When you delivered a Leyland P76 for warranty work, it was quicker to list the things that didn't need fixing…

If you required a sudden burst of acceleration in the Goggomibil Bart, it was best to jump and run…

When an owner stood by his Triumph Stag, it was usually because he couldn't get the door open.

Bad design, appalling execution, ridiculous pretensions, ludicrous names - this detailed and hilarious look at 60 automotive atrocities from the 1950s to the 1990s is a motoring Hall of Shame.

From Alfa to Zeta, from the tiny to the gargantuan and from the endearingly incompetent to the bombastically stupid, Lemon! will leave you not only laughing, but wondering how so many car makers got away with so much for so long.