Now, being a car enthusiast, I could not miss the St. Louis Auto Show at the Edwards Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis, MO. Now, taking that with a grain of salt, I realize that not all car shows offer all the best; however, I will stop very short of saying this was truly a great show-out from all car makers.
Some areas of interest I noticed came in the form of the Chrysler/Dodge corporation, with displays of the ever-popular 300C and SRT10, along with a cherry red Viper.
Cadillac also brought out the big guns, including the XLR and a concept car, Cien, offering the lucky owner a 750HP NorthStar under the hood.
Ford awed the crowd with its beast, the Ford GT. This white with blue stripe automobile throughtout the show had the largest crowds by far. It truly brought out the wonderful design techniques of the Ford team.
Also, this year seemed to be the big year for SUVs from all major dealers, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, GM, etc. Now within that group or not, was the new Scion xB (a mix between a custom car/minivan/SUV), which offered a very different type of automobile that had many people talking with its unique style, winning many of the younger crowd.
Along with all the major car dealers, Monster Garage delivered one of its projects, the Toyota Tundra, which was inspired by the Terminator movie where Arnold rides a bike out of a truck. The really unique thing is that the episode in which this piece of art was created was on locally that previous week, making for a timely viewing of the finished product.
Free car-related samples were distributed to all those attending, along with literature from all the major manufacturers, along with coupons and convention-only deals (although I do not believe too much in that type of hype).
With a time of about 2.5 hours in the show, I had seen all I could see and it filled a football field and some. If you are true auto enthusiast or interested in a new model, large auto shows like the one in St. Louis are for you.