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  • Basket Case M535 Will End You

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    Like I said before, our LeMons BMW 633csi has given me a bad case of BMWs-with-overbite fever (hyperarchomunichosis, in technical terms). As such, I’ve got saved searches on Craigslist, eBay and Autotrader classic for 70s and 80s BMW 5 and 6-series cars. With the reserve met at a mere $999, today’s find may well be…

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  • Craigslist Egregiousness: Check the Comps! Edition

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    Did you know a 302c.i. V8, T-5 manual transmission and all the necessary accessories to make them work only cost $300? Apparently that’s what the subject of today’s public e-flogging believes.

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  • Redneck Fabulous: Unique World Edition

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    There are certain places that simply have to be seen to be fully appreciated. The Grand Canyon springs to mind. The Banff Springs Hotel. Niagara Falls. Jay Leno’s Garage. The Vatican. My bathroom. No other place I’ve experienced, however, has quite the same power to bring your brain to a complete screeching halt as a…

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  • Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz, My Friends All Drive LeMons, I Must Make Amends

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    Are you looking for a LeMons ride but are sick and tired of all the fox-body stangs and e30 bimmers? Do you need a gunsight to line up the apex of a corner? How about a support vehicle to go along with your racer? Well, if you’re anywhere near Milwaukee  Wisconsin, then we should talk.…

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  • Turbo Barge: Manual Transmission-ed '84 BMW 745i

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    745i, that’s a 4.5L V8, right? Wrong! The 745i was arguably BMW’s most egregious departure from the [Series][Engine Size] nomenclature (at least until the current “Xdrive35i” or whatever they’re doing). You see, BMW decided that the turbocharged 3.2L I-6 had comparable power output to a 4.5L naturally aspirated engine (and that most owners would never…

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  • What Malaise? 6.6L Hurst/Olds

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    We’re all familiar with the typical Craigslist seller whose writing makes us weep for English as a language and whose photography leaves you wondering if they went to extra trouble to add blur and decrease the resolution of the two and a half pathetic pictures which usually contain a pitbull. Sorry ’bout that. Where was…

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  • Your Next Project Car: Perfectly Safe When It's Stopped Edition

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    Listen, the concept here is pretty simple. I have no garage, limited tools, zero storage space, and a Volkswagen. This means I am wholly unable to start on a new project car, and in fact restricted in my ability to work on the project cars I already have. To that end, I am forced to…

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  • $117 per cylinder

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    Maybe the 928 is a little too harsh for your tastes. Maybe you’re looking for smooth. Nothing oozes smoothness more than a 12 cylinder Jaaaag. At $117/cylinder, you can afford plenty of weekends in the countryside with your wife or girlfriend (or both!). [Update: now it’s down to $1200 ($100/cylinder!) and the price is still…

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  • $1500 928, You have no excuse not to

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    Let’s get something straight: I don’t even like the 928. For whatever reason, it does nothing for me. The styling is what real auto reviewers might call polarizing (I call it lame). That said, there are some who find it fantastic. In fairness, a well-sorted chassis and 4.5 liter German V8 coupled to a 5-speed…

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