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Weekend Edition: Estonian cold start videos are captivating
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At this point, I’m certain YouTube was set up as a treasure trove for cold start videos. There’s trains being cranked into life, tractors, you name it. But this Estonian channel is one of the most interesting so far, as the cars and trucks have sat for quite a while, and a lot of them…
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Weekend Edition: The 1989-1993 Honda Accord Coupé
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In the follow-up to last post’s third generation Honda Accord coupé, you can see the fourth generation car tread similar water as the Acura-branded cars. Especially in sandy beige with frying pan wheels, the newer coupe manages to look somehow Legend-like. Not legend-ary, as that would have stolen sales from the bigger coupe relative, right?
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Weekend Edition: The 1987-1989 Honda Accord Coupé
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It took until today for me to become aware of the late-’80s Honda Accord Coupé. Call me a slowpoke, but somehow the attractive, two-door bigger brother of the Prelude had eluded my sights so far. I certainly knew about the Aerodeck, as they sold the weird two-door wagonback here, pop-ups and all, but the coupe…
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Weekend Video Edition: Down to a T with a Ford Model T
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[Ed. note: This article has been penned by guest writer, Matt Harvey from mattonmotors.com –Antti ] Before I get to the main story permit me to get a tiny bit autobiographical. Bear with me, it’s relevant. When I was 8 I took the exam to win a scholarship to the school my Mum wanted to…
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Weekend Edition: Rovercome By Variety- The Agony Of Choice
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As Hooniverse’s official British Leyland apologist, it was bound to be me who started foaming at the mouth when the email landed. 1977ChevyTruck of this parish (hat-tip… thanks Good Sir) dropped a line to the official 24hr Hooniverse Emergency Rapid Response hotline. There’s a guy in Edmonton Alberta who, it seems, is having a bit…
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Dumpy Weekend Edition: The Volvo 300-series is a different box on wheels
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The Volvo 300-series was born from a Dutch design, the car that was supposed to become the Daf 77. The daffodil bloomed in a Swedish glasshouse, as Volvo bought a large percentage of the Dutch manufacturer’s automobile division in 1973 and brought the car to the market by 1976. It was still a very much…
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Dumpy Weekend Edition: The Saab 96 looks best in brown
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Could this be the best-looking promotional image of the Saab 96? The earthy brown suits the duck-billed late model car so very well. Browsing through these shots, I am just imagining how it would have felt like to drive around the nordic fields in a factory fresh little Saab.
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Dumpy Weekend Edition: Liking the Austin Allegro is difficult
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The Austin Allegro brings to mind Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky and his review of the German Hoffman car. In the video review, he concludes that every possible decision taken while designing the vehicle has been the absolute wrong one. That might not be the case with the Allegro, but it is difficult to follow the thought…
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Weekend Edition: Getting to grips with the Peugeot 405 Mi16
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There are two ways to refer to this car. A simple, non-sugarcoated one is to say I have a French car with peeling paint and leaking coolant. The other, a more sympathetic way is to declare that I drive a 1992 Peugeot 405 Mi16 that isn’t yet as good as it could be. Both sentiments…
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Weekend Edition: Winter Sports in the 1993 Mazda MX-5
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Winter is both awesome and terrible. Spontaneity goes out of the window as cars need to be pre-heated for an hour or so, you have to consider wearing adequate clothing like long johns and then there’s the matter of the white stuff getting absolutely everywhere. Door locks and seals freeze and windows become opaque. With…
