Chicago Auto Show 1901 > 2012

[AeroNautiCal]

Here's an interesting trip down the American Autoshite highway through the history of the Chicago Auto Show, from it's inception in 1901 till last year.

 

A bird’s eye view inside the Coliseum during the first official Chicago Auto Show captured the various vehicle exhibits and the indoor wooden track. The track was 20 feet wide and looped around the exhibits. About 10 laps equaled one mile. The track was used for driving demonstrations of the ‘horseless carriage’ vehicles. This attraction helped to dispel public apprehensions and illustrated that motor vehicles were safe and easy to handle. Occasional repairing of the track’s wood railing was needed where drivers had lost control and machines broke through

 

Fuck yeah! Let utterly clueless non drivers loose on an indoor track, during the exhibition!

 

 

2012 had some interesting vehicles too.

 

 

 

http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/show_history/default.aspx?d=1900&y=1901

[AeroNautiCal]

Here's an interesting trip down the American Autoshite highway through the history of the Chicago Auto Show, from it's inception in 1901 till last year.

 

A bird’s eye view inside the Coliseum during the first official Chicago Auto Show captured the various vehicle exhibits and the indoor wooden track. The track was 20 feet wide and looped around the exhibits. About 10 laps equaled one mile. The track was used for driving demonstrations of the ‘horseless carriage’ vehicles. This attraction helped to dispel public apprehensions and illustrated that motor vehicles were safe and easy to handle. Occasional repairing of the track’s wood railing was needed where drivers had lost control and machines broke through

 

Fuck yeah! Let utterly clueless non drivers loose on an indoor track, during the exhibition!

 

 

2012 had some interesting vehicles too.

 

 

 

http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/show_history/default.aspx?d=1900&y=1901

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What stand was the Horsey Horseless on?

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What stand was the Horsey Horseless on?

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You can see it, bottom right of the first picture...

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You can see it, bottom right of the first picture...