QUALIFYING VEHICLES (SUBJECT TO SUBMISSION OF ENTRY FORM, PAYMENT AND ACCEPTANCE BY ORGANIZERS):
The organizers of the Monongahela Melee invite an eclectic mix of automobiles to participate in our event. Remember, this is a low-buck, fun event for all auto enthusiasts. Rust holes, cool! Mismatched paint, we like it! Ratty, yup! Trailer queen, sure – just plan to get dirty and (gasp!) stone chips happen in the real world!
NEWLY SANCTIONED 2024 MONONGAHELA MELEE ENTRY ELIGIBILITY:
· SWEDISH CARS THROUGH THE FINAL DAY OF INDEPENDENCE PRIOR TO ANY GM/GENERAL MOTORS OR CHINESE ACQUISITION (SORRY, CHAIRMAN MAO!)
· RIGHT HAND DRIVE (ONLY) JDM IMPORT CARS THROUGH 25 YEARS PRIOR TO RUNNING OF 2021 MM EVENT. YUP.
· IF EITHER YOUR ENGINE OR YOUR SUSPENSION WAS ENGINEERED OR DEVELOPED BY YAMAHA OR LOTUS AND PROMOTED AS SUCH BY THE FACTORY…YES, THIS IS A SHOUT-OUT TO YOUR CORVETTE ZR-1 AND TAURUS SHO (MK1) OWNERS!
· REPEATING…CUSTOM/FULL CONVERSION VANS, THROUGH 1994.
· ALL (I REPEAT, ALL) BUICK REGAL 1985-1987 GN OR GNX MODELS…AND TO GET SUPER, MICRO-NICHE, IF YOU HAD THE LESS-OBVIOUS “T-TYPE” BUICK REGAL
· If your car was built prior to 1974 (when bumper and smog laws changed)
· If your car is air cooled
· If your car is chain driven (through present)
· If your car has three wheels and engine is “fore” of the front wheels (a must, no exceptions)
· If your car is named after a city/town in which a major FIA race is held annually
· If your car is named after a famous race car driver AND made prior to 1979.
· If your car is made in a bona fide Eastern Bloc or communist nation (through present day)
· If a famous person has died in same exact model of your car (including replicas through present day)
· If your car has a fiberglass body AND is a replica of a car of the past (through present day construction)
· If your car has a two stroke engine (through present day)
· Motorcycles through 1974
· Japanese trucks/vans through 1979
· Japanese sedans/coupes through 1977
· Any vehicle with a standard equipment 8-track tape deck
· Vehicles with “T-tops” through 1988
· If your car has legitimate/OEM “Indy Pace Car” sticker kit (through 1988)
· If your car has suicide doors (through present)
· If your car is a replica/reproduction AND has a flathead motor (through present day construction)
· Italian cars through 1988
· If your car is a replica of a “star” car featured in a TV series or movie (series and movies through 1999).
· If you car has a wood-ash frame (whole or partial) ( through present day)
· If your car won LeMans, Sebring or Daytona up to 1966 (including replicas through present day)
· If your car was/is a replica of a “movie car” featured in Gumball Rally, or either of the first two Cannonball Run movies· Emergency response vehicles through 1999
· If your car was initially offered to market/sale as a “farm implement” or features a factory/OEM PTO or original manufacturer also made farm vehicles under the same brand name (through 1999).
· If your car (truck) is a pick-up or 4WD (enclosed) and has won a “magazine shootout” against a Ferrari or a Porsche (through 1999)
· Vehicles with OEM gullwing (but not scissor) doors (through 1989)
· American mfr vans meeting ALL following specifications; production through 1992, panel van with custom cut side or roof windows AND metal-flake paint.
· Military vehicles through 1979
· Limousines through 1984
· If your car/truck has been featured on CNN AND played a major part in winning a war (exception; Toyota Hilux as used by ISIS)
