I was 22 almost 23 years old in 1988 i was a fulltime firefighter I went to the 88 chicago auto I bought a new 1988 Pontiac grand prix in march 1988 i had the car all the way till 2016
I had an 88 Grand Prix SE... it was white with the white matching wheels, identical to the picture of the one in the motor trend car of the year for 88! Loved that car, still wish I had it.
Been going to the Chicago Auto Show for years since the 80s. Something to look forward to every year. It's been really fascinating to what the evolution of the automotive industry during that time frame. Thanks for posting this!
That happens with a lot of concept cars. Their designs tend to be so out there that they end up making great sci-fi movie vehicles, even a few years after they were produced.
This was very exciting to watch. 1988 is my birth year so this was so amusing see. MotorWeek please upload more classic Auto show footage please please thank you!
I distinctly remember the '88 auto show here in Denver. No dancers or theatrics out here. My grandparents were looking to replace their huge '76 cougar and we went to check out the new cars. I was hoping to see a Subaru xt6 but ended up falling in love with the Fiero GT. My grandparents ended up buying a new W body Grand Prix a few weeks later
Ok, that snippet interview with Giugiaro was a treat! My favorite automotive stylist of all time. (My family's owned several vehicles that have been penned by him)
The most impressive thing about recordings from the past is the number of special Science fans that leave indelible education for future generations with comments pointing out that things from before have changed into different things now or sometimes disappeared and been replaced by similar things that work how things work now rather than how things worked then, that things were often quite different before, and, that people from before have probably got older if they are still here now and will therefore not be the same age as they were then. We are very lucky that we live in a age where, for the first time, a generation has emerged that is receiving ultimate unifying knowledge of everything and, with this finalised learning, is generously spreading an understanding of all the stuff that has been newly noticed.
Wrong and wrong again. The cell phone was invented in 1983 but even before that the car phone had been around for around 40 years at that point. In fact, my mom got her first cell phone around this time but we were so used to calling it a car phone, that's what we would call it. Also, SUV's were almost 20 yeas old at this point and sales were steadily increasing in 1988.
@@bh2155 actually that's not really correct either. While it's true sedans led in sales, the Bronco, Blazer, Wrangler, Rodeo, Trooper, Sidekick and a few others were extremely popular and sold extremely well. I can tell you as someone who turned 16 in 1988 these are the autos we wanted. In fact they were doing so well by 1990 automakers started designing more and more SUV's that would soon hit the road just a few years after the 1988 auto show such as the Explorer, Escape and Rav4. Also, when I said SUV I was more referring to what is sometimes called CUV however the SUV/CUV dominated the auto market for its first 50 years or so. Heck, the Chevy Suburban is around 100 years old. It wasn't until the mid 50's that what became what we know as a modern sedan started to take hold of the market. Lastly, he said no SUVs.
Been watching MotorWeek episodes since it started way back on October 15, 1981. Been enjoying that familiar voice of John Davis ever since. Thankfully that show stuck around for years and years. Hopefully, it'll keep going like that for many more to come. A++ #1 job!!! Thanks!!!!
That Cadillac concept is gorgeous! I feel like I could drive that down the road now and people would think it's a new model. You can definitely see how it influenced the front shape of the redesigned Deville for 1994.
Glad to see the Z Turbo (I at 27 in 1995 owned the 87 non turbo with digital display I think for a short while) with the nice turbo wheel design, good old memory
The Z31 was fantastic. The digital dash was excellent and interior were very ergonomic. It was a great driver's car. (I was lucky enough to find a minty Turbo. I loved that car.) The Turbo at the auto show appears to be a Shiro edition.
Mmm, some really nice late 80s aerodynamic goodness on display here. I love it. I hope to see the design cues of the late 80s make a comeback sometime in the future.
Look forward to getting back to the big auto show in LA! I went to the German IAA in Frankfurt in 1985 and ‘87. The BMWs and Benzes were amazing and Porsche showed the 959!! I got an amazing poster of the dark red one there that I misplaced. It’s probably worth $1,000 by now ha. 🏁
The Chicago Auto Show is still awesome. I love going to the aftermarket (non-manufacturer) area because there are always some really interesting show cars and accessories back there. Unfortunately another casualty of COVID, hopefully it's back in 2022!
