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March 25, 2020
Retreat From Moscow: The Video Recap and More!
Nick and Jay at Lemons HQ give the rundown on the 2020 Retreat From Moscow Lemons Rally! It’s your Lemons Rally YouTube Recap!
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: Bad Decisions Racing Nushen JB6500 Dustbuster
Bad Decisions Racing converted their Pontiac Trans Sport minivan into an Indiana knockoff of the Chinese knockoff of the Chevrolet Lumina APV.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020
Roadkill Guys Do Pretty Well For Car Writers, Still Lose To ’64 Humber Super Snipe at Buttonwillow
Yo cats, this post from 2015 got lost in a website update a few years back, so we have restored it to its original glory. One thing that we’ve learned putting on these races is that automotive journalists make the worst Lemons racers. They— or, more accurately, we, because just about everyone running Lemons is […]
Read MoreMarch 18, 2020
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The Mod Squad’s VW Vanagon
Welcome back to the Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week series! One of the things we love best about the series is vans on the race track, and another is lunatic body modifications that make everyone watching the race do huge doubletakes and wonder what they just saw go by. The Mod Squad Racing […]
Read MoreMarch 17, 2020
1948 Plymouth: Bad Decisions and a Fast Car on #LemonsWorld
On Episode 48 of Lemons World, we fittingly cover Bad Decisions Racing’s 1948 Plymouth. It’s quicker than you think (though still a 1948 Plymouth).
Read MoreMarch 16, 2020
Tortellini Flyer: A Route 66 Ridealong With a Rally Winner
In preparation for the upcoming Route 66 Lemons Rally on June 16-21, we’re recounting tales from our Rally Ridealongs, starting with the Tortellini Flyer.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: Willow Springs, NOLA, and Autobahn Changed
Owing to the efforts to containt COVID-19, Lemons will knock off all racing for the next month. We’ll post details on any date changes when we have ’em.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2020
Real Race Car: Lemons of Love is Giving Away a Mazda That You Can Win and Name!
One of our regular at-race charities, Lemons of Love, is giving away a real race car! You can name it, you can win it, and you can bring it to race Lemons.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2020
2020 La Carrera Arizona 24 Hours of Lemons: The Winners
Last week, the potato-for-a-gas-cap/coat-hanger-for-an-antenna ’79 Olds Cutlass Salon that is the 24 Hours of Lemons sputtered into the upscale Inde Motorsports Ranch for the fifth time. No connecting rods penetrated engine blocks— you can’t say that about most Lemons races— and we’re pretty sure that Inde’s property values will recover from the onslaught of downscale […]
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020
Racing the Clock: 24 Hours to Thrash a Hyundai Scoupe and Subaru XT Into Running
The Most Heroic Fix award has long been part of 24 Hours of Lemons tradition, but many times we have multiple teams deserving of the award and the others don’t get much recognition. At the 2015 Doin’ Time in Joliet race, two teams spent just about the entire weekend in a panic-stricken frenzy to make […]
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2020
Malaise Era Six: A Lemons Wish List of Slow, Unsteady Fords
The Malaise Era is rich with true Lemons content. Ford in particular had some delightful Malaise Erea hoopties that are Lemons Ready.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Gator-O-Rama 2010: One Race, A Bounty of Bad Ideas in Houston
We look back to Gator-O-Rama a decade ago a MSR Houston: the Fall Guy, a skunky Le Car, surprising winners, and so very many bad ideas.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2020
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The “Alpine 210” of the Mulsanne Straightjackets
We’re back with another Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week, this time with the Organizer’s Choice winner from the 2015 Doing Time In Joliet race. The Mulsanne Straightjackets built this beautiful replica of a 1966 Alpine A210, of Le Mans fame, and it ran flawlessly for most of the weekend at our race. The […]
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2020
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: EAT ME Volvo Birthday Cake
When we’re choosing the Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week, we tend to lean in the direction of serious body modifications or ill-advised engine swaps. We’ve got one of the former type for you today: the Too Stupid To Know Better Volvo 740, better known in Lemons circles as “The Birthday Cake.” We like […]
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2020
Depreciation Specials: Chief Perp Drops by VINWiki Car Stories Again
Jay Lamm dropped by VINWiki to talk about severely depreciated luxury cars and some of the more spectacular expensive-when-new-but-now-trash cars in Lemons.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2020
Blown and Blown Up: The Supercharged Heroic Fix Camaro, Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week
What do you do when your supercharged Camaro is blown up and the replacement engine is an eight-hour round trip? Well, you go get it, duh.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2020
Retreat From Moscow 2020: The Winners
We give a rundown of the Retreat From Moscow Lemons Rally winners in 2020. Appalachia presents some awesome roads for cars, crappy or otherwise, turns out.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2020
Concours d’Lemons Florida: Reserve Your Show Spot, Be Internet-Notorious
We’re coming to Florida with our (very) special brand of crappy car show. Yes, it’s the Concours d’Lemons Florida at Amelia Island on March 7, 2020.
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 MoreAugust 22, 2024
Photos & Winners – 2024 Concours d’Lemons California
The 2024 California Concours d’Lemons ruined Monterey Auto Week for the 15th year running on Aug. 17 as over 100 hoopties dripped oil on the Seaside City Hall Lawn to the delight of a record crowd of spectators. The highly coveted “Worst of Show” honor went to Chris Overzet and his 1975 Lincoln race car. […]
Read MoreJuly 11, 2024
Element Fire Extinguishers to Sponsor “Combustion Crown”
Element Fire Extinguishers to Sponsor “Combustion Crown” at the Aug. 17, 2024 Concours d’Lemons Monterey, CA — July 11, 2024 — Just when you thought Monterey Auto Week couldn’t get any hotter, Element Fire Extinguishers has decided to turn up the heat by sponsoring the “Combustion Crown” award at the Concours d’Lemons for the car […]
Read MoreJuly 8, 2024
Legally Lemony – Brake Mistake: The Pedal to the Metal Audi Lawsuits
This story is brought to you by – Conn Law PC, a California-Based Consumer Protection Law Firm that focuses on Lemon Law and Auto Fraud In the glitzy, over-the-top 1980s, when Wall Street yuppies with slicked-back hair were snapping up luxury cars like they were going out of style, the Audi 5000 hit the American market. With its […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2024
2024 Chattanooga Concours d’Lemons
The Concours d’Lemons returns to celebrate the Un-Best of the Automotive World at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival on Sat. Oct. 12, 2024 in the West Village, Downtown Chattanooga, TN. Register your hooptie and get a pair of 3 day passes to the event. The event returns to a full show where capricious and bribery prone […]
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 […]
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