We are BACK!!! We've moved the show closer into town.
Concours d'LeMons 2011Aug. 20, 2011 9:14 am until they throw us outSeaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave. Seaside, CA
we'll be on the government certified green grass of Seaside City Hall. Bring yer Pinto auto and have a ball.
http://www.concoursdlemons.com/index.html
Yer a poet and don't know it!
I am still holding onto hope that the Concours d' LeMons will come to Southern California. I know of somebody that has two Pacers and then there's my Pinto... ;D
I think the show is a great idea, these cars still celebrate nastalgia. I could just do without the motto. " celebrating the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world"
Hello,
Full disclosure - I am an employee at Hagerty Classic Car Insurance. We are holding a contest to find Americas Sweetest LeMon and the winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the 2011 Concours dLeMons in Monterey, CA. If anyone is interested in entering the contest, the following promotional blurb has further information. Thanks! Eric
Are you constantly defending the ownership of your misfit car to your friends and family? Does your car have features only a mother could love? Now your devotion could finally pay off with a trip to the Concours dLeMons.
If you think you have the Sweetest LeMon out there, send photos of yourself and the car to sweetestlemon@hagerty.com, and explain in 250 words or less why your car is Americas Sweetest LeMon. The top 10 finalists will be posted to Hagerty.com/sweetestlemon for public vote, and the winner will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2011 Concours dLeMons where he/she will lead the opening day tour and display his or her Sweetest LeMon celebrity car at the Hagerty booth. Entries will be accepted until midnight July 24, 2011.
The Concours dLeMons takes place in Monterey, Calif., on Aug. 20. The winner will arrive on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, and stay until Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Airfare, airport-to-hotel transportation, hotel accommodations, LeMon car transportation, event tickets and a per diem will be included.
Will there be car trailer parking available? Thanks....Joe
I'll be there again this year. Last year's show was a riot, especially when we drove a bunch of our "lemons" cars down the 17 mile drive right by the Concours De Elegance show and into Carmel. All those Lamborghini's and Ferraris were lined up and the crowds starting screaming when we drove by with Pintos and Gremlins, and there was a Lemons racer called "Frankenstang", a gutted Mustang with a huge TV on the roof playing Frankenstein movies. I'm tempted to bring my 74, not started to restore yet, wagon!!
Joe
Alan, a good time will be had by all..as always I hope you made some new t-shirts this year, we have all three.
Blu, you drove to Carlisle get in that red bomb and head north this gathering is a do not miss.
Norm, you just have to see it to believe it.
Ed, I don't know just what to say to you but ....wow
Joe H, you might have won the pretty pinto award last year, but she ain't no trailer queen..man up and drive it, you live the shortest distance to Seaside than all of us.no excuse no trailer DRIVE IT!
And Joe E. you know who you are... let's get the crew together this year and caravan down hwy101 and show the Gremlins how we do it in NOR-CAL...
That is all..Have a nice day.
Hey Paul,
I'm ready. Let's just pick a meeting place and go for it. maybe an early breakfast somewhere? Shoot, I have to register....duh!!!
Joe
Only way ill be there is if I win the Hagerty contest.I submitted my entry today. Hope I am in the top 10 .
I made the top Ten! I just got the e-mail, I wil post information tomorrow when they list them. Vote for the Boss Pinto!!!!!!! California here I come!!!!
But Norm, can you handle good weather? We tend to have a lot of it here in California....
Trailer parking might be a little tight this year. The location is pretty small. I can recommend a LARGE parking lot at UC-Monterey Bay by the football field. Room for several hundred semi's over there. unload there and drive her over to the show!!
come on folks get signed up, this is going to be a fun one!!!
I made the top ten too!! Vote for me!
Go to this link to vote http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/598851/cf0ee4f01020 (http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/598851/cf0ee4f01020)
There are four Pinto's to choose from
My Boss 302 Pinto
Louise 1976 which escaped the junk yard
Dave's Cruisng Wagon (original owner)
and the disco ball Pinto
Go vote, I believe the last one goes every year and is a California car, so the other three would actually not be going if they don't win. If one of them wins, this would be their first and probably only trip.
It doesn not post who is in the lead, so go vote for your favorite. One vote per computer.
Darn! I wanted to enter Ruby in that! That's what I get for not paying attention to the due date...
Now, who to vote for... Hmmmm....... ;)
I honestly think Louise's or Dave's have the best shot as far as the Pintos go, just because they are pretty original, but the plaid interior in Louise's is very nice. Hard to say cause I love that Cruisin' Wagon!!
Hope one of them gets in. Would be nice to see the winner out here in CA!
Joe
Don't forget to vote!
Go to this link to vote http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/598851/cf0ee4f01020 (http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/598851/cf0ee4f01020)
Becky, if we win will you come up there to visit? We can have a mini stampede reunion!
Louise
Vote for any one you want....as long as it is a PINTO!
I have to check with the wife, but now that my son has moved out, we have a guestroom.
Joe
Louise, you know I'd love to... I doubt I'll be able to... I guess I can't say it's TOO FAR anymore! LOL!!!
The best I can do is see what the future holds... keep your fingers crossed... :)
I'm keeping my fingers crossed Becky!
Thank you. Me too! ;D
bad news the 75 Pacer won the Hagerty contest. I want to thank every one who voted for Norm, Louise, and my self.
Sorry to hear that guys. The Pacer is just so dam ugly and that's the kind of thing I think they look for. I recently noticed a yellow one in a driveway not too far from here under a car cover.
Joe
Thank you Joe. One of these years ill make it out, more that likely driving!
Just a case of too many Pinto's. All of the Pinto's should have won. :happy_bday:
Those pacers are evil! They tried to kill Lightning McQueen. :devil:
Congrats to the Pacer, it is more rare than us. :drunk:
To Joe and all the guys going, have fun!
To all those who voted for us, thank you, I guess I was meant to keep the rest of my money this month.
I'll be sure to shoot some video of the day and maybe if some of us do a little stampede there. The next stampede video is getting close. I'm adding some new features to make it more interesting to anyone who wasn't there. Should be pretty cool when I'm done. Working on it all day today....
Opening day tour, Friday, August 19, begins at 6pm Seaside City Hall, Seaside, led by the Hagerty Sweetest Lemon Pacer. Tour then heads to Monterey, 17 Mile Drive, and then to Carmel.
The Concours d'Lemons is 9am Saturday, Seaside City Hall lawn.
I'll be there with Sweet Pea.
Robert
Can't make it in a Pinto this year. Someone backed into my '77. Good news, I found the best body shop in northern CA to fix her ($7400, God I love classic car insurance). I will be at Concorso Italiano on Friday so we'll see if I can swing both.
Lovepants72 - Pinto broken
RacerX - disneycon.
Sorry to hear about your car. I'll be there Friday night for the cruise.
New stampede video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZyu1MaVMBw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZyu1MaVMBw)
OK, I will be livestreaming the Concours de Lemons cruise down the 17 mile drive....just like the Pinto Stampede!! We start at 6pm Pacific time so tune in!! may be doing some test streaming on the way there in the afternoon tomorrow as well.
www.livestream.com/concoursdelemonslive (http://www.livestream.com/concoursdelemonslive)
Hopefully I'll have a good cell signal for internet!
Joe
Alberto sorry to here about your car. The rest of yu guys/girls show 'em who's boss! (although i do have a soft spot for a Pacer_I used to own one!)
Great video Joe, and congrats on winning the Pinto class!
Joe, Great job and congrats on the stories as well.