2011 Concours d'LeMons Worst of Show Winner
Scott King and Sandy Edelstein's 1988 Cimarron by Cadillac
Scott King found this wonderful Cimarron in the wilds of Palm Springs and knew it was a shoe in for honors at the 2011 Concours d'LeMons. Complete with landau vinyl roof, gold badging and dealer installed Rolls Royce-eque grill, this low mile, pristine example took the very coveted Worst of Show award on Aug, 20, 2011 at the palatial Laguna Grande Park in Seaside, CA. Marketed as the "Cimarron, By Cadillac" by dealers embarrassed to call this tarted up Cavalier a real Cadillac it offered none of the features that a typical Cadillac buyer would want. It was small, not very luxurious, had a 4 cylinder engine and cost nearly twice as much as the Chevy Cavalier it was badge engineered from. 23 years later everything works on this example, right down to the vacuum tube readout dash and Bose stereo. For all of those reasons, and the fact that Scott had some great bribes for the judges, it takes the 2011 Concours d'LeMons Worst of Show.
CDL 2011 Monterey Date and Location
Despite the advice of our attorney and the disapproving looks from our mothers we are putting on yet another Concours d'LeMons in 2011!!
Concours d'LeMons 2011
Aug. 20, 2011 9:14 am until they throw us out
Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave. Seaside, CA
And best of all? Its FREE for spectators this year. Yep, you heard that right, totally free to walk amoungst the worst that the automotive world has to offer. We are going to lose our asses on this one so buy a t-shirt would ya and help pay for the debacle.
The 2011 Concours d'LeMons is brought to you by the fine folks at Hagerty Insurance, who will insure even your rusty bucket with the same care and consideration as they do all the trailer queens at Pebble.
BarnFinds.com has also come on board as a sponsor. Why? Well duh... They are all about barn find cars. Dusty, musty, rusty, crusty, weird, whacky cars that no one has loved in a long time. You can find your next marriage ending project car on this site. Lose yer wife (or husband) that doesnt understand you car obsession, fix up your new ride and bring it to LeMons where you can meet the guy/gal of your dreams that really appreciates whacky cars and the people that love them. Everybody wins.
Concours d'LeMons Swag! The finest in sweatshop made Concours d'LeMons merchandise is now available for purchase. |
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 Concours d'LeMons Van |
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Chasing Classic Cars will air "The Lemons are Coming!", an episode shot at the 2010 Concours d'LeMons at Monterey. The premier is on Discovery HD Theater on Dec. 14, 2010 at 10mp EST (with repeats Dec. 15- 1am, Dec. 15- 6pm, Dec 19 - 6pm, Dec 25 - 9:30pm all times EST). You can see the schedule here: |
AutoJumble at CDL 2010 Monterey
7.7.10
Translated from the Queen's English thats a Swap Meet!!
Do you have:
Piles of Pesky Porsche Parts?
Rusty Renault Remnants?
A Clapped out Cooper?
Bring them to the Concours d'LeMons AutoJumble at Toro Park on Aug 14, 2010 and sell them off to those who are much more optimistic about their automotive projects than you are. Clear out the garage and make a few dollars to put towards your next hopeless project.
Spaces are just $40 12x20 space, much cheaper than a divorce.
Conversely:
Are you auditioning for "Hoarders"
Do you think parts in dusty OEM boxes make christmas tree ornaments?
Have 12 non-running projects that need that one unobtainium part?
Then come to The Concours d'LeMons AutoJumble at Monterey and meet other people mad about rusty parts. Just $20 to get in and find the parts you need and get "that damn car' running, much cheaper than a divorce.
The best part? Your Auto Club gets a FREE AutoJuble space!!! Get your collective crap together and pawn it off on some other marque enthusiast. Recruit more members! Sell your rusty parts, have a good time... all free.
All this and the usual automotive eyesores that you've come to expect from the Concours d'LeMons.
You can find the applicationHERE.
Guest Judges at the Mitty
4.2.09
Classic racing and crappy cars, what more could you ask for? How about some automotive worls luminaries risking their reputations byserving as Jusdges for the Concours d'LeMons. You havent lived until you've been told your car is spectacularly bad by someone who knows what they are talking about. The Mitty will provide guest judges to include but not be limited to Tim Suddard, Bill Warner, and Peter Brock. Guest judges will be responsible for performing arbitrary and capricious judging of winners in each class, gladly accepting overt bribes from participants, sharing the best of the bribe booty, especially cash and booze, with CDL staff.
Registrations are still being taken for the debalce, you can join in by clicking HERE.
Concours d'LeMons in the News
8.24.09
Despite treating the press corps like the animals they are the Concours d'LeMons got rave reviews. From the New York Times to the Blog-o-Sphere they love LeMons! Here are links to the stories and photos. Watch for feature articles in the print editions of Automobile, Sports Car Market, Classic Motorsport and MotorTrend magazines.
1980KV Mini 1 wins Worst of Show
8.15.09
Mike Harrell from Shoreline, WA stunned the crowd and judges with his 1980KV Mini 1 and took home Worst of Show honors. The KV is a horrible little car powered by a 125cc one cylinder 2 stroke motor that drives the rear wheels through a constantly variable ration belt drive system and friction rollers on the rear tires ensuring that little of the meager power available actually results in forward motion. The features dont stop there, to put the car in reverse, one must shut off the engine and re-start it so that it runs backwards. Combine this with the tin bumpers, solid steering shaft aimed at the drivers chest, the lack of a roof and any other safety features and it was a shoe in for the Worst of Show title. As if to convince the judges that he truly does have a screw loose, Mike towed the little French death trap behind his MGB the 1000 miles from Washington to Monterey. Well done.
photo by: Bill Schaffer