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more about #1961 more comments → Armand: As a Rootes Group nerd (I mean, "enthusiast") I love it, even if the rusted sills look very, very bad for a British unibody car. I'd rather have a M... more » DrLemming: Does anyone know why Loewy would so blatantly copy the 1953-54 Studebaker's design for the Minx? Was there an attempt to sell the Minx in the US thro... more » eggwich del fiero: I like the paint, and in general I like little cars that look like shrunken land barges, but you'll always be the only minx for me, Murilee. /mouthbr... more » Novaload: Can't argue with that two-tone paint job. Just perfect. And four cylinders looks about right for that critter. The rear looks like a 1960 Mercury, the... more » escapenguin: "'Tis but a scratch!" Kinda reminds me of the time I backed out and smacked a light pole with my LTD, knocking the headlights out and busting up the ... more » MushyHeirloom: I really hope this ends up as someone's daily driver until the next race. It'd be worth the thirteen miles per gallon and constant helmet use. more » Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: Don Draper would approve (although the pink paintjob would be better for Betty). more » Flathead Smith: My prediction was and still is: even if the Cadillac loses it still wins. If it does not finish the race, I hope that somehow it squarely T-bones a Co... more » Mad_Science: Capitalism marches on! more » Novaload: The Christine of Caddys! more » CptSevere: That's so proud. Love old Cadillacs. Here's to these heroes. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: FLETCH: Does this car run? CALCULUS: Miss Belle stopped driving it when the breaks went out. But I run a few errands. It works fine, but if you wan... more » TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah: Kickin' ass with class! more » Buickboy92: I always wondered, what happens to Lemons cars after the race has ended? more » nosirrahg: They'll be fine unless they encounter a new Malibu head on. more » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Digging into my vast backlog of DOTSBE cars for more interesting Brits. Howzabout a Minx? More » -
#24hoursoflemons
1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
I'm back at the motel for some internet access and maybe a few Zs while tireless Judge Lieberman works the radios at Penalty HQ, so here's your LeMons Fleetwood Update. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Capitalism Takes On Communism In Ohio: 1961 Cadillac Versus Lada Signet!
The Lamest Day takes place at Nelson Ledges next weekend, and it will feature the best all-time Index Of Effluency matchup in 24 Hours Of LeMons history: a Soviet car taking on a finned Caddy! More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Pair Of Early-60s Ford Rancheros Will Go To Crusher As A Team
Would you believe that the same junkyard with matching white Volvo Amazons also boasts a pair of matching white Ford Falcon Rancheros? More » -
#classicadwatch
British Postwar Car Ads
Not long ago, one of the 24 Hours Of LeMons perpetrators gave me a big box of Autocar magazines from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Talk about your great British print car ads! More » -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's coolest... and most hellish! Look how well the trio of Alfas did at Lemons New England- great cars, obviously! More » -
#retro
Hot Rod Hooligans Rip '60 Buicks, Make Getaway In Chicken Truck: The Choppers!
The ringleader drives a T-bucket with six pots, and the gang earns their bread strippin' the squares' sleds. Welcome to 1961's The Choppers! More » -
#downonthestreet
1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about we follow up one vintage Chevy wagon with another? More » -
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#downonthestreet
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. This Greenbrier created quite a stir when it appeared on the island. More » -
#projectcarhell
PCH, Not Your Usual Custom Van Edition: Thames Freighter or Tempo Matador Diesel?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! After seeing the Johnson Messenger CB Telephone, we're saying 10-4 to custom van projects! More » -
#downonthestreet
1961 Plymouth Valiant V-200
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're returning to a block that's given us quite a few DOTS favorites, including the '46 Chevy truck, the Fieroborghini, and the '62 Corvair van. Just around the corner are a couple more: the '87 560SL and the '65 Thunderbird. I see this Valiant all over town, and it's obviously its owner's primary means of transportation. You can't say that about most 47-year-old cars!
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#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, 1961 Edition: Simca Aronde Or Pair-O-Lincolns?
The Cressida took the win over the Maxima in our Rear-Drive Japanese Sedan Hoonage Edition poll on Wednesday, though not by a decisive margin. Perhaps that's because the Cressida and Maxima are so similar to each other, but we're not going to have that issue today! 57Sweptside has found some hell projects that, while cool, don't have much more in common than the year of manufacture; 57Sweptside gets a coveted PCH Tipster T-shirt for his role in filling some lucky soul's garage with eternaldamnationhappiness! More » -
#chooseyoureternity
Project Car Hell: 1961 BMW 700 or Three 1955 Austin FX3 Taxis
The $10,000 Acura NSX ran away with 62% of the votes in Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll, though the Corvette put in a good showing (and it's unfortunate that the late-in-day timing of PCH made it impossible to give Graverobber Commenter of the Day recognition for this methtastic Inland Empire tale, because he totally deserved it). Today we're going to look at some projects that, ifby some miracle you ever managed to getfinished, would give you the highly coveted "weirdest car in town" status that true Hell Project aficionados seek. There's no common theme, other thanmiseryobscurity andslippery slope leading straight to the abysslow price of admission, so let's see how a single Bavarian stacks up against a threesome of Brits! More » -
#chooseyoureternity
PCH, European Pain Edition: Borgward Hansa Wagon or Peugeot 304?
We had another nail-biter yesterday, with the Subaru XT6 edging out the BRAT by a 234 to 228 vote count in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to declare that one a tie, and that's a good thing; after all, what's Hell without difficult choices? Today we're going to park a pair of European machines just inside the gates of Hades, where they will beckon enticingly to you with their only-one-in-town obscurity and double-take-inspiring appearance. It's lots of fun having an oddball car whose mere presence makes onlookersquestion your sanityrespect your taste in fine automobiles, and either of these two could be alife sentencehighly fulfilling project. Thanks to HotRodElectric and Franzouse for the tips! More »
