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Camping in Style in a Jungle Yacht
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Good afternoon everyone. The picture above is of a vehicle known as a ‘jungle yacht’, and was used by the Italian explorer Attilio Gatti in his 10th and 11th African expeditions. The expedition used two streamlined trailers designed by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky and using 1937 International Harvester D-35 chassis, and were 44 feet long…
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Square Holes Made Easy
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Good morning Hoons. I have a profound love of tools of all kinds, especially those tools that make a difficult or nasty job much less so. One common nasty task that I encounter on a regular basis, so I’m sure that everyone else does too, is the need to make square holes in parts for…
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See What You're Missing on AtomicToasters?
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Okay, no, actually, you’re right. It is about those things as well, but that’s not all it’s about. We cover the full gamut of technology related topics; we’ve talked about all sorts of awesome stuff in the last few weeks. Hit the jump to take a closer look at what you might have missed over…
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The MAZ-7907
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Good afternoon, Hoons and Hoonettes. I’ve always been very fond of the vehicles that the Soviets and Russians have used to transport their share of world-destroying nuclear ICBMs. They are all so single purpose designed and over the top, and unlike anything else. While I was out rooting around for some kind of truck to…
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The Zombie car that will not die…
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So imagine it’s late Friday evening, and you have been invited to bring your somewhat infamous MGB-from-hell to the CSRG vintage races & West Coast MG Reunion at Infineon Raceway on Saturday morning. Delusions Visions of eager sponsors flowing with cash, and rubbing elbows with famous Group 44 drivers run through your head, while champagne freely flows…
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AtomicToasters: Instant Pizza!
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Were you curious about the “instant pizza” that caused Blake to put on his rubber pants in the middle of an English night during our last Hoonicast? No? Well, pretend you were anyhow. After a bit of prodding, he’s revealed all of the secrets of the magical pizza-making vending machine with which he shares a…
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AtomicToasters Features the Napier Deltic!
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While we try and stay clear of the realm of automobilia that Hooniverse has mastered so perfectly, that doesn’t mean we aren’t interested in the workings of machinery, or the weird and wonderful offerings from the rest of the world of transportation. Today, Hooniverse’s very own Rust-MyEnemy jumped into the fray to tell us all…