This was a time when manufacturers were actually creative and tried to make unique cars. Nowadays all they have to offer is a few cars on 10 year old platforms that have not been redesigned in years or crossovers and SUVs that all look the same. Does anyone even go to auto shows anymore?
I went to the one in Atlanta this past year (right before COVID) my goal is to go to the ones in New York, Detroit, and LA once things kinda return to normal
Um, counterpoint, no it wasn't. Starting in the mid 70's automakers began to realize it was MUCH cheaper to build shared platforms and parts. There were SEVERAL different models of GM vehicles for example that looked alike only changing the name and/or GM company. The 80's was also when American automakers were putting out pure junk that would breakdown ever time you turned around. It's one of the reasons why my mom after so many years of buying American cars bought a Volvo because she wanted something more reliable.
@@kenyattaclay7666 You are hot on that guy's tail, aren't ya. LOL Holy cats. I think he meant unique designs, as in, not counting parts bin sharing. There is a very homogenized quality to car styling these days with rare exception. Even interiors, Mazda first ripped off the BMW dash, and then because Mazda got such praise for their interiors many other manufacturers started to duplicate the same basic design. Same for the big mouth grilles. Today many of the steering wheels are almost identical. They're so hyper focused on the cash aspect that they'll rip off any idea if they have reason to believe i't desired. You can no longer tell a BMW from anything else from the backside, the grille may give it away in the front, BMWs look like HYundais and Hyundai adopted this radical styling now (which is great from the back, heinous from the front). Cadillac has maintained originality, Honda too, though i've not liked the specific designs.
@@kgbeezr75 first, read everything I wrote because even “back in the day” most autos were so called homogenized and looked a lot alike. Look at a Pacer, Pinto and a Gremlin all had shared designs. Third, if you can’t tell the difference between a BMW and a Mazda from a mile away then you are either blind or stupid, which is it?
@@kenyattaclay7666 Aw, don't be like that, c'mon, let's be friends! :) The Pacer and Gremlin shared similar designs, but the pacer had the radical styling at the rear that the Gremlin didn't have, from behind you'd never mistake one for the other, even from the side. The pinto was a completely different design, really nothing at all in common with the other two aside from being a 2 door hatchback. As for your other question, well, see, I do have some blurry vision, but the problem there is that I can't see close up, far away i'm good. Like do you know how it is when you're trying to read something small, but you bring it up close to your face only to realize you can't see there, but you CAN see far away, but then far away the text is too tiiinny, itty bitty? It's a conundrum, been thinking about talking to my doctor about it, but she's actually a veterinarian. She charges less and i'm a bargain hunter. That's why I go to her. I'm thinking though that I might try to see a plumber instead next time because he at least has the right equipment for optometry...the plunger and stuff...I mean, for when you need an eyeballectomy, you know? Have you ever had one of those? They're crazy. Welp, as much as i'd love to take up some more of your time, i'm going to sign off and make an appointment with my vet, K, bye!
I love the synth-y song that plays after Giugiaro. Sounds like a track from the original Gran Turismo. Digging the dark red Chevy concept car. I see impala inspiration there (oddly enough I’m not huge on that generation impala’s styling).
@@bilbobaggins4710 Good to know. I asked because I see a lot of people who scream sexism in these cases but when male models are used for attraction and are even objectified, then I don't see anybody saying the same because the don't consider it to be sexism.
New York Auto Show in 1988 looked the same way.Don't quite remember the cars but there were plenty of pretty ladies! Glad to see John made it out of the desert in 1 piece
Oldsmobile really died 1988 and up with the final nail in FWD boring mom cutlass cars.... 3:02 giorgetto giugiaro! Thank u for the designing the delorean, the mk1 golf, alfa romeo giulia sprint Gt, pantera...!!!
Giugiaro desgined the Mk1 Scirocco, the Passat 1/Dasher, and the Mk1 Polo as well, and I give him credit for the Mk1 Jetta because the trunk fits in perfectly with his folded origami style. He also designed the Isuzu Piazza / Impulse as well.
