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Hooniverse Van-Tastic Weekend – The Beginnings
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I know our esteemed Mr. Brennan is focusing primarily on domestic vans, but let’s face it, knowing my own obsessions, I couldn’t possibly let the weekend pass without at least touching on the van that started it all.
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Monday Mini Madness: British Purity
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So you’re sitting at home in your large wing-backed chair beside the fire, meticulously packing and lighting your pipe while your tea cools. You’ve had a long day, and your feet are hurting, despite the tweed slippers your dear wife has so kindly provided for you. Try as you might, you just can’t seem to…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Twin-Spark Engines
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I was asked this question at work, and could only come up with three engines; I’m sure there are more, so I therefore turn the question over to you, our astonishingly-well-read commentariat, to provide more answers. Alfa-Romeo made a marketing point of this feature, so I am removing them as the low-hanging fruit. In…
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I'll See Your Two Wheel Tuesday and Raise You… Wait…
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Maybe that should be “lower you”, rather than “raise you”? Well, whatever. While I’ve been spending most of my time over at our sister site AtomicToasters lately, I still try and do a post for Hooniverse from time to time. Every so often, an article falls unbidden into our laps, and presents the dilemma; on…
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Balls of Depleted Uranium: The 1905 Darracq "200"
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I’m not a huge fan of the insanely old antique cars, but every so often, something springs onto my radar that makes me stop and take notice. One such example was my nominee for Hooniversal Car of the Year. If I hadn’t found that car, this might have been my runner-up.
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The 2011 V8 Supercar Season Is Here!
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I know that engineerd and I are both so excited we can hardly contain it, but for those of you who are not so obsessive, the wait is over. The 2011 Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series has begun again, and it promises a whole lot of excitement. All the usual suspects are present, and familiar…
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Saskatchewan Snowmobile: Blasphemy or Brilliance?
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This little gem appeared magically on my Facebook wall last night, courtesy of the incomparable Number_Six. Part of me is screaming “NOOO!“, while another part of me wants it so badly I can taste it.
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Have You Been To AtomicToasters Lately?
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In the last few days on Hooniverse’s sister-site, AtomicToasters, we’ve discussed solar panel arrays, Benjamin Franklin’s batteries, Piper’s pilotless warplanes from World War Two, uses for Altoid tins, and the digital animations that took over your screen during the SuperBowl. Sound like stuff you’d be interested in? Then come join the conversation. You can even…
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By Request: The Official Off-Topic Thread
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The Powers That Be at Hooniverse Galactic Central Command have now received this request quite a few times from commenters from, uh, other sites. While we have never been known for our tendency to cave to peer pressure, we also can’t just be stubborn for the sake of being stubborn. Even if it is our…
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Build Your Own Gremlin!
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This little advertisement was used to encourage people to purchase the 1972 Gremlin, perhaps on the premise that once they’d put that much effort into building one, they might as well go and purchase the slightly-bigger version. It didn’t really work. But there is still a silver lining! Because now you can make your very…
