Taking part in “serious” racing series can cost as much as buying a house, every season, and that’s on the low end of the scale. But for enthusiasts looking for some offbeat racing action, the 24 Hours of Lemons invites competitors to enter their own uniquely-designed race cars that cannot cost more than $500. This leads to some truly inspired and creative entries in the hooptie racing field.
But this latest creation, built by the SpeedyCop racing team led by Jeff Block, may just blow the rest of the competition out of the water. It’s a Ford Festiva cabriolet, but with the body of a Chevy Camaro attached to it…upside down. It’s madness, in motoring form.
The joining of a 1999 Chevy Camaro and a 1990 Ford Festiva is something out of Chip Foose’s nightmares, and were it not for the strict safety rules governing Lemons, it would surely be a deathtrap. Powered by a 1.3 liter Festiva engine with over 190,000 miles on the odometer, it is a small miracle this vehicle moves under its own power.
Saddled with the entire body of the much-larger Camaro, including four extra rims and tires, the Festiva/Camaro creation is undoubtedly the most unique competitor at this year’s Lemons series. It is neither fast, nor aerodynamic, and it’s probably for too heavy for that teeny tiny engine to motivate for very long. But even if it doesn’t win a single race, it certainly has won our love and adoration. How could you not love an upside-down Camaro?