Press Release

California International Auto Show Announces Concept and Exotic Cars

12/02/96

Auto Show Offers Look At Futuristic Concept Cars/ Expensive Exotic
Vehicles

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 26 -- They are the most expensive
and the ones that are not for sale yet -- exotic, pre-production and
concept vehicles.

The 1997 California International Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention
Center, open from now until December 1, has cars for the 21st Century
along with $200,000-plus street machines as part of its 500 vehicle
display collection.

The all-new Lamborghini Diablo Roadster and Diablo Roadster Twin
Turbo, the latter producing more than 700 horsepower, head the list of
exotic cars you can buy right now. The two cars -- for sale locally at
Platinum Motors in Santa Ana -- are distributed in very limited
quantities in this country.

Ford and Lincoln-Mercury have concept cars -- engineering design
exercises which have features we can look for in cars of the future --
on display in their respective booths including the Ford Indigo and
the Lincoln L2K. The Indigo, a high performance V-12 concept sports
car which takes its lead from IndyCar and Formula I racers, features a
body by Reynard, a UK-based IndyCar chassis constructor. The L2K
designed at the company's California Concept Studios, is a
two-passenger sports car powered by a 3.4-liter, 32 valve V-8 engine.

Included in the list of pre-production cars -- those which are planned
for production, but not available yet -- is the 1997 Dodge Viper GTS
Coupe, with added refinement to the original Viper without altering
the performance of this 450 hp, 8-liter V-10 sports car.  Across the
hall in the Chrysler- Plymouth booth is the much-anticipated Plymouth
Prowler, a throwback to a 50's street rod, which goes on sale in the
spring of '97.

For truck enthusiasts, the Mazda B-Extreme concept truck offers a
rugged- looking package designed for those who participate in the
"extreme" sports of mountain biking, jet skiing and windsurfing. The
truck has aggressive exterior features as well as the space and
hardware to accommodate the "extreme" gear which goes with those
sports.

The '97 California International Auto Show in Anaheim at the Anaheim
Convention Center is open to the public from now through Sunday,
December 1 at 7:00 P.M.  Regular admission is $7.00 for adults, $3.00
for children 7-12, and free for kids six and under. Senior citizens,
62 years-old and over, receive a $3.00 discount.