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The first Detroit Autorama was held at the University of Detroit Memorial Building on January 31 and February 1, 1953. [7] It featured only 40 cars, and was hosted by members of the Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA), which was created only a year before to "organize small local clubs into one unified body that could raise the money needed to pull drag racing off the streets and into a safe ...
The show will feature more than 800 custom cars and hot rods. Notably, this will include a reconstruction of the Golden 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe, General Motor's 50th millionth car.
Michigan Hot Rod Association Logo. The Michigan Hot Rod Association is an association of 7 smaller automotive enthusiast clubs in Michigan; Shifters, Millwinders, Spark Plugs, Road Knights, Bearing Burners, Motor City Modified, and Competition Specialists. The association puts on the Detroit Autorama car show held every year in March at TCF ...
Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and briefly TCF Center) is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global. Located at 1 Washington Boulevard, the facility was originally named after former Mayor of Detroit Albert Cobo.
High costs and fear of being overshadowed by competition have driven automakers away from revealing new vehicles and staging big events at auto shows.
Detroit's big auto show is returning to January after an ill-fated two-year move to warmer September in an effort to create more outdoor experiences and draw more consumers. The move comes as auto ...
Shortly after taking delivery, Stewart showed Polynesian at the Detroit Auto Show. [14] Polynesian was featured in the August 1953 issues of Hot Rod [15] and Rod and Custom in September, [citation needed] and also saw 54 pages of construction details in Motor Trend Custom Car Annual in 1954. [16]
The Detroit Concours, a classic car show with roots stretching back 45 years, to the 1979 Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance, is taking 2024 off. Its return in 2025 isn’t assured, but Hagerty ...