We do as well. We used to stay in the city the night before and go have a nice dinner on the mag mile and then check out from hotel and go straight there. Now sadly we do not always time to take off work to do those fun things. But will take the day off to go. The picture I have of the red mustang you see
My dad and I stared our yearly tradition of going to the CAS I think it cost 6 dollar and we parked on a side street near the hospital. We went to Ricobenes for 2 breaded steak sandwiches and a pitcher of beer after about a 3 hour walk around and way to may brochures .....Our last trip was about 10 years ago...with 1/2 off tickets it was still 8 dollars per person to get in and Ricobenes was around 40 dollars... and the worst was all the schools that allowed school trips to the show....He did buy two cars ( via salesmen from the show) 1988 GMC Safari van Cho-Cho custom edition and his 2003 Chevy Impala...he still wants that one back.....
"70 million dollars in cars and entertainers", says Craig Singhaus....by the looks of the way the money was spent, it was 70 million on cars, and the entertainers were volunteers from the crowds...
Odd how they could get the rounded lines of the 90's and 00's but couldn't figure out larger wheels. The show cars all have very simple and non-showy 14-16'' wheels. Did no one think of bigger wheels back then making show cars more showy? Not even any spoked wheel designs.
1988 Dodge Intrepid concept car- Before the arrival of the 1993 Dodge Intrepid four-door sedan, a wedge-shaped two-door concept called 'Intrepid' was displayed at the 1988 Chicago show. Dodge considered the design an aerodynamic leap into the future. Topped by a full flush all-glass canopy, the prototype used sheet metal panels and was finished in a deep candy apple red. The mid-mounted 2.2-liter four-cylinder was rated at 225 horsepower and 225 feet pounds of torque. Called the Turbo III, the engine was teamed with a five-speed manual gearbox. Built off a Dodge Daytona chassis, Intrepid had a wheelbase of 95.4-inches, stood 45.6 inches tall, and rode on 16-inch front and 17-inch rear cast aluminum wheels. Except for the roof shape, the Intrepid concept from 1988 was nearly line-for-line preview of the 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T.
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I was 22 almost 23 years old in 1988 i was a fulltime firefighter I went to the 88 chicago auto I bought a new 1988 Pontiac grand prix in march 1988 i had the car all the way till 2016
I had an 88 Grand Prix SE... it was white with the white matching wheels, identical to the picture of the one in the motor trend car of the year for 88!
Loved that car, still wish I had it.
Wow!That one served you well.I sold Pontiacs in 1991 and always liked the Grand Prix
2.8 litre V6 with TPI was just about bulletproof. Great design too.
Did you sell it
@@jeffmichiels251 Do you want a cookie 🍪?
1:56 Did that man ever purchase his Grand Voyager? 😁
Been going to the Chicago Auto Show for years since the 80s. Something to look forward to every year. It's been really fascinating to what the evolution of the automotive industry during that time frame. Thanks for posting this!
2:35 you can definitely see how that concept influenced the design of the 1990s Cadillac Fleetwood.
And the 94 Deville to some extent
Caddy stopped making great cars Way WAY BEFORE THIS
Yep own a 94 Fleetwood myself!
@@captainamericaamerica8090 imo last good cadillac is 94-96 fleetwood with lt1
@@ayp1938 Not compared to the series 67! FLEETWOODS
I recall being at that auto show as a child. Very exciting to watch
I remember going to the LA auto show and my parents were looking at the Camaros for 91.
Yeah as a kid I went to 89 and 90 Cleveland show it was amazing this time period of motorweek really brings me back
The fashion designs from '88 have held up better than the car designs.
Nothing beats the nostalgia of getting behind the wheel of an 88 Honda Civic with 1.7 million miles on the odometer and rotary windows
@@lamarr912 Do they have odometers that go beyond 999,999 miles?
Can't say I agree but to each their own
@@rightlanehog3151 No. it rolled over to all zeros and kept rolling. Right now, it has 1,784,019 miles.
@@lamarr912 Excellent.
Some of those concept cars were used in Demolition Man.
I recognize the Cadillac concept from the film!
That happens with a lot of concept cars. Their designs tend to be so out there that they end up making great sci-fi movie vehicles, even a few years after they were produced.
The Cadillac was. The GM Ultralight that was used for the cop cars wouldn’t be made until 1992.
I used to love the Pontiac Banshee.
I was there when I was 11 and remember being enthralled with the Pontiac Banshee and Olds Aerotech.
