July 6, 2020, Pebble Beach, CA - Not content to ruin the world's most prestigious in-person Concours, the Concours d''Lemons lowers the standards of virtual car shows with the Virtually Awful Concours d''Lemons. Hosted on the Hagerty Community website (https://community.hagerty.com/t5/concours-d-lemons/bd-p/concours-dlemons) the Virtually Awful Concours d'Lemons is open to all oddball, mundane or truly awful cars worldwide. "Now folks that didn't live near one of our in-person events, or had cars too butt terrible to make to the show can participate," mused self-proclaimed Concours d'Lemons "Head Gasket" Alan Galbraith. "We are thankful that our sponsors, Hagerty, Classic Motorsports Magazine, eBay Motors and Griot's Garage get the joke and have made it possible for us to take this low rent debacle online."
Entrants can post pictures or video of their hoopties online to be reviewed by the capricious celebrity judges. Entries close on July 20, 2020. "Our judging corps is a who's who list of the automotive, entertainment and general miscreant world," gushed Chief Judge Tim Suddard of Classic Motorsports Magazine, "We were thunderstuck when AC/DC lead singer, Brian Johnson, agreed to judge. Singer John Oates made our dreams come true and joined car design legend Peter Brock, Dead Kennedy's lead singer Jello Biafra, NASCAR Hall of Fame Crew Chief Ray Evernham, Formula 1/Indy driver David Hobbs, Amelia Island Concours Chairman Bill Warner and Hagerty CEO McKeel Hagerty as judges." The complete list of people that had nothing better to do and were tricked into judging can be found below.
Once selected, winners in classes like, Needlessly Complex Italian, Rust Belt American Junk and Rueful Britannia (see complete list below) will receive a $300 eBay gift card and car care products from Griot''s Garage. The top honor, Worst of Show, receives a $1000 eBay gift card and a Griot's Garage detailing kit. "The Virtually Awful Concours d'Lemons is the first car show in history where the awards are worth more than the cars entered," smirked Galbraith, "but then again, nearly anything is worth more than the cars entered."
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Class List:
Rust Belt American Junk - Ford
Rust Belt American Junk - GM
Rust Belt American Junk - Other
Rust Belt American Junk - Mopar
Soul Sucking Japanese Appliance
Der-SelfSatisfiedKrautenWagen
Swedish Meatballs
Unmitigated Gaul
Rueful Britannia
Kommunist Kars
Needlessly Complex Italian
Kobbled Together Kangaroo Karts
Kurdled Kimchi - Wonders of the Korean Peninsula
Special/Corporate Awards:
Best Back Seat
Slightly Better Than a Go Kart
Most Dangerous
Dedication to the Cause
Major Award
Sight for Sour Eyes
Griots "Your xar REALLY needs our products" Corporate Award
Deep Water Horizon Memorial Environmental Disaster Award
Chronic Dick Teague Syndrome
Worst of Show
Judges:
Brian Johnson Singer - AC/DC
Alan Galbraith Lemons
Bill Warner Amelia Island Concours
Brad Phillips Hagerty
Chris Brewer Amelia Island Concours
Corky Coker Coker Tire/TV
David Hobbs Formula1/Indy Driver
David Lillywhite Editorial Director Hothouse Media
David Wallens Classic Motorsports Magazine
Dick McClure Car Collector/Trombonist
Eric Petersen Restorer
Gayle Brock Manages BRE
Gregg Park Detailer to the Stars
Jason Camisa As Seen on YouTube
Jay Lamm 24 Hours of Lemons
Jello Biafra Singer - Dead Kennedys
John Oates Singer - Hall and Oates
Jonathan Stein Hagerty
Jonny Lieberman Motor Trend
Kevin Noel Concours d'Lemons Down Under
Lindsey Harrell Hilton Head Concours
Mark Vargas Revs Institute
McKeel Hagerty Hagerty
Mike Joy NASCAR announer
Myron Vernis Eclectic car collector
Peter Brock Legend
Ray Evernham NASCAR Hall of Fame Crew chief
Rob Moran Mercedes
Scott Hughes BMW CCA Foundation
Stella Koch Environmentalist
Tim Mcnair Detailer to the Stars
Tim Suddard Classic Motorsports Magazine
Tom Knudsen Japanese Car Collector
Tommy Kendall Driver
Vu Nguyen Porsche Club of America
Tom Cotter BarnFind Hunter
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