Magazine Articles, Nostalgia

Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Vote For Hemmings Muscle Machine of the Year

Dan Strohl whipped up a short post over at Hemmings about the ability to vote for the Muscle Machine of the Year. It seems that the Hemmings publication, Muscle Machines, nominates twelve entries from all the Muscle Cars they profile throughout the year, and then ask the readers to vote for their favorite. If you [...]

Awesome Auction Action

Mecum at Monterey 2010: Prototype Mania

Mecum’s 2nd annual foray into the Monterey scene brought some serious vehicles into the spotlight, including exotics, classics, true collectors items, and some amazing restorations. All beautiful cars, and even a few gorgeous wooden boats erected across the lawn. But more on those later.

The real stars of the auction were the prototype vehicles up for [...]

Out of Print

Out of Print-Climbing Out of the Malaise

By 1983, Reagan had been in office for a couple of years, the shock of OPEC flexing their muscles had begun to die down, and auto makers stopped fighting emission control regulations, and started focusing their engineers on actually making their cars work with them.

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VAZ 2107 Outruns Shelby Mustang, Camaro and Jeep

Well, virtually, at least.

Normally we’re not huge on “oooh, pretty rendering” stuff, but this one’s got some cool twists. Not a bad way to start a Friday.

Hat Tip to Jeremy L aka ssurfer321.

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Gifts, Hoon Hall of Fame, Hoonivercinema, Nostalgia

The Snake Vs the Stallion

It’s easy to forget that both Carrol Shelby and Enzo Ferrari legitimately earned their credibility by kicking ass on the track in the cars that went on become auto-erotica staples. We mock them or the identities their brands have acquired over the years, but rewind the clock to the mid 60s [...]