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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
We're going cheap this year and only doing the 'freebie' events.
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Here's some free (or reasonably-priced) events that'll get you up close to some amazing cars that most people only get to read about in magazines.
Tuesday, August 21st:
Concours on the Avenue, which is held in downtown Carmel, is a great way to start the week. The show is free, and it draws an abundance of hi-caliber entrants.
After the concours, there's also the
Classic Motorsports Monterey Kickoff Cruise-In starting in downtown Pacific Grove around 3pm. Free to participate and/or attend.
Wednesday August 22nd:
The Little Car Show in Pacific Grove is a free event. You'll see a lot of cool pint-sized vehicles, micro-cars, and other offbeat stuff.
Thursday August 23rd:
Wanna check out many of the Concours d'Elegance entrants for free? The
Tour d'Elegance lets you see many of the cars that'll be on the fairway in Sunday's Concours actually driving on the open road. And they'll all be parked in downtown Carmel for a couple of hours on their lunch stop if you want to see them up close.
Friday August 24th:
Legends of the Autobahn is great event for fans of BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi. Just pay $20 for parking and you're in. Same deal for checking out only Porsches at the
Werks Reunion.
The Pacific Grove Auto Rally is open to anyone with any kind of car. The eclectic group of entrants begin staging in downtown Pacific Grove around 1:00. You can also plant yourself along the rally route and watch the parade go by. Free for spectators.
Saturday August 25th:
The
Concours d'Lemons is held at the city hall in Seaside from 8am-1:30. Some of the wackiest cars you'll ever see and it's free for spectators.
The
Concorso Italiano wraps up in the early evening and all the exotica leaving the event is a sight to behold. Nice soundtrack too. A good place to watch from is on Gen. Jim Moore Blvd. near McClure Way.
On Saturday night, cars in the
RM Auction can be seen in front of the Portola Plaza hotel in downtown Monterey, where they line up before crossing the block.
Russo & Steele Auctions will have their cars staged on Fisherman's Wharf. There’s plenty of fine restaurants and bars to enjoy some food & drink in the downtown area too.
There are also exhibits and displays set up in the area around the lodge in Pebble Beach. These are all free, but you'll need to pay a $10.25 entrance fee to get into the area.