Sorry for the absence of Shitbox Saturday

My colleague Colin Dayton Stacy was not able to write his usual Shitbox Saturday post because he was on the road and couldn't access his computer.

And now we leave you with this:

A classic shitbox car tune from the 1960s. Behold: "Schlock Rod: Parts 1 & 2"

Shitbox Saturday: 1985 Classic Motor Carriages Tiffany

Looking fresh off the set of Dynasty or Dallas, is this neoclassic CMC Tiffany, based on a Mercury Cougar and assembled in Miami, Florida. With 6 bolt-on wire wheels on gangster whitewalls, dual sidemount spare tires, a state-of-the-art (for 1985) digital dash & sound system, a staggering 145-inch wheelbase and acres of cheap chrome & fiberglass, this car exemplifies the 1980s' soaring excess and questionable style, and allows you to drive around looking for nonexistent jumbo parking spaces and burning enormous amounts of petrol whilst looking like Alexis Carrington, J.R. Ewing, or a Miami coke dealer. That said, it is still an impressive car, if you like looking like a time warp from the bad old days.

If you are interested, find this car here, in none other than Clearwater, Florida, for just under $28,000 USD.

(Belated) Shitbox Saturday: 24 Hours of LeMons

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An over-the-top LeMons racer. Photo (C) rustyboltracing.com

What do you get when you take a track full of $500 cars with reasonable safety equipment and wacky paint schemes, a screwball driver in each car, a judging/administration team made up of some of the biggest automotive sadomasochists ever, and a LeMans-patterned endurance race on a real speedway?

You get the 24 Hours of LeMons, one of the petrolhead lifestyle’s greatest freakshows and sources of summertime enjoyment and perhaps the ultimate in four-wheeled insanity.

This is the only racing league where amateur and pro drivers duke it out on a regulation track in everything from Ford Escorts, to Mini Mokes, to Lancia Scorpions, for a dubious title and a Spam cookout in winner’s circle after the race.

Any car that the judge thinks cost more than $500 (parts and trim can be sold to get down to $500 value) gets to run one “bullshit lap” for every suspected dollar over the $500 limit, but certain judges will waive bullshit laps for certain marques or cars in certain circumstances.

The initiation rites, the rules and the whole race are as loony as can be, but there is nothing more fun to watch or to participate in.

Information on the series is at: http://24hoursoflemons.com/