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• Vlad The Impala Rises From The Dead Last Night... Then Dives Back Into The Grave Today [24 Hours Of Lemons]

  First the good news: after we reported that Team Vlad The Impala was facing a frenzied all-nighter to repair their garbooned transmission, the team's wrenches proved to be made of sterner stuff; here's what VTI member Drumhurrin has to say: By the way, they got that thing out, apart, back to together and back in within three hours. All nighter? Pshaw! However, once back together, we didn’t realize we had cracked the oil cooler. Doh! One more time, one more quick fix. Then back on the track! Quite a feeling, really. Probably the only car that got universally cheered just hours after being the paddock favorite for the People’s Curse. But I just think that was the scuttlebutt because we thought of it first. We can’t help it if a couple of unskilled NYPD cops slammed the thing over a curb and firing off both airbags meant that the city needed to auction it off to a pack of amateur racers for $400. We even have an stamped and approved receipt from the City of New York! Take that Brigati... Posted Aug 24 2008, 08:30 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, Racing, Impala, 24 hours of lemons, Chevrolet Impala, 24 Hours Of Lemons New England

• Vlad The Impala Goes Down With Garbooned Transmission, Camry Parked For Rest Of Day [24 Hours Of Lemons]

  We were pretty excited to see that a front-wheel-drive Chevy Impala, of all things, was breathing down the necks of the Top Five… but now comes the word that a blown transmission seal is spraying the red stuff where it doesn't belong, and so Vlad The Impala begins what promises to be an all-night wrenchathon. Meanwhile, for perhaps the first time in recorded history, the words "aggressive" and "Camry" may be used in the same sentence. Yes, the Team Elemonators got a little too spirited out there and have been ordered to shut it down for the remainder of the day's racing. They'll be back tomorrow, however, to show us that the Camry is not a boring car. Make the jump to read the report from UDMan. galleryPost('NE08DeadVlad', 4, 'Camry And Impala Sidelined For Now'); Bad News, Vlad the Impala blew a Transmission Seal, so the only way they are going to be able to change it is to drop the entire transmission/engine cradle. This is just one more... Posted Aug 23 2008, 12:45 PM by Jalopnik Filed under: Racing, 24 hours of lemons, Chevrolet Impala, 24 Hours Of Lemons New England

• Miata Takes The Lead, FWD Impala Moving Up In Ranks [24 Hours Of Lemons]

  The lastest word from UDMan is that the Team Endurance Karting Miata is now the lap leader. Those damn Mazdas just can't be stopped, apparently (note to self: make all Mazda teams pay huge bribes at Houston). Vlad The Impala, all dressed up in what appear to be Romanian police colors, is getting the last laugh on all those who scoffed at the idea of front-wheel-drive cop cars as it climbs inexorably up the standings list. Make the jump to see the top six cars as of 5:30 EST. galleryPost('NE08LeadersSat2', 6, 'Late Afternoon Leaders At 24 Hours Of LeMons New England'); 1st- Team Endurance Karting 2nd – Schumacher Taxi Service Car 2 3rd – Team Go Green 4th – Nut Job Racing 5th – Kielbasa Kids 6th – Vlad the Impala Posted Aug 23 2008, 11:45 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Racing, 24 hours of lemons, Chevrolet Impala, mazda miata, 24 Hours Of Lemons New England