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He is merging a 1956 Cessna 310 with a 1987 Toyota Van Wagon, a project he's named Spirit of LeMons — a combination of Charles Lindberg's legendary Spirit of St. Louis and the name of the.
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Speedycop, Spirit of Lemons to make $2000 Challenge debut. Apparently, low-buck minds think alike. Speedycop, the 24 Hours of Lemons racer that gave the world some of the wackiest race cars ever conceived-like the sideways-driving Trippy Tippy Hippy Van and the Upside Down Camaro-will be entering the 2023 Grassroots Motorsports $2000.
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A couple of weeks ago, the world as we knew it was turned topsy-turvy by the sight of a 1956 Cessna 310 airplane converted to an earthbound road-racing machine.We gave the Spirit of LeMons the top award for the 2013 Southern Discomfort 24 Hours of LeMons, and now it's time to explain exactly how this machine came to be. This racing series has proven to be the ideal venue for a certain type.
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The Spirit of LeMons was first built to participate in a race called 24 Hours of LeMons. It's an endurance race for crappy cars, and sometimes people enter things like cars that are also planes.
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Building the Porsche of Lemons. Jeff Bloch, aka "Speedycop," builds unique racing vehicles for the 24 Hours of Lemons series, which rewards creativity over speed. His latest: a sideways van. Photo.
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The Spirit of LeMons' interior features a carefully crafted and integrated instrument panel showcasing elements from both Cessna and Toyota.It was likely created using a Sawzall and a hefty hammer! Based on the craftsmanship, owner Speedy Cop (a Washington, DC-based police officer) probably shouldn't be holding his breath standing by for a call from Roger Penske or any other professional.
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Not running a stock car, initially. 24 Hours of Lemons. Building a race car that isn't in the spirit of Lemons (the Platonic ideal is a $500 car with safety equipment thrown at it) is generally discouraged, unless a team has tried (and failed multiple times) with their car. If at first one doesn't succeed, perhaps a boost to your vehicle.
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The 27-foot Spirit of LeMons is a 1956 Cessna 310 body laid over a Toyota minivan chassis, originally built to compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons race in South Carolina. When the racing was done.
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The road racing Cessna 310 is on the track at the 24 Hours of LeMons in South Carolina. See more of Speedycop and his antics at http://www.speedycop.com.
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Based on an E30 BMW 3-series, this LeMon pays homage to a car designed by Homer in an early episode of The Simpsons. Jeff Bloch, a.k.a. SpeedyCop, builder of the Spirit of LeMons, dropped this.
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Compared to those cars, the Spirit of LeMons is a Saturn V rocket with warp drive. Starting with a complete 1956 Cessna 310 heading to the scrap heap, Speedycop and associates spent the past five months carefully gutting the Cessna, along with Sawzall-ing the body of a 1987 Toyota VanWagon — whose rear-wheel-drive and mid-mounted 4-cylinder.
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We didn't think the Spirit of LeMons— a 1956 built on a chassis— would hold together for more than a few laps under the punitive conditions of an 84-entry road race, but the Spirit of LeMons.
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A couple of weeks ago, the world as we knew it was turned topsy-turvy by the sight of a 1956 Cessna 310 airplane converted to an earthbound road-racing machine. We gave the Spirit of LeMons the.
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Benjamin Preston. After a stunning racetrack debut complete with scantily clad, real life pinup girls, Speedycop and the Gang of Outlaws' airplane car made a respectable finish at this weekend's.