Motorweek>Top Gear
Yo, Giugiaro himself! Back when he was at Italdesign
Didn’t they refresh the Morris Marina?
The man that designed the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT...!!!
@CJ Malone You my good man, ARE A TOOL !!!
@CJ Malone
Giugiaro = LEGEND !!
CJ MALONE = CLOWN !!
FORZA ALFA BABY !!!
THE KING IS BACK !!!
@CJ Malone = TOOL = Fool = CLOWN !!
FORZA ALFA BABY !!!!
THE KING IS BACK !!!!
I need more full videos of retro car auto shows. God so amazing to see
More to come! We'll have one every Sunday this month :)
I loved the “Toyota takes you all the way.” Way cool!
I wonder how many of these people faces we seen are still alive😕
I am...I was there..I was 8
I’m sure quite a few of them are still alive, just way older lol
I was there, my older sister took me. She passed away recently.
@@WinterInTheForest sorry for your loss
@@silverpairaducks same age as me haha. But I wasn't there lol
Damn that 88 Shiro Edition Z!! 😍
This was very exciting to watch. 1988 is my birth year so this was so amusing see. MotorWeek please upload more classic Auto show footage please please thank you!
I distinctly remember the '88 auto show here in Denver. No dancers or theatrics out here. My grandparents were looking to replace their huge '76 cougar and we went to check out the new cars. I was hoping to see a Subaru xt6 but ended up falling in love with the Fiero GT. My grandparents ended up buying a new W body Grand Prix a few weeks later
Those were the days in Denver
Ok, that snippet interview with Giugiaro was a treat! My favorite automotive stylist of all time. (My family's owned several vehicles that have been penned by him)
These videos are like a time machine.... I get nostalgic watching them. Some of those dancers are probably grandmas by now....
The toyota ones are probably in their mid 50s, maybe a few of them became cougars LOL
The most impressive thing about recordings from the past is the number of special Science fans that leave indelible education for future generations with comments pointing out that things from before have changed into different things now or sometimes disappeared and been replaced by similar things that work how things work now rather than how things worked then, that things were often quite different before, and, that people from before have probably got older if they are still here now and will therefore not be the same age as they were then.
We are very lucky that we live in a age where, for the first time, a generation has emerged that is receiving ultimate unifying knowledge of everything and, with this finalised learning, is generously spreading an understanding of all the stuff that has been newly noticed.
2:35 Cadillac from 1993 Demolition Man movie
I still have my “Kirk Cameron Growing Pains” Guess jean jacket that’s half acid wash denim, half with leather shoulders from 1988!
I had that one in high school. Loved it.
No cell phones and no SUV’s 👍🏻
Lots of mini vans 👎🏻
@@fastdude2002 minivans > "suvs" (crossovers)
Wrong and wrong again. The cell phone was invented in 1983 but even before that the car phone had been around for around 40 years at that point. In fact, my mom got her first cell phone around this time but we were so used to calling it a car phone, that's what we would call it. Also, SUV's were almost 20 yeas old at this point and sales were steadily increasing in 1988.
There were SUVs around but no where near as many as it is now!😒
@@bh2155 actually that's not really correct either. While it's true sedans led in sales, the Bronco, Blazer, Wrangler, Rodeo, Trooper, Sidekick and a few others were extremely popular and sold extremely well. I can tell you as someone who turned 16 in 1988 these are the autos we wanted. In fact they were doing so well by 1990 automakers started designing more and more SUV's that would soon hit the road just a few years after the 1988 auto show such as the Explorer, Escape and Rav4.
Also, when I said SUV I was more referring to what is sometimes called CUV however the SUV/CUV dominated the auto market for its first 50 years or so. Heck, the Chevy Suburban is around 100 years old. It wasn't until the mid 50's that what became what we know as a modern sedan started to take hold of the market.
Lastly, he said no SUVs.
Been watching MotorWeek episodes since it started way back on October 15, 1981. Been enjoying that familiar voice of John Davis ever since. Thankfully that show stuck around for years and years. Hopefully, it'll keep going like that for many more to come. A++ #1 job!!! Thanks!!!!
@3:25 I still love those '88-'90 Z-24's they used to be everywhere untill about ten years ago
That Cadillac concept is gorgeous! I feel like I could drive that down the road now and people would think it's a new model. You can definitely see how it influenced the front shape of the redesigned Deville for 1994.
