“Drink the damn wine. DRINK IT.” The wine in question was the buck-fifty bottle of hooch given to award winners at this year’s Concours d’LeMons, and the vicarious desire was being expressed by some homeless dude who looked like the trash lady from Labyrinth. The 2011 LeMons show—the third annual held during Pebble weekend, and a sister event to the 24 Hours of LeMons races—was held in a public park in downtown Seaside, California, where it once again showcased some of the worst, weirdest, and most awful vehicles ever barfed out by automakers. Really, it was only appropriate that a few of society’s outcasts were on hand.
Truth be told, the joint was at least as much a used-car lot than it was an auto show, with at least one out of every three vehicles for sale. Aluminum-foil covered van? $2500! Awesome, clapped-out Chevy Vega Nomad? $4000! A 46,000-mile Mustang II? $3000!
It was also a fantastic time. There were smiles and Renaults and laughing and Pintos. There were insane personal projects—the Studebaker with Chevy and Hemi V-8s, for one. There were a bunch of LeMons race cars. And there were the awards handed out by the judges. Keep scrolling to see a few of the winners, and be sure to head into the photo gallery to see the entire field at the highly entertaining 2011 Concours d’LeMons.
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