Every summer, the world’s best cars descend on Monterey, California, for a week of swanky soirées, vintage racing and incredible auction action featuring Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins and seven-figure one-off creations that only the most ardent historians can recognise.

But then there’s the the hoopties, rustbuckets, junkers, clunkers, beaters and bangers. Monterey also attracts some true mechanic’s nightmares, too. Click through to witness some of the best (worst) cars that (barely) rolled into this year’s Concours d’Lemons.

Michael Van Runkle