CATA Bulletin a Biweekly Newsletter
CATA Bulletin a biweekly newsletter official Web site of CATA dealers Volume 102, No. 3 January 31, 2005 Chicago 2005: Another landmark auto show Landmarks can be defined a num- evening before the Chicago Auto Show ber of ways. They can be an object that opens to the public, is the auto show’s marks boundaries or a locality. They benevolent black-tie event. It is among can be a structure that’s used as a point Chicago ’s biggest single-day charity of orientation in relation to other struc- fund raisers. tures. They can be an event or devel- ‘First Look’ is an anticipated event opment that marks a turning point or a among socialites and car buffs alike. stage. And they can also be a structure The black-tie affair allows participants of unusual historic and aesthetic inter- to stroll the show floor amid opulence est. the Chrysler Group’s display, which not present during the public portion The 2005 Chicago Auto Show, Feb. recalled the first Chicago Auto Show of the Chicago Auto Show. 11-20 at McCormick Place , meets all in 1901, when an indoor test track was Abundant hors d’oeuvres, cham- those criteria. built to familiarize the public with what pagne, wine and soft drinks await those Since its inception in 1901, the Chi- then was a new mode of transportation. getting the first look at the more than cago Auto Show has continually Culling the ‘everything old is new 1,000 new vehicles—some on display stepped up to the plate to bring new again’ axiom, Chrysler, Dodge and for the first time anywhere—at the vehicles, new displays and new attrac- Jeep will construct a half-mile, indoor Chicago Auto Show.
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