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This New York Times article "Classics Week in Monterey"... Check the info & links below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/au...ef=automobiles <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/automobiles/collectibles/09pebble.html?_r=2&ref=automobiles>
"In recent years it has been difficult to find cars on display or for sale with values less than $100,000. The Concours d'LeMons will certainly remedy that situation. A first-year event, it bills itself as "celebrating the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world." Classes include Unmitigated Gaul for unloved French cars and Rueful Britannia for the worst of the British autos."
Here is the web site for this "concourse"...
http://www.concoursdlemons.com/
And it mentions: "From mint-condition shag vans to Honey Bees, Bricklins, Skodas, and Edsels, Concours d'LeMons is all about stuff that you haven't seen every damn August!"
Classes
By Region of Origin
Rust Belt American Junk, pre '64
Rust Belt American Junk, '64-current
Unmitigated Gaul, pre-'70 For: Citroen Ami, Renault Caravelle, etc.
Award: The French Legion of Horror
Unmitigated Gaul, 1970-current For: LeCar, Citroen SM, Peugeot 604, etc.
Award: The French Legion of Horror
Rueful Britannia, pre '66
Award: The Royal Order of MOT Failure
Rueful Britannia, 1966-current
Award: The Royal Order of MOT Failure
Needlessly Complex Italian, pre '74
Award: Conoscete un Buon Meccanico? Plaque
Needlessly Complex Italian, 1974-current
Award: Conoscete un Buon Meccanico? Plaque
Der Self-SatisfiedKrauttenWagen, pre '70
Der Self-SatisfiedKrauttenWagen, 1970-current
Soul-Sucking Japanese Appliance, pre '70
Soul-Sucking Japanese Appliance, 1970-current
Swedish Meatballs, pre '74
Swedish Meatballs, 1974-current
Warsaw Pact, 1945-1990 For: Trabant, Wartburg, ZIL, Lada, etc.
Award: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Medal for Most Glorious Achievement in Transportative Advancement for Use Upon Billiard-Smooth Highways as Are Uniformly to Be Found Inside Workers' Paradise
Special Collections
Volkswagen Bug Special Coachwork For: Beetles with Rolls treatment, 40 Ford treatment, Manx Buggies
Shag Van For: Carpeted, airbrushed makeout/molester vehicles
Wretched Rejects For: Any vehicle that has been refused admittance by a major concours (rejection letter must be displayed on the vehicle during the show)
Most Effluent For: All vehicles, show the judges your smog test results. The car with the highest emissions wins!
Terrible Twos For: Mustang II, Chevy II, Fury II
Battle of the Network Cars For: Knockoffs of KITT, Starsky's Torino, Miami Vice, A-Team, etc.
Carrozzeria Iacocca For: K-Cars and their zillion derivatives
Ill-Advised Kit Cars For: Laser 917, MiGi TF, Manta Mirage, etc
Award: Steaming Pile of Kit Trophy
Malcom's McLarens For: Bertone X1/9, Subaru 360, Yugo, Bricklin SV
Chronic Dick-Teague Syndrome For: AMC, 1964-1983
Most Eleganté For: Vintage neoclassics, Shaft-worthy pimpmobiles, Excaliburs, Zimmers
Bad(ge) Engineering For: Mercury Bobcats, Maserati TC's, El Dorado/Cutlass/Regals
Oil Burners For: 2-strokes and Diesels
Award: The Exxon Valdez Memorial Oil Slick
Awful Editions For: Levi's Gremlins, Shelby Omnis, Cosworth Vegas, Boss Pinto, etc.s
Art Cars
Sickest Sickle For: Oddball motorcycles, Norton Rotaries, CBXs, Ariel Square Fours, Zuki RE5s, monkey bikes, mini bikes, etc.
Triumphs of Engineering
OPEC I, 1970-77 For: Pinto, Pacer, Gremlin, Vega, etc.
OPEC II, 1978-88 For: Citation, Fairmont, Cadillac V8-6-4, etc.
Vacuum-Carb Era, 1973-1983 For: Cordoba, Mirada, Monza, etc.
Ass-Engine Sled, Hessian For: Beetle, Karmann-Ghia, VW Bus, Squareback, etc.
Ass-Engine Sled, Non-Hessian For: Fiat 600, Hillman Imp, Corvair, Dauphine, etc.
Special Awards
Worst in Show
Biggest Loser For: Car with largest percentage of value drop (MB S600, etc.)
Most Dangerous
WTF??? Award
Judges/Judging
Guaranteed to be unprofessional, inattentive, capricious, and subject to bribery. (Liquor and food seem to be favorites.) Satisfactory bribes will earn the "Ribbon of Dishonor," to be placed on the car's windshield. Don't like their decisions? Check your ticket--you're at the wrong car show."
and........
