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March 08, 2009

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Since I've become the Weekend Editor, I've had to cut back on PCH posts. That means that we need truly hellish contestants in Project Car Hell now, the concentrated essenc...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 5:15 PM

March 07, 2009

We gave you a brief sampling of the action in the Gator-O-Rama penalty box, and Judge Dube put together a mighty penalty gallery, but it's time we examined the Gator-O-Rama correctional system in more detail. LeMons Supreme Court Justice Lieberman and myself were already heavily armed and in a foul ...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 12:00 PM
What do you do when you've got a project car that lacks good junkyard parts availability, yet you want to keep the budget within reach of 24 Hours Of LeMons qualification? Parts interchange! Now that the rain has finally stopped, I can get down to making the Sprite roadworthy; such is Project Car He...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 11:00 AM

February 28, 2009

Sometimes it happens that a 24 Hours Of LeMons team earns a punishment that involves a change of identity, and Team Opular Dependence set the stage for their name change the night before prerace inspections. Actually, it was an offhand remark by a single OD team member that made us decide to have a ...
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February 22, 2009

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Today we've got a pair of Missouri projects, courtesy of Schm. Not......
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 5:00 PM

February 21, 2009

Is there any piston engine that could possibly inspire as much awe as the ICBM-haulin' GMC Twin Six? What if we said we'd found a 5-bank, 30-cylinder Chrysler for you? Yes, five banks! Now, we admit that this engine was never intended for use in a car, but tanks are certainly related to cars and so ...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 2:00 PM
You know how you kick yourself over the Car That Got Away? That cheap '70 Chrysler 300H I didn't buy in 1989 was the worst, but the Toyota-engined Austin-Healey Sprite was nearly as painful. Yes,......
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February 15, 2009

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we admire street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Would you park your Ferrari in the City Of Unlimited Door Dings? Well, maybe the not-so-loved Ferrari 400 would be willing to take the punishment of life in San Fran...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 5:15 PM
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose the project that's the coolest... and most hellish! Are you thinking of entering the Buttonwillow Histrionics 24 Hours Of LeMons, but just can't find the......
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February 11, 2009

Not long ago, I did some detective work and located the house that artist Robert Bechtle used as the backdrop for the Ford wagon in his most famous painting, Gran Torino Alameda . I've got a print of Gran Torino Alameda hanging in my kitchen, so it was pretty exciting to discover that I live just 5 ...
Jalopnik [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Murilee Martin at 1:00 PM
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