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January 20, 2020
Retreat Repeats: 7 Multiple-Time Winter Lemons Rally Cars
Some masochistic Lemons teams bring back their Retreat From Moscow Rally rides for a second or even a third time! Here are a few of them.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2020
Rules Changes 2020: Rookie Drivers Earn Bonus Points
We’ve made only a couple of minor tweaks to the 2020 Rules. Among them: a rookie driver on your team will score two extra championship points!
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2020
White Pony Dry named ‘Desperately Needed Absorbent of Lemons’
You all spill lots of fluid everywhere and now we have an official fluid absorbent of Lemons. White Pony Dry can also clean fluids in many other venues.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2020
Retreat From Moscow 2020: Lemons Rally Need-To-Knows
We give the rundown on the 2020 Retreat From Moscow Rally and what you need to know before you show up with your heap, daily driver, rental, or whatever!
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2020
The Greatest New Lemons Cars of the 2019 Season
Some of the most terribly spectacular and spectacularly terrible 24 Hours of Lemons race cars that debuted during the 2019 season.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2020
VINwiki: Chief Perp Tells a Lemony Tale of Accidental Collector Car-ness
The Chief Perp Jay Lamm makes an appearance on VINwiki Stories. He talks about the (extremely) rare Lemons team that (accidentally) made money on their car.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2019
Champions of the Lemons World: Your 2019 Winners!
We give the rundown on Lemons’ national and regional champions (term used loosely) for 2019. ‘Twas a good year for crapcans.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The Run-EXP 1982 Ford EXP
During the 1980s, when you wanted a two-seat version of a huge-selling and much-beloved subcompact, what car did you buy? For most people— boring people, that is— the answer was the Honda CRX, the shortened Civic. For those who wanted to roll in true Ford Escort style, there was the Ford EXP and its Mercury-badged […]
Read MoreDecember 4, 2019
Holiday Gift Guide: Lemons Gifts That Don’t Suck (Probably)
Looking for a holiday gift for that special Lemons racer in your life? We offer some (maybe) helpful suggestions for a Lemons-tacular holiday.
Read MoreOctober 15, 2019
Race Dates: It’s Your 2020 24 Hours of Lemons Schedule!
The Lemons schedule for 2020 is out! Register for your races and rallies now. See what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s awesome (everything, FYI).
Read MoreOctober 5, 2019
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The Ho Ho Ho Racing 1993 Honda Civic
Some Lemons teams get a lot of attention because they build ridiculous stuff, while others catch our eye— not in a good way— because they get a lot of black flags. One team from Des Moines, Iowa, has been competing in the series since 2013, and they’ve managed to stay under the radar for 14 […]
Read MoreOctober 4, 2019
Tunachuckers: Drive Your Junk To Work Day
Ever driven your crappy race car to work? Tunachuckers team captain Mike writes of commuting in his “Plymford” for us. It’s a thing of beauty.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2019
Hella Sweet Lemons Cars of the Week: Veggie-Oil-Powered Mercedes-Benzes at Altamont 2007
Depending on how you count, we’ve had 219 Lemons races since that first one at Altamont Motorsports Park in the fall of 2006, and #220 and #221 will take place this weekend (in Colorado and South Carolina, respectively). With all those great races and all those great cars, you might be surprised to learn that […]
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2019
Lemons Wish List: Late-Model Chrysler Models Provide a Ripe Batch
Many Chrysler cars from the last 20 years might be your ticket to Lemons fame. Or notoriety. Which is basically the same as Lemons “fame.”
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2019
Sunbeam Rapier: Not Sharp and Not Dull (Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week)
Your Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week is a great mashup of Rootes Group and 1970s domestic economy car. It’s Lemons’ first Sunbeam Rapier!
Read MoreAugust 20, 2019
Fiat X1/9 Frankenstein: A Rotary-Swapped Hella Sweet Car of the Week
It’s time for another Hella Sweet Car of the Week and it’s another Fiat…kind of. The Italian Stallions built a rotary-powered monster out of a Fiat X1/9.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2019
NHMS and the IOE: Maximum Effluency in New England
We’ve visited New Hampshire Motor Speedway 10 times—we didn’t even need toes to count yet—so we recap the Index of Effluency winners from NHMS.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2019
Heroic Lemons Buick Reatta and Toyota Supra Exploits Documented in Hella Sweet Comic Book
A comic book documenting the struggles of Morrow’s Auto and their Buick Reatta and Toyota Supra 24 Hours of Lemons race cars.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2023
Lemons Releases 2024 Race and Rally Schedule
The 2024 Lemons race and rally schedule are out! Sign up for your 2024 Lemons events right now or plan to visit as a spectator.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2022
Lemons Releases 2023 Race and Rally Calendars
It’s time for the Lemons 2023 schedule! Rallies and Races, get yourself signed up right now for next year!
