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  • Hoons Day Out: LeMay – America's Car Museum – In the Parking Lot

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    Two weekends ago, a few of my good friends and I made a southerly sojourn, about 35 miles south of Seattle, to the Lemay -America’s Car Museum. It’s been around for just a few years, and this was our first trip. One of the largest car museums in the world, it can house up to 350…

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  • On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang was born

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      Ford just couldn’t wait for the 1965 model year, could they? They have to have been certain they had a winner in their hands, as the 64½ Mustang was unveiled five months earlier than other ’65 cars in Ford’s model lineup. But it was worth it, as the game was changed and ground was broken…

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  • 1970 Plymouth Products: Through The Eyes Of A Returning Soldier

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    Gary had served two tours in Vietnam during the late 1960s.  He was a crew chief and a door gunner in a helicopter unit for his entire stint in the war.  Truly harrowing and heroic stuff.  For those three years, he saved his military pay, hazard pay, and combat pay.  Then, a few months prior to…

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  • Hooniverse Asks – What Car Would You Actually Prefer With A Vinyl Top?

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    When vinyl roof trim first became a popular option for hardtops and sedans in the mid 1960s, it was a reasonably subdued item: just a thin covering of textured vinyl—usually black—that covered to the roof, with a little chrome trim rail around the edges. It was a common option even on “performance” cars. But moving…

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  • Time capsule – 1915 Model T Hot Rod

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    Many moons ago a young Sparky and his friends came across a pile of old car parts abandoned in the forest that excitedly stirred our imaginations. While someone looked at this collection of junk as unwanted garbage to be dumped late at night, we saw it as the foundation of our future Hot Rod and…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: A travesty of six cylinders

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    Someone, please find me a time machine so I can go back in time and prevent this horrible desecration of a CBX. Or at least give this guy a good slap in the face.

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  • Hooniversal "User Submission" Weekend: Chicago PD Edition

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    Welcome to user submission weekend!  Due to reasons beyond control, most of us have been way too busy to post (and/or reply to) some of the great tips we have gotten recently so we are going to show a little love to our readers.  First up, every Chicago cop car ever made!  Ok well not…

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  • Hooniverse Truck Thursday: The Farm Truck: Dodge Sweptside Edition

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    If my fellow Hoons are looking for a quick, at work, read, I suggest you click back and save this one until you are at home, comfortably enskied with the cold beverage of your choice and a bit of time at your disposal….. Much like this post, my fellow Hoons have been warned… This olelongrooffan…

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  • Last Call – It's Snow Problem Edition

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    In 1922, Ford offered a snowmobile conversion for the most popular car in the world, their Model T. Lumber companies used it to haul logs during the long winter months, as well as rebellious youths seeking some hooch-powered thrills off ski jumps and frozen lakes, who had discovered this thing called “extreme sports.”

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  • And Now, a Moment of Silence for the Cassette Player

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    This past week marked the quiet passing of an automotive icon, one that has brought joy and entertainment to millions. (No, not Bob Lutz’s toupee.) Say goodbye to the cassette player, new car shoppers of 2011.

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