1998: Chicago Auto Show

A Chevrolet Corvette convertible featured on the cover of the show program was also the car awarded the winning ticket holder during the First Look For Charity black-tie benefit. A record-breaker crowd of 1,080,637 attended the 1998 show. Big hits that year were the Volkswagen New Beetle, 1999 Chevy Tahoe Z71, Ford Libre concept convertible, Mercedes-Benz Maybach, Kia sponsored Elan sports car, and the debut of next-generation Mitsubishi Galant. On the right, Mitsubishi featured a fashion show on opening day of the 88th annual Chicago Auto Show that included the SST Targa research vehicle with ‘geo-mechanical styling.’

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