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And Now, a Moment of Silence for the Cassette Player
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This past week marked the quiet passing of an automotive icon, one that has brought joy and entertainment to millions. (No, not Bob Lutz’s toupee.) Say goodbye to the cassette player, new car shoppers of 2011.
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Hooniverse's Greatest Director Films Hooniverse's Greatest Opening Sequence
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27pCW2DPc0[/youtube] The above clip is from the beginning of a 1986 French movie called “Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà,” which is about…I’m not sure exactly, but it’s certainly not about a bunch of guys who bash up a Lancia Thema, Saab 900, Mercedes-Benz 190E, BMW 528i, Peugeot 505, and a Renault 25…
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Hooniverse Wagon Wednesday – When the Going Gets Weird, The Weird Turn Pro Stock
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Just when AMCs of yore are transcending their ironic-kitsch status into becoming genuinely collectible cars, here comes a Pacer that threatens to blow everybody’s cheeseball notions right back into the Stone Age.
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How Is This Even Possible?
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A pileup during Snowpocalypse 2011 (aka Snowtorious B.I.G.) along New Hampshire’s I93 resulted in one of the most implausible accidents we’ve ever seen. Somehow, despite physical probability dictating otherwise, a Ford Fusion ended up perfectly balanced on its nose, sticking straight out of the snow. Click through for the bizarre amateur clip.
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Hoonicast #4: Epic Podcast of Epicness Edition
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The word “epic” is frequently overused to describe things that aren’t necessarily, as Merriam-Webster defines, “a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.” I mean, hell, thanks to the Internet it’s been used to define everything from sandwiches to bucket-wheel mobile strip mining machinery. What’s the fun in…
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Daily Drivers
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The Fiesta did not make a good first impression. What awful seats, I thought as I struggled to find the recline lever. What an awful noise, as the engine wheezed to life. What an awful car. I had been curious about the Fiesta ever since I’d ridden in a European model with an acquaintance who…
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The Sound and the Fury: Hooniverse Reviews the Soundracer (with video!)
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Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Ol’ Billy Shakespeare (college hip-hop name: “DJ Shaky P”) wrote this when he…
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Last Call – Bathroom Reading Edition
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With all those hours spent reading magazines, he could have finished War and Peace in that time. But where’s the fun in that? Image source: [Finalgear]
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A Diatribe on the Joys of Peter Fonda-ism
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This man really, really hates his Harley. How much does he hate Harleys? you ask. Let’s just say he probably won’t make many friends at Dinosaur Barbeque, that’s for sure.
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Bikes You Should Know: The Kawasaki W650
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What’s more British than a Bonneville? Besides warm beer and putting leftovers in pies? Kawasaki dared to suggest their W650, first built in 1999, as a way to capture the café-cool nostalgia of the old Bonneville, two years ahead of the new one’s rebirth. Those who lived through that era might think: what’s more Japanese…