If anything it influenced the design of the Fleetwood more!
@@DrOldsmobile91 that's true it looks a lot like the Fleetwood.
Glad to see the Z Turbo (I at 27 in 1995 owned the 87 non turbo with digital display I think for a short while) with the nice turbo wheel design, good old memory
The Z31 was fantastic. The digital dash was excellent and interior were very ergonomic. It was a great driver's car.
(I was lucky enough to find a minty Turbo. I loved that car.)
The Turbo at the auto show appears to be a Shiro edition.
Are we talking about the shelby z turbo or the 300zx lol? Both are great to me. I had a 280zx and I my Dad had a turbo LeBaron growing up.
Both cars could have turbo wheels and digital dash
@@povking1460 LOL, good point, I forgot Daytona's were "Z's" too! Those were nice rides back in the day.
Mmm, some really nice late 80s aerodynamic goodness on display here. I love it. I hope to see the design cues of the late 80s make a comeback sometime in the future.
Look forward to getting back to the big auto show in LA! I went to the German IAA in Frankfurt in 1985 and ‘87. The BMWs and Benzes were amazing and Porsche showed the 959!! I got an amazing poster of the dark red one there that I misplaced. It’s probably worth $1,000 by now ha. 🏁
We need more 90s auto shows retro reviews
Those dancers are now over 50 years old. Probably close to the age most of us who watch the retro reviews.
NO WAY!!! You serious?
But I'd still do em... they're likely not all inked up and Peirced
Yep, 33 years ago, even if they were just 18 they would be over 50. The singer is probably in late 50’s maybe even 60!
Who cares? Hope they are all alive and happy.
I was thinking the same thing.
Its sad,these days are gone,but boy did we enjoy the show's
The Chicago Auto Show is still awesome. I love going to the aftermarket (non-manufacturer) area because there are always some really interesting show cars and accessories back there. Unfortunately another casualty of COVID, hopefully it's back in 2022!
@@OilBarron84 Yep that's Chicago and Illinois for ya
I would enjoy myself more if kids were not in the way. They need to go to a park to climb on stuff
This was a time when manufacturers were actually creative and tried to make unique cars. Nowadays all they have to offer is a few cars on 10 year old platforms that have not been redesigned in years or crossovers and SUVs that all look the same. Does anyone even go to auto shows anymore?
I went to the one in Atlanta this past year (right before COVID) my goal is to go to the ones in New York, Detroit, and LA once things kinda return to normal
Um, counterpoint, no it wasn't. Starting in the mid 70's automakers began to realize it was MUCH cheaper to build shared platforms and parts. There were SEVERAL different models of GM vehicles for example that looked alike only changing the name and/or GM company. The 80's was also when American automakers were putting out pure junk that would breakdown ever time you turned around. It's one of the reasons why my mom after so many years of buying American cars bought a Volvo because she wanted something more reliable.
@@kenyattaclay7666 You are hot on that guy's tail, aren't ya. LOL Holy cats. I think he meant unique designs, as in, not counting parts bin sharing. There is a very homogenized quality to car styling these days with rare exception. Even interiors, Mazda first ripped off the BMW dash, and then because Mazda got such praise for their interiors many other manufacturers started to duplicate the same basic design. Same for the big mouth grilles. Today many of the steering wheels are almost identical. They're so hyper focused on the cash aspect that they'll rip off any idea if they have reason to believe i't desired. You can no longer tell a BMW from anything else from the backside, the grille may give it away in the front, BMWs look like HYundais and Hyundai adopted this radical styling now (which is great from the back, heinous from the front). Cadillac has maintained originality, Honda too, though i've not liked the specific designs.
@@kgbeezr75 first, read everything I wrote because even “back in the day” most autos were so called homogenized and looked a lot alike. Look at a Pacer, Pinto and a Gremlin all had shared designs. Third, if you can’t tell the difference between a BMW and a Mazda from a mile away then you are either blind or stupid, which is it?
