Calendar of Car Events

Tour d’Elegance

The Tour starts and ends at the Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, but the cars follow some twisty, windy and fun roads around the area including Aguajito Road, Carmel Valley Road and Highway 1 to Big Sur (and back). The Tour d’Elegance map is available online. Or see the cars parked in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea along Ocean Avenue between noon and 2pm.

8-3pm Thursday, Aug. 13. Ocean Avenue, Carmel. Free. 622-1700, www.pebblebeachconcours.net.

Classic Americana

The Classic Americana is the only all-American show during Car Week that focuses on cars manufactured in the U.S. On display are hot rods from the ’40s and ’50s and new Mustangs and Cobras from this decade. Awards go out for period correctness, historical importance and best modifications.

8am-noon Friday, Aug. 14. 25 Ford Road, Carmel Valley. Free. 844-474-2526, www.theclassicamericana.com.

Legends of the Autobahn

The Legends of the Autobahn is a German-specific car show with BMWs, Mercedes, Porsches and Audis old and new. The event has expanded through the years to include the BMW Car Club of America, the Mercedes Car Club of America and the Audi Car Club of North America. It has also grown in notoriety as BMW unveils concept cars each year.

8am-3pm Friday, Aug. 14. 100 Pasadera Drive, Monterey. Free. 864-250-0022, legendsoftheautobahn.org.

Exotics on Cannery Row

The first annual Exotics on Cannery Row is poised to be one of the most expensive collections of cars to ever assemble on Cannery Row. Many of the modified cars carry seven-digit price tags including the Koenigsegg, McLaren and the Lykan. Get a glimpse of the fastest open-top roadster in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Hellbug, and meet wheel manufacturers, vehicle wrap companies and tuner shops.

4-8pm Friday, Aug. 14. Cannery Row, Monterey. Free. 310-809-1320, exoticsoncanneryrow.com

Concours d’LeMons

Glitz can be found in the twinkling reflection of oil spills. Glamour? There is none. “Hoopties, rust buckets and automotive oddities” are encouraged to register their heaps, for free. Spectators are urged to keep an arm’s length as to not get lockjaw, aka tetanus, from the rusted and jagged edges. Winners take home trophies in categories such as Soul-Sucking Japanese Appliance, Bad Engineering and Wretched Rejects. The d’LeMons is everything the d’Elegance is not, a car show where feather boas and fancy hats aren’t expected and winning means you are the biggest loser. And everyone loves a truly bad loser at the d’LeMons.

8am-1:30pm Saturday, Aug. 15. 1249 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside. Free. 916-207-4645, concoursdlemons.com