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How is this possible? The Corsa Nostra Alfa GTV6, veteran of massive and repeated mechanical and driving failures at several previous LeMons events, ended the day sitting in first place! Read more »

bs_insp_tl-600pxSince I’m too busy to shoot sufficient photos to really capture a typical LeMons BS Inspection, I rely on the PillarCam timelapse camera to do the job for me. Read more »

24 Hours of LeMons Bull Oil Grand Prix BS Inspection
For the first time since the Sears Point race in March, we had beautiful weather for a LeMons race. To go with the sunny skies and low-70s temperatures, we had some excellently LeMonic entries (including this completely de-bodied Crown Vic)… and some total cheaters. Read more »

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Since Judge Jonny left the LeMons Supreme Court in order to work in a cubicle in LA, we’ve been scrambling to find LeMons Circuit Court judges to help out in the Penalty Box. For this weekend’s race in Michigan, we’ve shipped Judge Sam in from Savage, Minnesota. Read more »

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The Bull Oil Grand Prix 24 Hours of LeMons takes place in South Haven, Michigan, but the LeMons HQ staff flew in via Chicago. Just as we were making jokes about greasing some alderman’s palm, etc., we saw this Corvette. Read more »

Morrow's Auto Bradley GT prepares for LeMons Detroit
Remember the Holy Nickelbag mid-engined, twin-turbo GMC van LeMons racer? The Morrow’s Auto maniacs have returned to Gingerman Raceway with victory in mind! Read more »

1966 Ford F250 Truck Farm
Yes, this is a 1966 Ford F250 with a vegetable garden in the bed. Read more »

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My much-traveled daily-driver ’92 Civic arrived in Colorado in June, but the California registration tags were good until September 30th. Why pay for three months of registration twice? Eventually, however, I had to get some Colorado plates… and installation of said plates caused the car to start dropping parts on the highway. Read more »

1955 Mercedes-Benz W120
Not far from the ’72 MGB-GT sits this well-picked-over (yet still stately) Mercedes-Benz W120. I can’t figure out the model year, but let’s say mid-1950s. Read more »

Army Harley, Hawaii, 1942
My grandfather, a serious gearhead and ice racer, tends to focus on the vehicles he’s owned when telling stories about the old days. World War II, for him, was all about the Army shipping him to exotic lands full of Government Harleys.

1976 Toyota Land Cruiser Down On The Denver StreetWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. I found a very, very nice FJ40 in my neighborhood this morning… and then this much rarer Land Cruiser rolled up. Read more »

1972 MGB-GT Down On The Junkyard
Back when I had a chrome-bumper MGB-GT as a daily driver, I’d have killed to find this nearly-intact car at a cheap self-service yard! Read more »

24 Hours of LeMons Burn The Rulebook PenaltyWe of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court always like to come up with penalties that refer to current events and/or local interests. For example, the Mark Sanford’s Love Letter To Argentina penalty in South Carolina. Read more »

Moskvich 412 in London To Mexico Rally, 1970I’ve already ranted about the Soviet performance in the 1970 London-Mexico Rally, but we can’t possibly have enough Moskvitch 412 worship! English Russia has come through once again. Read more »

1980 Dodge Colt Down On The Junkyard
As you saw yesterday, I’m finally getting into the junkyard groove in my new hometown. This Denver self-service yard has some great vintage import iron, and today we’re going to check out this early front-wheel-drive Mitsu-Dodge as it awaits its date with The Crusher. Read more »

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