The lemons from the D’Lemons competition in Owen Sound (Cobble Beach).

Last weekend, I was in Owen Sound, Ontario, where I had the chance to attend the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Canadian equivalent of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that takes place in August in California.

In the case of the Cobble Beach Concours, the 2024 edition marked the 10th anniversary of the event, which once again brought together some truly extraordinary vehicles.

I was there with Mazda, which was presenting some vehicles there, believe it or not. I will have the opportunity to come back to the subject later.

In the meantime, to lighten the mood a bit, I present to you the vehicles that participated in the lemon gathering that often takes place during these types of big celebrations. It’s an opportunity to admire models that have been greatly modified to the point of being kitschy, models that were frankly bad at the time, true lemons in the end.

There is something for every taste. In our gallery, we present sixteen for the sheer pleasure of the eyes.

Here is the list of what you will find in this gallery of horrors and original creations… and of models that frankly may have simply had bad press at the time; or maybe not after all.

And as always, this article on vintage vehicles is presented in collaboration with Fitzback Garage, your specialist in restoring original cars in Montérégie.

1 – 1947 Dodge Truck

2 – 1940 Plymouth Coupe

3 – 2001 Toyota Caserta (16th out of 150. Model created by Modellista and based on the Toyota MR-S)

4 – 1977 AMC Hornet

5 – 1991 Audi 200 Avant

6 – 1962 Standard Vanguard

7 – Citroën 2CV

8 – Jeep Patriot

9 – 1935 Phanomen M27 (the motorcycle)

10 – 1992 Autozam AZ-1 (for sale for $20,500)

11 – Toyota Tacoma decorated with Canadian heroes and symbols

12 – 1958 Edsel Pacer

13 – 1975 AMC Gremlin

14 – 1976 Ford Maverick

15 – 1984 Ford LTD

16 – 1977 Ford Granada

17 – 1974 Ford Maverick

The text “Les citrons du concours D’Lemons d’Owen Sound (Cobble Beach)” comes from L’annuel de l’automobile – Actualité automobile.