I would have complained if I had known about it or a blog post had been made. I spend a lot of my time and money keeping cars like these from being destroyed. I do all I can to make sure to pass the cars on to owners who will enjoy them and treat them well. If I had more land, I would have a lot more cars that would have otherwise been destroyed.
Nimrod, I am not, just a concerned someone who would much rather see cars get preserved rather than wrecked. This all just touched a nerve. I know this isn’t a derby, but these cars do get wrecked fairly commonly. Do I care if all the damage to the Fury came from just the first race? Not one bit, the damage came from racing. You are not giving this car a new life.
I don’t know if this car was on the trailer to the crusher when you bought it, but I see a price listed in the window, so it was probably for sale when you got it, so it was pretty safe. 43k miles and no rust, c’mon folks.

Anyway, it sat outside, in snow, rain, and the heat of summer for over ten years. Then it was moved into a barn, where it sustained the roof damage (You see, the barn collapsed), yet it was still in the collapsed barn for a few more years. While the outside was neglected, all the good parts just stayed almost preserved. The sheetmetal is all potmarked, but it looks like the mechanicals are sound.

No matter what you guys think, this is what the 24 hours of LeMons is all about. Did you complain when the following cars were campaigned in other races? – Volvo Amazon – BMW 1600 – BMW 2002 – Porsche 914 – Alfa Romeo Spyder – Fiat X1/9 – 1965 Mustang – 1967 Plymouth Fury – 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – Datsun B-210 – Jaguar XJ6 – Jaguar XJ12 – or even a 1965 Corvair Coupe! Just some of the awesome teams that have competed in the past.