Concours d'Lemons 2017 / Lauren Joseph / Aug 25th, 2017 @ 16:05

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    At the ninth annual Concours d'Lemons, 160 cars of varying levels of shabbiness compete for "worst-in-show" and bags of gag gifts.
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    Matt Morilo (kneeling) with judges Corky Coker and Dick McLure, and his class-winning 1965 Chrysler New York.
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    Where the fancier Concours d'Elegance values historical accuracy and "elegance" this show prizes absurdity.
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    In between crass jokes about altar boys, a wine-swilling man dressed as a priest explains his 1976 Ford Pinto works miracles: It has been rear-ended twice without catching fire.
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    It may not be fancy, but the Concours d'Lemons does have its own kind of pageantry.
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    At this show, the rustier the car, the better its chance of winning.
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    The prize for worst-in-show went to Randy Carlson's Civic with two steering wheels and two engines.
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    “I don’t know who built it or why or what they were on,” owner Randy Carlson says.
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    Guy V Colombe is all about saving old Chryslers.
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    Remember, "absurdity" is the key word here.
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    Andreas Wietzke showed up with a Coca-Cola-branded Ford Mustang station wagon he bought on eBay.
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    This 1972 Citroën DS completed a 2,400-mile rally drive before arriving in Seaside for the show.
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    Along with gag gifts like boiled potatoes and cheap vodka, winners get pretty ugly trophies.
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    And where the Concours d'Elegance fetes cars with confetti, here it's Silly String.
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