The Concours d’Lemons doesn’t want you full-assing your crappy car’s presentation, but you can sign up to half-assedly half-detail it at three 2019 shows.
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This furry 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage, owned by the famous WORKS tuner shop, competed in the earliest 24 Hours of Lemons races and still races to this day.
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Going on the Retreat From Moscow Rally or thinking about it? Here’s the lowdown on things you need to know and how to Retreat From Moscow.
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If you want to keep expenses down and (probably) race all weekend, here are some good options for cheap race cars to undertake Lemons duty.
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Triumph teams have some beef. Or one team thinks another has wrongly been called “The Best Triumph in Lemons” and wants the score settled (at a tie for 0).
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So a self-aware supercomputer thinks it’s an Alfa Romeo and registers for Lemons at Sonoma Raceway. OK, that’s a joke setup, but enter for Sonoma by 1/12!
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We recap all of the changes to the 2019 schedule so you can plan to bring your hooptie(s) to the right place at the right time. Or close enough, anyway.
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On the latest #LemonsWorld, Jay and Nick tackle one of the weirdest cars sold in America: the Volkswagen Fox, designed to crush Yugos and Hyundai Excels.
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The flathead-straight-8-powered 1941 Olds 98 race car of Escape Velocity Racing, Index of Effluency winner at the MSR Houston 24 Hours of Lemons.
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Ever wonder what kinds of cars do well in Lemons? The list is pretty subjective, but here are a few that had done relatively well over Lemons’ early years.
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We had no idea what this unholy General Motors mashup was, but it’s mostly a Pontiac Fiero with some bits of Chevy S10 and Oldsmobile Bravada grafted on.
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How do you make a run-of-the-mill Volvo 240 stand out in a Lemons field? You add a few hundred hours of time converting it into a classic Chevy, of course.
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Oddballs and crappy cars apply: Here’s a recap of Lemons’ first HooptieCon. That’s right, a convention of all things weird and wonderful in the car world.
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Want to race something slow, reliable, and economical? Just put together a diesel race car for Lemons and truck along on the track.
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A fairly modern performance car is hard to get into Lemons’ slowest class. How did this team manage to get their C230 Kompressor into Class C?
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What could be more 1990s than a Chevrolet Beretta paired with the Binford Tools livery from that decade’s Home Improvement sitcom with—of course—more power!
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The Turtle Eclipse of the Heart Mitsubishi Eclipse that showed up to race at 24 Hours of LeMons’ Summit Point Raceway race in 2013 was really a trifecta of goodness: a first-rate team name, a man dressed up as a woman to make a forgettable pop-culture reference, and a truly, truly terrible racecar. And sometimes a good […]
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The Plymouth Duster and Dodge Shadow have terrible records in Lemons except one: the Dust ‘n’ Debris Duster that nearly won a race overall.
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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.
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It’s time for the Lemons 2023 schedule! Rallies and Races, get yourself signed up right now for next year!
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Lemons Rally brings a half-dozen road trips in 2022 as well as a new class just for Rental Cars. Get the details here!
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“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.
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2022 Calendar is out for the 24 Hours of Lemons, Lemons Rally, and Concours d’Lemons. See what’s happening in 2022!
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We’re headed back to PittRace near Pittsburgh and Yinz need to see these awesome cars from our first PittRace visit.
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Due to COVID-19, Lemons will postpone our race at Barber and our season-opening Lemons Rally. Details within.
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2021 Lemons Rally schedule is out with a handful of fantastic roadtrips for you, your crapcan, and your friends/family/enemies.
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We’ve got the Lemons 2021 Schedules right here, hot and ready and mostly complete, even. Check it out and register early!
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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