Read MoreNovember 10, 2021
Lemons Rally: Six Events and a Rental Car Class for 2022
Lemons Rally brings a half-dozen road trips in 2022 as well as a new class just for Rental Cars. Get the details here!
Read MoreNovember 3, 2021
Halloween Meets Gasoline Prize: Cash & Trophy for Stupidity? You Bet.
“Halloween Meets Gasoline.” We’ve said it for years and now we’re putting our money where our mouth is. Theme hard, win cash. Simple enough.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2021
2022 Calendar: Lemons Announces 31-Event Calendar
2022 Calendar is out for the 24 Hours of Lemons, Lemons Rally, and Concours d’Lemons. See what’s happening in 2022!
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
PittRace: 4 Great Lemons Cars From Our First Race in PA
We’re headed back to PittRace near Pittsburgh and Yinz need to see these awesome cars from our first PittRace visit.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2021
Barber Race, Retreat From Moscow Rally COVID’d
Due to COVID-19, Lemons will postpone our race at Barber and our season-opening Lemons Rally. Details within.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2020
2021 Lemons Rally: Schedule includes five crapcan rallies
2021 Lemons Rally schedule is out with a handful of fantastic roadtrips for you, your crapcan, and your friends/family/enemies.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2020
Lemons Releases 2021 Schedule
We’ve got the Lemons 2021 Schedules right here, hot and ready and mostly complete, even. Check it out and register early!
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Conn Law, PC sponsors new trophy at 2024 California CdL
In what is perhaps the most fitting sponsorship ever, Conn Law, PC, a California-Based Consumer Protection Law Firm that focuses on Lemon Law and Auto Fraud will be presenting the “This Car Should Have Been a Lawsuit” Trophy at the 2024 California Concours d’Lemons, Aug. 17, 2024, at 440 Harcourt Ave, Seaside City Hall lawn during Monterey Auto Week. “The statute of limitations has long […]
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Oris – Official Timepiece of Concours d’Lemons CA 2024
Oris, an independent mechanical watch brand from Hölstein, Switzerland, is the official timepiece of the 2024 California Concours d’Lemons. Taking place August 17, 2024 at Seaside City Hall, at 4400 Harcourt Ave, Seaside, CA. the Concours d’Lemons brings a great car show with a bit of fun to an otherwise straight laced Monterey Auto Week. […]
Read MoreMarch 6, 2024
2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos
The Concours d’Lemons returned the beach at Main beach Park on March 1, 2024, as part of Classic Motorsports Magazine Amelia Kick-Off party. The event included a sports car show, celebrity panel discussion and the Concours d’Lemons. The pouring rain did not deter hooptie owners or spectators from showing up and having a great time […]
Read MoreAugust 24, 2023
2023 California Concours d’Lemons – Photos & Winners
For the 14th time the Concours d’Lemons rumbled into Monterey Auto Week, leaking oil and spreading smiles on the lawn of Seaside City Hall on Aug. 19, 2023. Hoopties of every description thrilled a record crowd of crap car connoisseurs as bribery prone celebrity judges awarded thrift store sources trophies. The judges loved the heartwarming […]
Read MoreMarch 7, 2023
2023 Amelia Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos
The Concours d’Lemons sputtered onto the 1st Fairway of the Amelia Island Golf Club on March 4, 2023, as part of Hagerty’s The Amelia event that included a high end concours, Cars and Community with Lemons and RadWood. Hoopties of every description from all over the southeast were subject to a drenching when a passing […]
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2023
2022 Amelia Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos
The 2022 Concours d’Lemon Amelia Island took place on the 1st Fairway of the Amelia Island Golf Club, as part of Hagerty‘s Cars and Community, a saturday morning prequel to the famed The Amelia concours the following day. The Concours d’Lemons was situated next to the spectator shuttle bus stop, ensuring the thousands who entered the […]
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2023
2022 Detroit Concours d’Lemons – Photos and Winners
Hoopties of all descriptions dripped oil at Comerica Park on Sept. 17, 2022 at the Detroit Concours d’Lemons showcasing the Oddball, Mundane and Truly Awful of the Automotive World as part of Hagerty’s Cars and Community event. Owners offered up bribes to capricious celebrity judges in hopes of taking home dollar store sourced trophies in […]
Read MoreOctober 27, 2021
2021 Greenwich Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos
The inaugural Greenwich Concours d’Lemons clattered onto the waterfront green at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, as part of Hagerty’s Greenwich Concours weekend. A revised two-day format featured a full classic concours on Sunday and a less buttoned down gathering on Sat. that featured RadWood, Porschella and the oil burning, rust […]
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2021
2021 California Concours d’Lemons – Photos and Winners
The Concours d’Lemons California came roaring back from quarantine with a field full of the worst cars imaginable. From a chop top KV Mini ! To a 1969 Toyota Corolla Wagon that was more rust than wagon the show offered much needed relief to the expensive and often pretentious Monterey Auto Week. Self proclaimed Concours […]
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