Cain't Git Bayou: Granada Still Running, MX-3 Leads

by Murilee Martin

Published: August 13th, 2011

cain t git bayou granada still running mx 3 leads

I must admit that I assumed the first-ever Ford Granada in LeMons history would fall apart on the track within minutes of the green flag, but the Swamp Thang is still groaning around the course after nearly two hours.

Meanwhile, the two-time LeMons South winners of Hong Norrth Racing are sitting in the overall lead. With 12 hours to go, however, no lead is safe.

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Murilee Martin

Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.

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Frederickus on Aug 14, 2011

It makes me want to build one too, only mine would be the GRENADE!

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Parkwood60 on Aug 14, 2011

Spotted the 302c.i. call out on the hood of the Granada. Thank goodness, I still have a chance to rock the first "Log" motor. It's log, it's log, its big, its heavy its wood....

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- Pk386 on Aug 14, 2011
  
  logs + turbos can make for a nice combination... ;-)
  
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