@Ralph Wiley Is Poised: Just ordered two prints of it, THANKS!!!!!
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@pauljones: As the owner, builder, and team captain, I'd just like to thank you for the compliment. If it looks too good to LeMon-ize, my work was successful! There's about 3 gallons of Bondo in it already, along with TONS of patch plates and panels. The unibody frame is long gone, rusted through completely in all key…
@jbh11126: You would be correct on the first two. It rolled BADLY in the turns, and scrubbed the front tires with a vengeance. Luckily we didn't need the cage, other to, you know, keep the rust-out unibody from folding in half...
@Ralph Wiley Is Poised: AWESOME pic! Thanks! Too bad the real thing would be a collector's item that I couldn't afford...
@roadki1 doesn't understand: LOVE the twilight silhoutte pic! Thanks
Murilee, you neglected to mention the Lincoln marque. Our Mark VII finished two LeMons races without missing a beat, before suffering a blown head gasket in the third race, probably due to a wiring genius who assured me our freshly added "pusher" fan was indeed wired to push. Any car that completes two of these events…
@87CapriceEstate: This one cost me $580, plus about $200 in labor fixing the owner's old Continentaal Mark IV. Of course, if you look at the before pics, you'll see why. I had it sold for $500 (sans cage/safety stuff) after Nelson Ledges, but when the motor spun a bearing and locked, the sale was called off. That's…
I'm still kicking myself. Over a year ago, my towing buddy got a pristine '92ish Celica All-trac turbo, in pearl white. Damn near mint, inside and out, and it would have been mine (sans title) for $500 (needed a timing belt). I tried to get him to take $400, to no avail. He put it on CL for "Best offer", and had a…
BTW, I can't look at that night pic without being reminded of "Christine"
Murilee, great job, as always. I'm glad you used the cool night shot of my Caddy, instead of the usual muddy pic of my illustrious cousin. He was not only unable to pay anything towards the car or help with most of the build, but managed to single-handedly rearrange the bodywork via inattention and a rendezvous with a…
LeMons IS the ultimate budget-oriented racing series for truly fun endurance automotive competition. My biggest potential concern is the lessened financial accountability and subsequent penalties for any really cool old custom build. Can one buy running rolled Miatas and the like as drivetrain donors for basically the…
Murilee, old friend, I'm a bit disappointed. You used the shots of our $150 parts car, not our actual $250 contender, which is, um, [i]marginally[/i] better looking. Still, I guess one rusty Prefect is the same as another for introductory purposes. The #42 DON'T PANIC Prefect will have a hellacious Improbability…
I watched it over and over. The Honda driver should really have seen the Bee drifting right as he gained on it in my opinion. It started before he ever pulled up to the Bee's rear 1/4. A slight lift of the throttle to yield to the car in front, and this never would have happened. Chances are the Bee driver didn't see…
WOW. The first real exotic car (hey, any car that cost $130k 14 years ago is DEFINATELY an exotic) of LeMons, and it gets ZERO LAPS??? Did I tell you about the Countach I just picked up on CL for $500? Yeah, there was this problem with the title...
Glad you guys took my advice. Yeah, I'm claiming it! I'm a legend in my own mind, after all... :D #indexofeffluency