… in 1957…
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“Cars are lower than before thanks in part to the 14 inch wheel”
Can you imagine trying to sell a car that big today that sits on 14” wheels?
If I could travel in time and across the country I would love to see that show.
Many cars from that era can’t fit in my garage.
I didn’t get to see it in 1957, but I did go every year from 1960-65. I collected a treasure trove of car brochures, that–foolishly–I disposed-of in the late '70s. If I had known what those brochures would be worth today, I would have saved them, and sold them.
At those shows, I got to see some oddities, up close, such as the Amphicar.
I recall that Skoda used to rent the cheapest space at the show every year–a cramped spot underneath a stairway–to exhibit one sample of their Octavia model. It was the same color as the one in this photo, and I’m pretty sure that they trotted-out the same car every year. VERY few Skodas were sold in the US.
Probably the oddest thing that I saw was a 3-wheeled light truck, which was manufactured in Conshohocken, PA. I recall thinking that this thing just wasn’t very practical. I never saw one on the street, and it seems that the company disappeared without a trace. I can’t find anything about that little truck on the internet, and I really wish that I had saved their brochure.