@@kenyattaclay7666 Aw, don't be like that, c'mon, let's be friends! :) The Pacer and Gremlin shared similar designs, but the pacer had the radical styling at the rear that the Gremlin didn't have, from behind you'd never mistake one for the other, even from the side. The pinto was a completely different design, really nothing at all in common with the other two aside from being a 2 door hatchback. As for your other question, well, see, I do have some blurry vision, but the problem there is that I can't see close up, far away i'm good. Like do you know how it is when you're trying to read something small, but you bring it up close to your face only to realize you can't see there, but you CAN see far away, but then far away the text is too tiiinny, itty bitty? It's a conundrum, been thinking about talking to my doctor about it, but she's actually a veterinarian. She charges less and i'm a bargain hunter. That's why I go to her. I'm thinking though that I might try to see a plumber instead next time because he at least has the right equipment for optometry...the plunger and stuff...I mean, for when you need an eyeballectomy, you know? Have you ever had one of those? They're crazy. Welp, as much as i'd love to take up some more of your time, i'm going to sign off and make an appointment with my vet, K, bye!
holy crap! How times fly!🤯 i was 25 when i whent to that autoshow!
I love the synth-y song that plays after Giugiaro. Sounds like a track from the original Gran Turismo. Digging the dark red Chevy concept car. I see impala inspiration there (oddly enough I’m not huge on that generation impala’s styling).
I’d love to drive some of those ‘88 cars now.
That Cadillac was on fire 🔥
Definitely influenced the design of the 93-96 Fleetwood!
Good old days
I remember going to one in the 80's when Ford had its Probe concept car... also have a some old photos of the Slingshot as well
Wow. I was there at that show. Bought my first new Honda because of it. 89 CRX Si.
Modern shows need more singing and dancing spokesmodels
Not likely ...it's sexist
@@bilbobaggins4710 It'd be okay if they were "plus sized" models, just not thin and attractive.
@@bilbobaggins4710 If they are male models, will you still consider it sexist?
@@leumamk5259 yessssss
@@bilbobaggins4710 Good to know. I asked because I see a lot of people who scream sexism in these cases but when male models are used for attraction and are even objectified, then I don't see anybody saying the same because the don't consider it to be sexism.
I remember when we used to have autoshows...
In the 1980s, if Cadillac wanted to reach potential customers, it should've sent people to visit retirement communities
First car when I was 17 in 1992 - 87 Sedan De Ville. Not a hand-me-down either, bought it. :)
I miss the crazy concept cars from that era, like the Pontiac Banshee.
Today, less concept cars, less girls, less entertainers in Motor Show.
All done to appease an audience that doesn't even go to motor shows.
And kids climbing in and out the dang cars and you can't even look at them. Drives me nuts take your kids to a park
We need more auto show videos
Even concept cars from that time look futuristic now, and as it happens they were never launched
The late 80's Lincoln Town Cars! Loved them!
I'm not a Toyota fan but I would have definitely hung out at their display ;-)
New York Auto Show in 1988 looked the same way.Don't quite remember the cars but there were plenty of pretty ladies!
Glad to see John made it out of the desert in 1 piece
Oldsmobile really died 1988 and up with the final nail in FWD boring mom cutlass cars.... 3:02 giorgetto giugiaro! Thank u for the designing the delorean, the mk1 golf, alfa romeo giulia sprint Gt, pantera...!!!
Although the oldsmobile Aurora was smooth.
Giugiaro desgined the Mk1 Scirocco, the Passat 1/Dasher, and the Mk1 Polo as well, and I give him credit for the Mk1 Jetta because the trunk fits in perfectly with his folded origami style. He also designed the Isuzu Piazza / Impulse as well.
Beautiful Cadillac concept car.
I have a ton of pictures I took at the 88 auto show in SF.
Lincoln Machete on al black color and interior 🤩🤩
I love the Chicago Show! We try to go each year.
We do as well. We used to stay in the city the night before and go have a nice dinner on the mag mile and then check out from hotel and go straight there. Now sadly we do not always time to take off work to do those fun things. But will take the day off to go. The picture I have of the red mustang you see
Some cool designs in the 80s!
I'll take that All-Trac Celica behind John.
My dad and I stared our yearly tradition of going to the CAS I think it cost 6 dollar and we parked on a side street near the hospital. We went to Ricobenes for 2 breaded steak sandwiches and a pitcher of beer after about a 3 hour walk around and way to may brochures .....Our last trip was about 10 years ago...with 1/2 off tickets it was still 8 dollars per person to get in and Ricobenes was around 40 dollars... and the worst was all the schools that allowed school trips to the show....He did buy two cars ( via salesmen from the show) 1988 GMC Safari van Cho-Cho custom edition and his 2003 Chevy Impala...he still wants that one back.....
wasnt Giugiaro the guy who designed the DeLorean?
