The NY Auto Show is still a major industry event, although the Detroit show may now overshadow it a bit in terms of new car introductions and international press coverage. That’s partly a result of timing. NYIAS comes on the heels of L.A., Detroit, and Geneva shows, so it’s starting from a tough spot. Highlights at this year’s NY show included the Camry and Sonata previews. The Alfa 4C was also shown, and it’s a spectacular styling exercise, but only 850 cars will be available in the U.S. market this year and those will be pricey. But it provided a bit of excitement at the show.
My lack of enthusiasm is perhaps just a product of exhaustion — covering auto shows for the Times is a lot of hard work for me, about 2,000 words of copy and quite a few photos in just two days — coupled with too many years in the car biz. After half a century, my fascination with automobiles has worn a bit thin. Paul On Apr 26, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Back in the 60-70's, I thought the NYC International Auto show, at Columbus > Circle, was one of the better experiences for a gear head. Pretty much if it > was sold to the public in any volume it would show up at this event - it was > truly international. I use to hit the Detroit Auto show when it was part of > my job - but that show is lacking in the flare and diversity of the old NYC > International. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: GESO: NY Auto Show > > >> Thanks Mark. You couldn't pay me to go to an auto show. Oh wait, maybe you >> could. :-) >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >>> >>> Great set of photos, Paul. We always hear about the autoshows but few >>> actually attend them and the associated events. >>> >>>> On 4/25/2014 12:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> Finally had time to render a few more photos from the NY Auto Show press >>>> previews. I was working primarily as a writer, so I didn’t have time to >>>> shoot a heck of a lot. But I was assigned to get a photo of Mary Barra >>>> introducing the Trax on Monday night. It was another let’s-get-it-up-first >>>> exercise, and I had it on its way to Times Tower within about a minute. It >>>> went live on the web two minutes later. Repeated the same exercise with >>>> Bill Ford and the 50th Anniversary Mustang the next day. Fun stuff, but my >>>> 2009 Macbook is getting annoyingly slow as the RAW files grow in size. >>>> Time for a new Airbook i think. The last three pics are from Ford's >>>> Mustang birthday party in the Empire State Building. I escorted my adult >>>> daughter there — she’s a Brooklyn resident -- and we were able to sample >>>> quite a wide variety of pricey adult beverages and some fabulous food. A >>>> fun night. >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1068277 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
