Cruising Reddit just now, I saw this great old post: PT Cruiser owners, what tragedy burdened you with your car? It's worth a read, for sure.    Which leads me to this question, what would you do to avoid owning a PT Cruiser? Do you hate this piece of automotive oddity, or do you love it?  ... View more

As a long time crap can racer, but thankfully still young enough to dream stupid, I'd eventually like to race something not crappy at a European track. Sure, I'd love to race in the 24 Hours of LeMans, but I was thinking maybe something a little more amateur friendly, like the 24 Hours of Nurburgring. Anyone have any experience getting to that point? Beyond money (and lots of it); what does it take?   ... View more

Tl;dr: What does it cost to have a frame re-bent at a body shop?   I have a 1963 TR4. The car, many moons ago, was in a rear end collision, causing the rear of the frame to bend. The previous owner decided to have the frame straightened, and this took the upturn at the rear of the frame away. The body and bumper do not fit properly at all. I'm trying to figure out, prior to painting, whether I should shim it, make a janky bending rig at home, or go to a body shop to have it re-bent to the correct angle for the rear of the frame. The frame is just salvageable, nothing worth worshipping, which is true for most of this car.   My main question is, about how much would it cost to have a body shop complete that frame work? Also, how the heck will they know what to bend it to?!   This car is going to peak at  'driver' quality for some years, I just want it back on the road, nicely.  ... View more

What's the next big thing when it comes to car values, especially in our hopefully soon to be post-pandemic world?   There is some serious interest in the Malaise Mobiles of 1970s and 1980s. Radwood has put a spotlight on the EFI and early turbo rides of the 1990s and early 2000s. JDM imports have gone hand in hand with the love of Radwood thanks to the 25 year rule. I do not know myself, but it's an interesting thing to think about.  ... View more

Tell me, what do you think the best 'Worst' car in Lemons history is?    I know people like me often annoy the real line riders, but I just can't stop myself. I am sorry; not really.    My vote is for our (Escape Velocity Racing's) 1941 Oldsmobile. We got on the Olds Pre-War forums, didn't tell them why we had some really weird questions, annoyed the hell out of the guys at Kanter, and then mostly circulated politely for a full 24 hour race. Three laps into its next race, it chucked a driveshaft.  😅   Before   After    I think we actually somehow made the car worse? Anywho, we'll get this car repaired and bring it back out shortly - maybe with a working suspension, maybe.    https://24hoursoflemons.com/blog/the-escape-velocity-racing-1941-oldsmobile-98-race-car/ ... View more