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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Multiple C-Pillar Windows…or something.
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Today’s Hoonatica entry was suggested by fellow Hooniverse staffer Kamil Kaluski. who wants to know about “Vehicles with two C-pillar windows. This is tricky, as window usually is a division between the C- and D-pillars.” He included the above photo as an illustration. Now, if his suggested characteristic is not crystal clear to you, you…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Cars Named For Cats
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Over the years, automobiles have been given names intended to conjure up impressions of forcefulness, danger, precision, maneuverability, speed, beauty, independence or self-confidence. And nearly any feline species epitomizes nearly all those characteristics simultaneously. So, it’s no surprise that cat names are a popular naming choice. Your task today is to list all the cat-related…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Makers of Vehicles and Firearms
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An old friend once told me that there are three topics of conversation in which no teenage male will ever admit ignorance: girls, cars, and guns. While that’s probably not literally true, our encyclopedia entry for today involves two of them (hint: neither is “girls”). Guns and vehicles do seem go together. From a purely…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Bubble Canopies
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Yes, Encyclopedia Hoonatica is still with us, it’s just been laying low. The Rumor Mill says that it’s being deliberately kept down by The Man (who wants to repress the propagation of Hoonistic lore in the name of decency and social order fiendish, power-mad tyranny). So, to avoid mass laptop bonfires in the streets, we’ll…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica- Non-Traditional Engine Access
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There once was the ad for Toyota’s Corolla (little crown) that had the stodgy small car’s owner literally welding the hood shut, the implication being that their reliability made engine visitation unnecessary. While that may have been utter bullschlitz malt liquor, it does bring to mind the fact that most car do have some form…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Stealth C-Pillars
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Earlier today, Lotte brought up the distinctly similar wraparound window treatments on the Scorpio and the Sable. This got me thinking about two GM offerings that were not only similarly similar to each other, but also had the same “stealth” C-pillar treatment. So, your Hoonatica project for today is name other car designs had this…
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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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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Rear-Engined Wagons
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While recording this week’s zany, alcohol-fueled podcast, the subject of rear-engined wagons came up somewhere. Back when one car model carried an entire lineup by itself, putting the engine in the back seemed like a great idea until it came time to actually get more room out of the back there, somehow. Rear-engined wagons: they’re…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Non-Traditional Valve Systems
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How about a little Encyclopedia Hoonatica to make your hump day a little less humpy? It’s funny how one thing leads to another, and from where inspiration arises. A couple of days ago I was listening to the radio, and a story came on about a man who needed a new heart valve. Once…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Black Gooooold!
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Our afternoon series “Encyclopedia Hoonatica” hasn’t reared its ugly head graced this site in a while, but the rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. In yesterday’s discussion of Sport Truck Graphic Packages, the discussion turned to both the Dodge Warlock and the Chevy Black Knight, whiched forced me to yet again divulge my…
