It’s that time of summer when the diffuse light and crisp sea air of the Monterey, California will play host to the viewing of the world’s finest automobiles pristine Mercury Bobcats and Chevrolet Citations. The seersucker and old-fashioned sipping bunch down at Pebble Beach could suffer an aneurysm if they ventured up the road from their storied event to the collection of cars and contraptions known as the Concours d’Lemons. A new feature for the second annual Monterey running of the event is the added enjoyment of a swap meet, or autojumble for the tweed cap and Triumph TR7 crowd. Minivans and the SUV are featured vehicles this time around. At last you no longer have to wonder where to go on August 14th in that mint 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport while dressed in full Lieutenant Commander Worf Klingon regalia. Stuff the cargo compartments full of Citroën 2CV parts and head to Toro Park in Monterey with great dispatch.
The Concours d’Lemons is scheduled for August 14th, 2010 at Toro Regional Park in Monterey. For more information head over to the Concours d’Lemons web site.
I took my LTD to the Concours d’Lemons at Infineon Raceway earlier this year. I was somewhat disappointed by the turnout. Seems that there were way more cars at the event in Monterey last year (as evidenced by the photo above). Maybe the LeMons race aspect of it scared people away?
Unfortunately I won’t be running in a LeMons race at the same time this time around, so it’s a bit too far to drive. Plus the LTD is slightly wounded at the moment, so I am going to have to pass.
Yaah, the Infineon event was a bit of a swing and a miss. Monterey definitely proved to be a better venue for the show. I’m looking forward to it. We’re going down to Monterey because of the Lemons show, may as well see some other stuff while we’re down there.
Here are my photos of the 2010 Lemons:
http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2010/08/2011-concours-dlemons-photos.html
Man, why can’t we get stuff like this down south?