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  • Now Cracks a Noble Heart: RIP Dodge Viper, 1992-2010.

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    Today, the last Dodge Viper rolls off its Conner Avenue assembly plant and into the annals of history. RT/10, GTS, GTS-R, SRT-10, ACR-X, Carbon, two generations and over 25,000 examples later, Chrysler finally sets its wild child to rest. Goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

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  • Fifteen Things That You, the Hooniverse Reader, Probably Did In Fact Know About Evel Kinevel

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    This cool infographic comes via Primer Magazine, “the weekly magazine for guys who want to be better men,” and there’s no finer place to start than the inspiration of an entire generation of hoons. Did you know Evel Kinevel inspired the Happy Days “jump the shark” episode when he attempted to ride over a tank…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition: A Chevy Nova with a Rotary Engine Swap!

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    We are big fans of 0 – 60 magazine, with Mike Spinelli running the show for a few months now. It was on their blog site that I discovered this Bat-Sh** crazy Nova. See if you agree with me that this thing is utterly insane.

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  • A Mitsubishi L300 Plumbers Van that tears up the Strip……

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    Remember the diminutive Mitsubishi L300 Forward Control Van? When it was first introduced it only came with the 4G32 1.6L four cylinder engine. While mostly reliable, it was no powerhouse. The little power-plant that can’t had been replaced in this van, and the video is awesome. How awesome? Make the jump….

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  • Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part III

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    Today we conclude our interview series with Michael Paul Smith; previously, we discussed his background in scale modeling and then some of  his techniques and inspiration.     But I know there’s a small (at least I hope it’s small) number of you who yet might dare indignance:  “Yeah yeah, them’s there models is real cute…

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  • Hunter S. Thompson And The Song Of The Sausage Creature

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    It’s just as important to keep close tabs on the past of the automotive fringe as it is to chase the new limit of strange. Nobody set up camp more firmly on the borderlands of vehicular oddity than our beloved Hunter S. Thompson. We bring you his “Song Of The Sausage Creature”, uncut in full…

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  • Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part II

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    In yesterday’s segment, we conversed at length relating to Mr. Smith’s background and introduction to the scale modeling hobby itself.   (Missed it?  Then be wise my fellow hoonigan, and read up first).   Today we’ll get into some of the nitty-gritty, miniature-grease-in-the-fingernails stuff, so pour a drink, put the ambulance service on standby, and prepare for…

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  • Adventures in model-hooning: An Interview with Michael Paul Smith, Part I

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    If there’s any consolation to not being Jay Leno, or not having Jay Leno’s bankroll, or not having Jay Leno’s garage, or not having Jay Leno’s connections toward obtaining that which even vast bankrolls and ordinary fame cannot spring from the unobtanium well… it’s models – and the ability of the plebian class to amass…

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  • Boss Cat I: 1,000HP of Turbonique Fun in the Snow!

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    By now you all should be familiar with the paste-eating, babbling, straightjacket-worthy insanity of that legendary purveyor of turbines and turbine accessories, Turbonique. Lest you think that the egregiously dangerous rocket drag axles were limited to dry conditions, may we present for your eye-rubbing, stupefied enjoyment, the Boss Cat I, a Turbonique-equipped 1,000 HP rocket…

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  • V.I.S.I.T. – All's Right With The Universe Edition

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    The vehicle you see directly before mine is a near virtual enigma:  An apparent 30+ year old daily-driver in pristine condition based somewhere in Frankfort KY, of which I’ve been graced random glimpses at inopportune times for the past several months.    It’s one of those cars that is not in itself otherwise noteworthy except for…

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