Welcome to the world of the truly awful and decrepit.
The Concours d'Lemons was conceived to be an antithesis to the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. Unlike its prettier and more popular sister event, d’Lemons is all about kitsch, crap, and absurdity. Rust, wood paneling, matte spray paint, faux fur…normally a landfill aesthetic…are all materials that are celebrated here.
The most recent d’Lemons, held last August, was the 10th anniversary, explains Alan Galbraith, who’s known as Head Gasket and calls himself the idiot behind the whole thing. “2009 was our first year, according to the court records and arrest warrants,” he quips.
A fanatic himself, Galbraith had been working Car Week for years before he came up with the idea. “I had done just about everything there is to do, you know, from helping friends with cars to volunteering at the show,” he says. “Finally it just got a little stuffy, and I was looking for a way to let a little bit of air out of that balloon. I started this to feature cars that don’t get featured anyplace else.”
Due to the current health crisis, the show has moved online. For you viewing (and retching) pleasure, here is the web address:
https://community.hagerty.com/t5/concours-d-lemons/bd-p/concours-dlemonsEnjoy! Dean
