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Electric 914 Has Potential
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Ah…the classic problem of the “city car”. Most people’s daily driving could be handled with a compact 2-seater with a range of about 50-100 miles. This is a concept we here at Hooniverse support. After all, it leaves more money and gas for the 427 powered Sunbeam or Cummins-swapped International crew cab weekend project. Alas,…
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1960 Power Wagon Offers an Odd Mix of Panache and Indestructability
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Apparently it’s Classic Truck Day or something. Nowadays we’re all used to fancy-dance trucks that never see a day of hard work in their pathetic, suburban lives. However, I’m told that back around 1960 trucks were used for work and not much else. There’s no need for stylish frippery when you’ve got apatasaurus legs to…
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HooniMerch Sale Until December 3rd
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I just wanted to send a note to you all who have been thinking about buying some sweet HooniMerch… the site we use for our store is offering 25% orders of $40 or more right now. All you need to do is use the following code: CYBER49. Or, if you are from the great Northern…
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Hey, You Got Your Tiny Kit Car In My Motorcycle!
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Ah, the French. Culinary masters, originators of the sublime art of the mime, and super sidecar builders. . . . whaaaaa? Twenty years ago a friend offered François Knorreck a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle. Knorreck was so enraptured by the experience that he vowed to create the ultimate side car, and spent…
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Name That Part: Making It Big Edition
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In our previous Name That Part, we gave you a part from a bin of bulk parts; unlabeled, undifferentiated, and remarkably affordable! As such, I had to do exactly the same thing as you, in determining what the hell it actually is. As it turns out, Target29 came the closest. It was a power mirror…
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4 Doors, 4 Speed, 4 Wheel Drive: 1963 International Harvester Crew Cab
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There are trucks, and then there are trucks. This is the latter. It was used to plow snow, but it’s been sitting for a while. According to the seller, the rust is light. In our minds, it’s really a toss-up between getting that old International V8 spinning again and swapping in something more Cummins flavored.…
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Hooniverse Asks- Have You Ever Gotten an Incredible Deal on a Car?
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You know the myth- a small ad in the local paper lists a Porsche or muscle car of some sort at an unbelievable price. The buyer calls up the seller, who turns out to be a woman going through a divorce. She says that her soon to be ex has run off with his secretary…
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Self-Assembling GSXR Likes Gumby, Hates Pokey
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlax5L8BVGc[/youtube] Who needs a cobbler’s shop full of elves when your Suzuki GSXR assembles itself? Hat tip to Engineerd for the link.
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Subaru Ad Simultaneously Makes Us Cheer, Feel Ashamed and Need More Popcorn
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QW3bInxgmc[/youtube] Okay, let’s face it, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I generally don’t like Subarus. I’m fully aware that it makes me a little bit hypocritical; despite saying we would like a car to be stripped down with a fantastic engine and platform, when Subaru offers that exact formula I realize I…
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Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Trucks; An Idea Worth Repeating?
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Show of hands: How many of you knew that the Dodge Division of Chrysler used to sell a line of huge class 8 trucks similar to the Peterbilts and Freightliners you see on the highways today? Chrysler was trying to compete with Ford and GM during the 60s and 70s with a full truck line,…
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Look Out Honey, ‘Cause I’m Using Technology! DTM Class 1 Gloriousness
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCS7CBcHxtA[/youtube] In case you haven’t been paying attention, we love touring car racing. So does Sam Smith over at [REDACTED] Jalopnik, particularly the DTM of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. But even though data collected by the scientific community over the years unanimously supports the hypothesis that it is impossible to front on the…
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Hooniverse Coat-of-Arms Contest Update
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I’ve heard from quite a few people who are taking part in this contest, and many of you were pleading for me to give more time to complete your masterpieces. Unfortunately, if we give it any more time, we’ll have forgotten what we were doing.
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The Blastolene Piss-Off Pete
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Our good friend Jim Brennan (aka UDMan) over at CarDomain sent us some more of his great photography from the SEMA show a few weeks back. We feel terrible (and by “we”, I clearly mean “I”) that it’s taken this long to actually manage to get them up and posted. (I could be honest and…
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Toilet Paper, Candy, and Other Things for Hoons to be Thankful For
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Thanksgiving is a time for family, food, and fellowship, but it’s also a time to reflect. Even our friends north of the border can partake of these sentiments; they’re not betrothed to any one day, even if life’s hectic pace demands a scheduled timeout! in order to fully partake. The sentiment of “thanks” is…
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Name That Part: Ridiculously Challenging Edition
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Actually, I’m just kidding. This isn’t really Name That Part, because that would just be cruel. Instead, we’re showing you some tremendously cool artwork that our Manic King sent in. Australian Artist James Corbett creates these weird and wonderful pieces out of scrap parts he carefully selects, cleans, and welds together.
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Last Call- Tryptophan Coma Edition
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving down here in this great expanse of kitsch we call the United States, which means that a lot of us will be on the road, visiting people we wouldn’t normally associate with -i.e. our families. We here at Hooniverse have a lot to be thankful for- including all of you fine sirs…
