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    The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009

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    Image of Fishflinger Fishflinger
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    Too many of the entries don't look like $500 cars. Lots of BS on the sales slips. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment Fishflinger was starred Fishflinger was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/02/09

    @Fishflinger: You and all the other experts who call BS on these cars should come to a race sometime and look at them up close. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    nice fender repair on pic 27?

    pic 30 - toilet seat scoop

    pic 35 - patina perfect

    pic 61 - it coulda sold alotta miagra!

    pic 65 - two wheels off or just pissin

    pic 72 - WOWZER

    pic 77 - was that thing attached to the cage

    pic 96 - camber whaaaaaaat

    pic 119 - scary

    pic 123 - how'd they get a 2000 bs penalty

    what was the dangerous homemade technology award?!?!?!

    i'm late to work - but it was worth it.... #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    FTGDWolverineEdition'09 promoted this comment skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was starred skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: Dangerous Homemade Technology went to the 38th-place Mustang for its leaf-blower supercharger. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/02/09

    @Murilee Martin: but, it seems so harmless....

    was the throttle linkage for the blower connected in line with the gas pedal with zip ties?

    (a searchable database should be made)
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/02/09

    @skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: No, the driver had to reach over and turn on the blower manually.

    We would have given the DBT award to the guys in the Sensory Assault RX-7, who rigged up a generator/household-air-conditioner setup to blow cold air into the throttle body, but they'd already won DBT at their last race and were getting Judges' Choice at this one to boot. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/04/09

    @Murilee Martin: ..... .. .. .... ..... .....

    note to self: install steering wheel mounted control switches for blower activation #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of KTown_WhiteBoy KTown_WhiteBoy
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    No way, I'm calling BS on the Mk3 Supra. I priced some around me a while back, and you can't find one with a straight body like that and fixable engine for $500. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment KTown_WhiteBoy was starred KTown_WhiteBoy was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @KTown_WhiteBoy: OK, LeMons BS Call #2,521 duly noted.

    You might not call that car's body "straight" if you saw it in person, but who knows? #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009

    My entry didnt pass tech inspection.

    ...Balls. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09


    @jbh11126: Did the Poly Orchid team relegate their racer back to street status? #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/01/09

    @Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse: yes. it seems they dud. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    Still way too many BMWs, Hondas, and Mazdas. There seems to be a creep of Supras and MR2s and Mustangs as well.

    However, its nice to see a couple of Mustang IIs, A Pinto, FWD Grand Prix, 3 Air Cooled VWs, and a Fairmont Wagon (of all things!) #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/01/09

    @UDMan: The IOE was there for the taking for the Gremlin, the Brava, or any one of the air-cooled VWs. They just weren't able to match the Triumph's reliability! #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    One of these days, I wanna see a Geo Storm enter. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09


    @underwear-ninja: may I direct your attention to this?

    [jalopnik.com]

    why yes, yes it does have a motorcycle engine in it. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    @skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: I've seen that one before, but I'm talking about a Geo Storm. I see some one driving a beat-to-hell-and-back Storm around town, and keep thinking how interesting it'd be to have one in LeMons. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    UDMan promoted this comment underwear-ninja was starred underwear-ninja was unstarred
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    10/31/09

    @underwear-ninja: There has been Geo Storms entered, or they could have been Isuzu Impulse (Basically, the same design after the Impulse went FWD) #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09


    @underwear-ninja: Today's your lucky day. This one came in 28th. Okay, it's actually an Impulse, but as UDMan said, it's pretty much the same car. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    @Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse: Oh jeeze how did I miss that? Thanks for pointing it out. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09


    @underwear-ninja: We've had a LeMons Storm before. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/01/09

    @Murilee Martin: I am now a happy camper #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @underwear-ninja: You Storm fans should be happy that Timothy McVeigh's Storm got wrecked the week before he blew up that building- otherwise your favorite car would be forever associated with one of the worst murderers in American history. Fortunately for the Storm's rep, McVeigh replaced his with '77 Mercury Marquis. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    That is a primo Lemons sampler of junk, funk, and stunk! #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of skitter skitter
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    Four different penalized cars lost to cars that didn't even finish the first lap.
    That's justice.
    But where was the people's curse? #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Mary Elizabeth Harris Mary Elizabeth Harris
    10/31/09

    @skitter: There wasn't a people's curse. No one sucked enough. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/31/09

    @skitter: The People demand a Curse. And I have a hungry, hungry sledgehammer. Besides, it's the only thing that will keep the rain away during the race, and ensure a good harvest. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @skitter: Because of the debacle at Nelson Ledges (the Curse "winner" got 9 votes out of a possible 136), we've started counting abstentions as a "no curse" vote. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    11/01/09

    @Murilee Martin: The people have spoken. Perhaps LeMons needs range voting, or some other alternative method? Of course, the sheer number of cars is likely to always split the ticket, unless someone is really asking for it. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Top 123 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Fall 2009
    Umm, I thought IoE winner was the Black Knights TR7. But good show, Mini, at least you got pipped by a countryman!

