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Sign-Toting Evangelists Show Up To GM Headquarters Demanding The Revival Of The Saturn Brand

The protest was organized by Detroiter Andy Didorosi

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Bradley Brownell

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Porsche Is Coming Back To Le Mans With A Clever Plan

Porsche Is Coming Back To Le Mans With A Clever Plan

With all the coyness of a 19-time overall champion, Porsche announced on Tuesday that it is returning to the 24…

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José Rodríguez Jr.

12/16/20 5:10PM

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This Geo-Metro-Based Porsche 935 Is The Pinnacle Of Lemons Engineering

Porsche will theoretically sell you a 991 GT2 RS-based 935 race car right now. I mean, not right now, because…

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Bradley Brownell

7/15/20 10:00PM

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Lemons Is Doing More To Advance Electric Racing Than Le Mans

Lemons Is Doing More To Advance Electric Racing Than Le Mans

A little over a year ago the 24 Hours of Lemons introduced a $50,000 prize for the first team to win one of the…

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Bradley Brownell

6/09/20 10:00PM

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Only The 24 Hours Of Lemons Could Take Virtual Racing To Its Full Potential

In the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, every racing sanctioning body is rushing to iRacing as a way to continue…

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Bradley Brownell

5/08/20 10:00PM

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This 24 Hours of Lemons race team built a replica of Mario Andretti’s first race car, a 1948 Hudson. I am amazed at the deep cut of automotive history this team chose as its theme, and wish the drivers the best of luck. It will be a joy to watch this thing motoring about at NJMP this weekend. Maybe one day the team…

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Bradley Brownell

6/07/19 10:00PM

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You Are Looking at the First Aston Martin to Race in Lemons

You Are Looking at the First Aston Martin to Race in Lemons

I remember when the Aston Martin DB7 was the fresh hot shit, and now they’ve depreciated so much that one team of…

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Bradley Brownell

3/29/19 10:00PM

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Infamous 24 Hours of Lemons Introduces Full-Electric Class with 5½ Tons of Money as Prize<em></em>

Infamous 24 Hours of Lemons Introduces Full-Electric Class with 5½ Tons of Money as Prize

I know that most of you reading this will see that the 24 Hours of Lemons is making a special Electric Class and…

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Jason Torchinsky

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Racing a 1950 Dodge Truck Was the Easy Part

Racing a 1950 Dodge Truck Was the Easy Part

When people build a race car, they usually start off with a car. Not a rusty, wrecked heap of bolts that’s roughly…

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This Janky BMW E36 Camper Van Race Car Is The 24 Hours Of Lemons In A Nutshell

Get a rolling BMW E36 shell for $200, add the V8 from a Chevrolet Suburban and cobble together parts you can’t…

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This Crusty Fiero-Based Ferrari F40 Replica Is A Race Car And That's Probably For The Best

This Crusty Fiero-Based Ferrari F40 Replica Is A Race Car And That's Probably For The Best

Pontiac Fiero-based replica cars talk a lot of visual smack with their racy bodywork, but rarely back it up.…

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HooptieCon Is Finally Proof You Can Have A ComicCon For Cars

HooptieCon Is Finally Proof You Can Have A ComicCon For Cars

For years, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that there really ought to be an annual automotive convention in…

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Bradley Brownell

4/08/18 11:30AM

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This Lifted Corvette Became A BMW-Powered Race Car For Way Cheaper Than You Think

This Lifted Corvette Became A BMW-Powered Race Car For Way Cheaper Than You Think

“What in the hell?” That was 24 Hours of Lemons race organizer and ex-Corvette Magazine writer Nick Pon’s reaction…

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3/10/18 12:00PM

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This Team Racing Daytona Started In The 24 Hours Of Lemons<em></em>

This Team Racing Daytona Started In The 24 Hours Of Lemons

Many of us who race in cheap-car amateur endurance series have wild fantasies of running like the pro teams we watch…

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This Is What Happened To A Honda Prelude Engine Flooded In Hurricane Harvey

The acres of flooded cars for sale after a major hurricane can be temptingly cheap, but as the POS Racing team is…

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No One Expected Snow On These Tracks But Racers Are Running Them Anyway

No One Expected Snow On These Tracks But Racers Are Running Them Anyway

No words in the English language suck more in racing than “event cancelled.” It’s even worse if you’ve gone all the…

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12/09/17 3:00PM

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My Stupid Volkswagen Annihilated My Clothes And I Hate Everything

My Stupid Volkswagen Annihilated My Clothes And I Hate Everything

There are few things I loathe more than shopping for clothes. Maybe dental work and gynecological exams, but that’s…

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12/05/17 9:20PM

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Here's What Happened Inside My Badly Overheating Volkswagen 411

Here's What Happened Inside My Badly Overheating Volkswagen 411

Fortunately, it looks as though the engine in my Lemons-racing Volkswagen 411 wasn’t damaged as badly as we may have…

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10/30/17 2:05PM

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I Slept In A Volkswagen Atlas And It Was Better Than Most Tents

I Slept In A Volkswagen Atlas And It Was Better Than Most Tents

Old Volkswagens are known as excellent camping vehicles. Westfalias! Type 2s! Fear not, for Volkswagen finally made…

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10/06/17 4:50PM

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Everything Wrong With My Free Race Car<em></em>

Everything Wrong With My Free Race Car

I am now the proud owner of a free, rare air-cooled Volkswagen race car, and I may or may not be completely over my…

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10/04/17 7:50PM

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