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Royally Fast - The Story of the Prince Motors R380

The year is 1964. The place: Japan. Our subject is the Prince Motor Company, and they’re not going to take this affront lying down. Porsche’s 904 GTS just defeated Prince’s race-modified Skylines in their own backyard, and instead of getting angry, they’re going to get even.

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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: A Website dedicated to the World Of Goliath, Borgward, & Lloyd

Here at Hooniverse Central we received this tip from DamnElantra (Thanks Man!) about a website created for the sole purpose of providing information about these three German makes that rarely made it across the Atlantic. You will have to make the jump to see more.

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Chevy Enthusiast via Hooniverse: The Chevy Cameo Carrier

There was a time in which the Pickup Truck and the Passenger Car were nearly the same, sharing their chassis, drivetrain, interiors, even their forward sheetmetal. However, during the 30’s and early 40’s, the Passenger Car and the Pickup Truck became increasingly divergent, with Cars stressing style and comfort, while Trucks stressed simplicity and utility. [...]

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Hooniverse Weekend Edition: The Imposters by Aurora

Aurora Plastics was known for their model kits of aircraft, cars, and action figures, while offering a very successful line of H.O Scale Slot Car Racing Sets. However, in 1971 or 1972 they introduced a group of toys called the Imposters (Sp). Thanks to a tip to Hoooniverse Central, anyone who grew up in the [...]

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¡Viva Argentina! SIAM Di Tella Argenta is the Riley Pick-Up that Never Was

As if the Riley 4/72 wasn’t obscure enough for our North American friends, Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas Di Tella, in a fit of revolutionary brilliance worthy of Bolivar himself, created the Argenta. And it was good.

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Quick and dirty Ford GT primer

The Ford GT is an awesome car and since I know for a fact that we have exactly two millions of hardcore Ford GT fans that visit this little website The Greatest Page In The Hooniverse, I figured I would sniff around for some footage to show how much I care.  This video that I [...]