I friend in college had a Le Car - in bright neon green! Couldn’t miss him and it was so adorable watching that little crap wagon on the road. Read more

Le Beige with Le Brown stripe is just too much to ask. If it had been a zippy little red or yellow one, or even white... maybe. Don’t get me wrong, some cars can look positively regal in beige (Lincoln, Chrysler, Cadillac) but this is not one of them. Read more

In a marketing class at MSU I was told that the LeCar sticker applied to the R5 for North America increased the vehicles sales by 58% the first year they applied it. This one has to be worth more. Read more

My California hippie uncle - brothers nicknamed “The Jesus Uncles” - had one of these. Full long brown hair, skinny torso, long beard, and feet that only lived in sandals. Full-blown hippies and he loved his LeCar. What else do you need to know? NP. Read more

There are fewer cars more worthy of Jalopnik. At this little automobile’s core lies the heart and soul of what creates a motoring enthusiast. It isn’t obvious and it isn’t loud, but it’s there. Read more

Le laugh!
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Le Car! Read more

Keep the shit box LeCar...The shit box Fuego with the retractable top is where it’s at.

My father had a car salesman buddy. He was gonna fix him up real nice. Next thing I know, I’m gettin’ dropped of in a Le Car with a fabric sunroof. All

Sue Sylvester approves.

A few years ago, I actually made this JPEG to show a shirt that I wished existed, so I could buy it and wear it.

My father had a car salesman buddy. He was gonna fix him up real nice. Next thing I know, I’m gettin’ dropped of in a Le Car with a fabric sunroof. All the kids are shoutin’ at me, “Hey, Le George! Bonjour, Le George! Let’s stuff Le George in Le Locker!” Read more

Someone got a fun, good deal. They’re getting hard to find. I almost bid, but I already have a Le Car.

Beats the shit outta the $5500 Yugo any day. Read more

That car is pretty fucking clean. Much cleaner than my neighbors 1982 LeCar that sat abandoned in their driveway from 1984 until they had it towed away for scrap in 1987. Read more

Also, though I couldn’t find a lap time for it, I was able to do some digging. At that time, the lap record was done at an average of 70mph.

Couple that with the fact that at that time, the track was 2.65 miles long, it looks like the lap record was about 2:16 or so.

At that long of a lap, 3 seconds is indeed very… Read more

Lapping the isle of man flat-out on those sketchy 50cc bikes, with those snikky tires and drum brakes must be more frightening than lapping it on a 600cc bike nowadays Read more

Great article and the first time I’ve learned that Isle of Man TT stands for Tourist Trophy not Time Trial...
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