*Monterey County-Mandated Warning: No* <snip> *silicone-augmented cougars,
or watercolors of pre-war Grand Prix races are sold at this venue.*
have fun...Ric
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/au...ef=automobiles <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/automobiles/collectibles/09pebble.html?_r=2&ref=automobiles>
"In recent years it has been difficult to find cars on display or for sale with values less than $100,000. The Concours d'LeMons will certainly remedy that situation. A first-year event, it bills itself as "celebrating the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world." Classes include Unmitigated Gaul for unloved French cars and Rueful Britannia for the worst of the British autos."
Here is the web site for this "concourse"...
http://www.concoursdlemons.com/
And it mentions: "From mint-condition shag vans to Honey Bees, Bricklins, Skodas, and Edsels, Concours d'LeMons is all about stuff that you haven't seen every damn August!"
Classes
By Region of Origin
Rust Belt American Junk, pre '64
Rust Belt American Junk, '64-current
Unmitigated Gaul, pre-'70 For: Citroen Ami, Renault Caravelle, etc.
Award: The French Legion of Horror
Unmitigated Gaul, 1970-current For: LeCar, Citroen SM, Peugeot 604, etc.
Award: The French Legion of Horror
Rueful Britannia, pre '66
Award: The Royal Order of MOT Failure
Rueful Britannia, 1966-current
Award: The Royal Order of MOT Failure
Needlessly Complex Italian, pre '74
Award: Conoscete un Buon Meccanico? Plaque
Needlessly Complex Italian, 1974-current
Award: Conoscete un Buon Meccanico? Plaque
Der Self-SatisfiedKrauttenWagen, pre '70
Der Self-SatisfiedKrauttenWagen, 1970-current
Soul-Sucking Japanese Appliance, pre '70
Soul-Sucking Japanese Appliance, 1970-current
Swedish Meatballs, pre '74
Swedish Meatballs, 1974-current
Warsaw Pact, 1945-1990 For: Trabant, Wartburg, ZIL, Lada, etc.
Award: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Medal for Most Glorious Achievement in Transportative Advancement for Use Upon Billiard-Smooth Highways as Are Uniformly to Be Found Inside Workers' Paradise
Special Collections
Volkswagen Bug Special Coachwork For: Beetles with Rolls treatment, 40 Ford treatment, Manx Buggies
Shag Van For: Carpeted, airbrushed makeout/molester vehicles
Wretched Rejects For: Any vehicle that has been refused admittance by a major concours (rejection letter must be displayed on the vehicle during the show)
Most Effluent For: All vehicles, show the judges your smog test results. The car with the highest emissions wins!
Terrible Twos For: Mustang II, Chevy II, Fury II
Battle of the Network Cars For: Knockoffs of KITT, Starsky's Torino, Miami Vice, A-Team, etc.
Carrozzeria Iacocca For: K-Cars and their zillion derivatives
Ill-Advised Kit Cars For: Laser 917, MiGi TF, Manta Mirage, etc
Award: Steaming Pile of Kit Trophy
Malcom's McLarens For: Bertone X1/9, Subaru 360, Yugo, Bricklin SV
Chronic Dick-Teague Syndrome For: AMC, 1964-1983
Most Eleganté For: Vintage neoclassics, Shaft-worthy pimpmobiles, Excaliburs, Zimmers
Bad(ge) Engineering For: Mercury Bobcats, Maserati TC's, El Dorado/Cutlass/Regals
Oil Burners For: 2-strokes and Diesels
Award: The Exxon Valdez Memorial Oil Slick
Awful Editions For: Levi's Gremlins, Shelby Omnis, Cosworth Vegas, Boss Pinto, etc.s
Art Cars
Sickest Sickle For: Oddball motorcycles, Norton Rotaries, CBXs, Ariel Square Fours, Zuki RE5s, monkey bikes, mini bikes, etc.
Triumphs of Engineering
OPEC I, 1970-77 For: Pinto, Pacer, Gremlin, Vega, etc.
OPEC II, 1978-88 For: Citation, Fairmont, Cadillac V8-6-4, etc.
Vacuum-Carb Era, 1973-1983 For: Cordoba, Mirada, Monza, etc.
Ass-Engine Sled, Hessian For: Beetle, Karmann-Ghia, VW Bus, Squareback, etc.
Ass-Engine Sled, Non-Hessian For: Fiat 600, Hillman Imp, Corvair, Dauphine, etc.
Special Awards
Worst in Show
Biggest Loser For: Car with largest percentage of value drop (MB S600, etc.)
Most Dangerous
WTF??? Award
Judges/Judging
Guaranteed to be unprofessional, inattentive, capricious, and subject to bribery. (Liquor and food seem to be favorites.) Satisfactory bribes will earn the "Ribbon of Dishonor," to be placed on the car's windshield. Don't like their decisions? Check your ticket--you're at the wrong car show."
and........
*Monterey County-Mandated Warning: No* <snip> *silicone-augmented cougars,
or watercolors of pre-war Grand Prix races are sold at this venue.*
have fun...Ric