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  • HCOTY Nominee: Reader Submission Volume 2 – The Uberbird

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    Call it what you want, but yes – we are posting a car of our own creation here for nomination. However, this wasn’t our idea really – it was yours. Numerous comments and a few emails suggesting our LeMons racer can no longer go unheeded… So I submit our beloved Uberbird for consideration as a…

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  • HCOTY Nominee: Bonus Reader Submission Volume 1 – The Basement Lamborghini

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    I just got an email from reader citroen67 who suggested we nominate Ken Imhoff’s Basement Lamborghini as a potential Hooniverse Car of the Year. My immediate reaction was that I am stupid for NOT thinking of this car choice after Deartháir cooked up this wonderful HCOTY idea. Hop the jump for a video trailer of…

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  • This R8 5.2 FSI Video Review Brings the Funny

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    Let’s get one thing straight – here at Hooniverse, we love us some weirdly-mustachioed LA nut job Lieberman. His reviews are honest and well written and they are usually filled with fantastic visual accompaniment thanks to Drew Phillips.  On top of that, he is genuinely a good guy – provided you are not at a…

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  • HCOTY Nominee: 1983 Land Rover One Ten

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    HCOTY Nominee: 1983 Land Rover Defender 110 Nominated by: Braff As Seen in the Post: AutoTrader Find of the Week [Oct. 9 2009] Here at Hoon HQ, we love cars of all shapes and sizes… be they fast, slow, ugly, beautiful, big, small, short, long, rare, common, or a combination of all those things. Wait……

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  • Gemballa Enzo?!

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    I just stumbled across what may be the wildest Enzo to date… Hop the jump for the story and a few more pics.

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  • 208 mph … In A Nearly 40 Year Old Car

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    The 200 mph barrier is hallowed ground to all of hoonkind. If your speedometer crosses this mark, you have reached speeds that most only dream about. You need a special car, a special road, and a special set of … well, you know where I am going. Billy Everyteen and his 1994 Civic hatchback are…

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  • Porsche GT3 Rally Clips: Begin Eargasm

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    A short but sweet post to start the day… hop the jump to watch a video of rally-running Porsche GT3s.

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  • Know Your Dauphine – Your Life May Depend On It

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    [Ed. Note: This Submission Thursday post is brought to you by loyal hoon Alff. Thanks for this excellent article.] My friend Harry owns 17 cars.  Harry inherited many of these from his father, who kept most of his daily drivers.  Taken individually, none is remarkable unless you go in for the likes of Mavericks, Citations…

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  • RAMming Speed Go

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    This wonderful example of crumple zone technology mixed with a dash of torque is brought to you by a resident of Alberta, Canada. Apparently, the driver of this Dodge Ram was hanging out in British Columbia, enjoying some of the local adult beverages. Bar A apparently was not as fun as what Bar B had…

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  • W8, Is This Wagon Worth It?

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    If there is one thing we love here at Hooniverse, it’s wagons. Be it a classic diesel Benz, a super-tanker long ’67 Country Sedan, or a modern super sports wagon a la the E63 and forbidden-fruit RS6 Avant. There are some wagons out there that make you take a step back… it all looks great…

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