Why am I just finding out that in 2013 someone built a replica of "The Homer" out of a 1987 BMW 325e and competed in the 24 Hours of LeMons!! "Powerful like a Gorilla!"

Posted by The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 46 comments

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ManufacturerWitty700@reddit

24 hours of LeMons has long been a breeding ground of bad automotive ideas done far too well. There’s legions of bonkers creations that truly deserve their own subreddit. Hell, Speedycop alone could qualify. The airplane, the boat, the pop up camper trailer, mr2 lancia, sideways bus and that stuff was years ago.

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KngyRoo@reddit

And that's what makes the 24 hours of LeMons so wonderful

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Adamadamsadam@reddit

So wonderful you can’t even spell it correctly. You must be a big fan.

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Aniquin@reddit

Lemons and Le Mans are two completely separate events

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Adamadamsadam@reddit

Jokes on me then carry on

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KngyRoo@reddit

Yep, sure am! I'm currently working with a friend to prep a Mercury wagon to race ourselves.

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uncre8tv@reddit

So we're all just supposed to ignore the friggin LTD LX in pic 3, or...?

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Jonnn___@reddit

Doing this to an E30 in this economy :(

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boganism@reddit

Does it have rack and peanut steering?

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Cunt_Eastwood_10@reddit

BORT

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scoubt@reddit

$82,000?! This monstrosity costs $82,000?

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MookieFlav@reddit

Lemons cars max out at $500 and get lap penalties for every dollar over

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relevant_tangent@reddit

My local BMW dealership will happily sell you a lemon car for $82,000

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rightpart-rightprice@reddit

If the car was forced to perform each of these laps within the 24 hour period, it would have to be going well over 3,400 mph. Shouldn’t be too hard…

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Kichigai@reddit

Hey, man, it costs what it costs. (Adjusted for inflation that's $191,985.24)

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MookieFlav@reddit

I'm ruined

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Reddit_User6286@reddit

Ford in the 1970s be like: This is a great looking car!

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Stirl280@reddit

Wonder if it has the right number of horns??

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mr_humansoup@reddit

"I want a horn here, here, and here!"

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Skip_To_My_Lou_DeVon@reddit

What about the rack and peanut steering?

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Blah-Blah-Blah-2023@reddit

And yet it still looks better than the Cybertruck.

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Atholthedestroyer@reddit

Does the horn play 'La Cucaracha'?

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FlatusGiganticus@reddit

yes

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cgo_123456@reddit

So beautifully hideous. Tremendous find, OP

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s6cedar@reddit

I’ve heard the designer’s personal hygiene is above reproach

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MechanicalHorse@reddit

Missed opportunity to sign that "Please do not touch" sign with "- Willie"

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shart-gallery@reddit

Hmmm. Good advice

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s6cedar@reddit

Lousy Smarch weather

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OutlandishnessOk5549@reddit

Is it genuine or a replica?

Hard to tell.

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Slimh2o@reddit

Well, the 1st one is in a cartoon and this one is real life, so therefore this one must be genuine....

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MlackBesa@reddit

That’s absolutely beautiful

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Starfireaw11@reddit

That's spectacular!

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Airport_Wendys@reddit

This is so great!

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Moist-Relief-1685@reddit

I have seen this car at Lemons many times, and it never fails to make people laugh… but also, it’s way faster than the real Homer on the track!

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Randy_time@reddit

The mismatched spare really does wonders with this one

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wowbyowen@reddit

"whatever homer wants, homer gets"

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prest0x@reddit

This car is fucking awesome. If it was stationary, I'd still buy it for $$$ so I can park it in my spot and look at it every day.

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kindafunnymostlysad@reddit

The "BORT" license plate is a nice touch.

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shart-gallery@reddit

I’m amazed that there were any left

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

They really went all out with it!

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Here's the car's webpage and Facebook:

http://www.thehomercar.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheHomerCar

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vinayd@reddit

Amazing and hilarious. News to me as well, thanks for enlightening!

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Happy to share!