news and all, but why don’t we now look at an Aussie vehicle that is already here. While tubes of net are abuzz with the Holden Monaro Pontiac GTO Pontiac G8 Chevy Camaro Chevy Caprice Chevy SS, the other Aussie manufacturer seems to be all but forgotten.
[Source: hemmings.com | Thanks for the tip Mark!]
Ever since I was in college in Michigan, I’ve been enamored with the watered-down yet still-gets-you-there flavor of Labatt’s Blue. While this has the late 1940′s pseudo-aero look, it doesn’t appear that it would carry much beer, and isn’t that the most important thing?
Brewed in London, Ontario, Canada, Labatt’s beer is a beer flavored beer, and one well deserving of a White’s Truck as awesome as this one. Supposedly there was a fleet of 66 of these interestingly shaped beasties. Now I want one as a custom car hauler.
Just think what the Hummer brand name and image would have been today if General Motors decided not to whore it out for all it was worth. The name would have been harmonious with longevity, heroism and dependability. Instead we are left with what maybe the worst brand image of our time.
Perhaps that poor brand image can work in our favor though. The H1, the only Hummer really worth owning (or is it? We shall explore in the future) was once considered a status-y luxury off-road vehicle. When new, similar wagons to this one could fetch over $150,000, yet here we are now able to Buy It Now for $24,900.
[Source: eBay Motors]
Now my fellow Hoons, this olelongrooffan knows this is Truck Thursday and no, this is not an Alfa Romeo truck we are looking at here. It’s also not a truck. I can hear my fellow Hoons screaming from around the world, “WTF ORLF?” Make the jump to figure it out.
We have all seen little paper cutouts of cars before, but these are special. Really special. First they are extremely detailed and very specific to the Land Cruiser line but also include other models such as the classic Bronco, FJ Cruiser, and even the awesome Jeep Mighty FC Concept. And at prices ranging from only $4 to $7… well… here, take my money!! Hit the jump for some of the product samples.
[Source: papercruiser.com]
A 14 year old did this.
Me: How long did this take you?
Kid: Who knows. I was 14 and couldn’t drive so I had plenty of spare time. … Continue Reading
So this week this olelongrooffan has been posting a bunch of images I gathered at the Art of The Auto car show last weekend. Surprisingly enough, I spotted a lone longroof, a 65 Falcon and my digital card was full so I was unable to capture a shot of it. Such was not the case when I spotted a few trucks for Hooniverse Truck Thursday.
Hi, I am one of the five people on earth who appreciates the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Don’t hate me, don’t judge me. Besides, we all must love Nissan now because they announced today that they will build the Juke R and we all want to drive one. Personally, I’ll hold off for the Juke R CrossCabriolet, chassis rigidity be damned, but that’s just me.
The owner of this 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic seemed to have been inspired by the CrossCabriolet or the perhaps the 1990 Jeep Freedom Concept. Whatever his inspiration was, here is a rear-wheel drive Jeep Cherokee CrossCabrio. Brilliant. Not really. Sort of. The decision to chop the roof was probably made while under the influence.
[Source: Craigslist | Thanks for the tip Leo!]
As sure as today’s Thursday, I’m posting a selected amount of truckin’ goodness from the May Day Cruise through our town. This ’60s Scania-Vabis was the biggest partaker I saw that day.
As Tuesday’s Internet-shaking post on the Ford Transit Custom reveal revealed, I’m in Birmingham, England at the sprawling Commercial Vehicle Show. The same new job duties that brought my regular contributions to Hooniverse to a full stop have also brought me to the UK for the first time.
Note – Tanshanomi created this post on his iPhone, a task which he equated to being “one step away from repeatedly poking [his] eye with a sharp pencil”, so let’s show him some love and appreciation. -KK
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