1:24 robot from Rocky 4
Didn't they use that Cadillac concept car in the 80s movie Demolition Man?
I would go back to that time, Win the lotto, Get me a hot 80's babe and then disappe......................
The good 'ol days
I was born in 1988
Did they go in 1989?
I want to see the launch of the Miata.
Wow 🤩 back in day when people were classy
Lol.. nope.
It’s called editing.
Now it's like we are a nation of Walmart customers and Jerry Springer Show chair flingers .
This was this dude was sane and not shouting into the camera.
I miss traveling working the auto shows. Stupid Covid 19
@@OilBarron84 so right you are
"70 million dollars in cars and entertainers", says Craig Singhaus....by the looks of the way the money was spent, it was 70 million on cars, and the entertainers were volunteers from the crowds...
Unfortunately back in 1988 when I was 16 our family lost both my mom vassa and my Dad's Mom. So I didn't go to the auto show that year in Toronto
2:36 holy shit that is one of the most beautiful concept cars i've ever seen. Syd Mead definitely influenced its design
I want the Lincoln Machete
3:13 Lincoln M A C H E T E !!!! ARE YOU FACKING KIDDING ME? MACHETE!! HAHAHAHAHA
I thought that one Toyota Dancer was going to smack her head right into the mic stand.
2:33 looks like the 91 Chevy Caprice (My first real car) took some notes from this.
Them Toyota dancers are now all in their 50’s!
1:28 When people were honest and feminists slayed dinner in stead of societies
Didn't realize Tanya Harding got her start as a Toyota dancer.
The 1989 Chicago Auto Show the Best ever, LS400, Q45, NSX, 2gen Interga, 2gen MR2, Eclipse GSX, ZR1 LT5, Syclone Prototype, Z32 300ZX, 3000GT,
Nice
Already 33 years ago...
I was born in 1988.
The front and rear overhangs took a long time to evolve. Less is more ..
The Cadillac model had her floaties on her arms.
"do you come with the car? Oh you! huehuehue!"
I wonder if that guy ever did get his 88 Grand Voyager.
Bring back the Toyota dancers. Sorry Jan, you’ve been replaced.
I was there.
I wonder if they had those new Kamatsu Motors Snowplows?
Do you come with the car?
@@Bartonovich52 Oh you. "Giggles."
oh the 80's!
Odd how they could get the rounded lines of the 90's and 00's but couldn't figure out larger wheels. The show cars all have very simple and non-showy 14-16'' wheels. Did no one think of bigger wheels back then making show cars more showy? Not even any spoked wheel designs.
Craig Singhouse is so badass!
1:56 Michael Rooker?!?
Ohh my God!!! thats the robot from ROCKY IV!!!!!! 1:23
Ah remember auto shows?
Wish I could go back in time they wouldn’t believe what I got to tell them about 2020 and 2021 lol
They would probably think you’re insane. “People afraid of a flu? Get a life man!”
3:08 It looks like concept NSX... Am I right?
Thinking thats a Dodge Stealth.
1988 Dodge Intrepid concept car-
Before the arrival of the 1993 Dodge Intrepid four-door sedan, a wedge-shaped two-door concept called 'Intrepid' was displayed at the 1988 Chicago show. Dodge considered the design an aerodynamic leap into the future. Topped by a full flush all-glass canopy, the prototype used sheet metal panels and was finished in a deep candy apple red. The mid-mounted 2.2-liter four-cylinder was rated at 225 horsepower and 225 feet pounds of torque. Called the Turbo III, the engine was teamed with a five-speed manual gearbox. Built off a Dodge Daytona chassis, Intrepid had a wheelbase of 95.4-inches, stood 45.6 inches tall, and rode on 16-inch front and 17-inch rear cast aluminum wheels. Except for the roof shape, the Intrepid concept from 1988 was nearly line-for-line preview of the 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T.
“ from A to Z !” Really didn’t make any sense... 😐
Banshee IV! ❤
Good ole craig 👍