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  • Hoon Of The Day

    Race Car Prep Is An Art, Not A Science: Belvedere Burnout Bonanza

    By Murilee Martin, 4:00 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008, 2,753 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    Preparation of the extremely bent '66 Plymouth Belvedere obtained for free by Belvedere Adrian (aka Plymsole) for the Arse-Freeze-A-Pa-Looza LeMons race continues, with the suspension and brakes functioning- mostly- and the 318 grunting out sufficient torque to turn junkyard tires into glorious smoke on command. The car is still being used as a daily driver by one team member, and he says the Project Car Hell stencil on the door gets a lot of attention from the ladies. Of course! Make the jump for even more Belvedere hoonage.



    Some of you may have recognized Black Metal V8olvo pit crew hero and Audi Fox wagon owner Shawn in the video above; he ended up getting shanghaied by the Thunderhill-bound Burning Brain Belvedere team, for whom he plans to show the Size Matters Fury guys a thing or two about which Plymouth rules the racetrack.

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    Faster Farms Chickens Join The LeMons Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza Upside-Down Brigade

    We've been following the exploits of the Faster Farms Plymouth Belvedere LeMons car- which was driven to the race- and now there's another chapter in the Legend Of The Chickenmobile. Jack Astro, creator of the Project Car Hell Song, was behind the wheel heading into Turn 1, everything looking fi...
    24 hours of lemons

    What Does A Race Belvedere Need Most? Bowling Ball-Actuated Active Aerodynamics!

    The Faster Farms Chickens' 1966-7 Plymouth Belvedere looked pretty good as an exact replica of the Foster Imposters' car… but something was still lacking. Since there's a trophy for Most Dangerous Banned F1 Technology, the Chickens decided they'd take a shot at it. More »
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    DIN Rail And Smurf Tube: How To Wire Your Race Car On The Cheap

    As the Bent Belvedere inches ever closer to 24 Hours Of LeMons Thunderhill readiness, team captain Plymsole has decided that the duct-tape-and-speaker-wire electrical system isn't going to be very reliable on the track. More »

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