    The gallery is just full of wonderfully stupid machinery. My browser can't take the onslaught! #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    10/31/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Read again. The link to the IoE winner is the Triumph. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    10/31/09

    @LTDScott: The mention of the Mini in ellipsis immediately following confused me. I thought it deserved some clarification. I checked the link before posting, too. If you'd only looked at this post, your impression would be that the Mini had won IoE. #24hoursoflemonstexas
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    Image of AE - AE -
    10/30/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident
    I met the fellow a few years back while working the Meadowbrook show... nice guy with a passion for cars and ripping the heart out of tobacco companies.

    The guy was a serious heavy hitter and had a hell of a career. My condolences to the family.

    In the collector world that this man was in there are only 50 of so of these people in the world. With some luck and planning I hope their knowledge and stories get passed on along and preserved.
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    Image of bygeorge bygeorge
    10/30/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident

    Just saw him cross the stage and take a prize in the Louisville Concours d'Elegance a few weeks ago, and he had a car in my ring at Meadow Brook last year (a beautiful Stutz).

    I was told he had over 700 cars in his collection (although I didn't get this figure straight from the horse's mouth, so...???). The mind boggles...if true, how/where do you begin to store and maintain this many vehicles?

    He was a force in the classic car world, and will be missed... #accidents
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    10/29/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident
    Not even the best lawyer can debate against the laws of physics.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by joneez wants the clunkers he paid for at 10/29/09 10:21 PM joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was starred joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was unstarred
    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    10/29/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident
    "Losing control" seems like an understatement to me. It looks like he was going quite fast to get that tree jammed so nicely inside that SUV. #accidents
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    10/29/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident
    I don't get it, all those cool cars to drive and he drove a soccer mom SUV. #accidents
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    10/29/09

    @grzydj: Suburbans are not soccer mom SUVs. #accidents
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    Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est promoted this comment BIGE1312 was starred BIGE1312 was unstarred
    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    10/29/09

    @grzydj: Nice thing about being so wealthy you can afford a huge car collection.... you don't have to show off your stuff every day.

    Jay Leno is the exception, not the rule. #accidents
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    10/29/09

    @Uncle Bo: Plus, the weather was wet today. Even though he wasn't planning on wrapping a car around a tree, what do you think it takes to get a Duesey back to museum condition after splashing around in a few puddles.

    The news mentioned that the airport paged him this morning when it appeared he missed his flight. The 'burban could have been his throw-down car to leave at the airport parking lot without particularly worrying about door dings.

    Besides, if the world was going to lose one more car today anyway, aren't you glad it wasn't one of historical significance?
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Edited by OA 5599 at 10/29/09 11:31 PM OA 5599 was starred OA 5599 was unstarred
    Image of SmaartAasSaabr SmaartAasSaabr
    10/29/09

    @grzydj: sometimes a car that doesn't overheat, always starts and has A/C is nice #accidents
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    Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est promoted this comment SmaartAasSaabr was starred SmaartAasSaabr was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @BIGE1312: Really? Please explain further. #accidents
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    10/30/09

    @SmaartAasSaabr: It could have been a Saab 9-5 rather than an SUV. And since Saab drivers tend to wear seat belts, he probably would have made it. #accidents
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    10/30/09

    @grzydj: Tahoe= SUV
    Black (Or white) Tahoe = Gobernment.

    A lot of the super-rich don't daily drive in supercars or whatnot. For security, comfort or whatever. See Madoff's list of cars. #accidents
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    10/30/09

    @Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: 9-5's are almost the perfect such car with excellent seats (got to get the heated and cooled seats), stereo, powerful engine, nice 5-speed shift, and as reliable as time (assuming the oil is changed)

    If I had money I would have one :) Instead I push my old 900 Turbo vert :) #accidents
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    10/29/09

    In reply to John O'Quinn, Lawyer And Car Collector, Killed In Accident
    "...Ford Escort once owned by Pope John Paul II."

    Hope that worked for him the way he was expecting. #accidents
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