South Florida International Auto Show Opens Fall Season

7 October 1999
New Models Sparkle On Miami Beach; South Florida International Auto Show Opens Fall Season
    MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Oct. 6 -- America's first major auto show
of the season opens for a 10-day run this Friday in Miami Beach and showcases
1,000 new cars, sport utility vehicles, trucks, vans, and accessories from 40
manufacturers for the new year 2000.
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    The 29th annual South Florida International Auto Show -- which typically
draws crowds exceeding one-half million persons from Florida, the Caribbean
and Latin America -- also will dazzle with concept cars that suggest the
industry's future designs.  A special Million Dollar Alley display will
spotlight exotic automobiles with six-figure price tags.  A Memory Lane
exhibit presents a room full of classic cars from yesteryear, reaching back
to the 1920s.
    "We've always had exceptional variety at our show," said Carlos Planas,
show chairman, "and this is our last show of the century.  So we've pulled out
the stops to welcome the new millennium."
    Opening day press conferences are scheduled for the North American or
regional debut of new models from Saab, Toyota, Daewoo, Hyundai, and Ford.
Worldwide coverage via streaming media is available on The Auto Channel
Internetwork (http://www.theautochannel.com), which will carry vehicle
introductions, celebrity interviews, exclusive video footage, and other
features during the opening weekend.  The auto show's flagship television
station, CBS affiliate WFOR-TV, and Telemundo network affiliate WSCV-TV, also
will originate special programming for this major auto exhibit.
    "The Chrysler 300M is our Official Show Car this year," said Planas, "and
visitors can register to win another hot Chrysler -- the 2001 retro hybrid PT
Cruiser."
    Fans of the NASCAR and CART racing circuit will enjoy a Homestead-Miami
Speedway exhibit featuring such vehicles as the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte
Carlo, the Miller Penske PC-11 driven at the Indianapolis 500 by Al Unser,
and a pair of high-tech models from Mosler Automotive of Riviera Beach,
Fla., -- a Raptor GT-1 and a prototype.  Officials will have information on
the November 14 inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Pennzoil 400 race at Homestead.
    The South Florida International Auto Show is produced by the South
Florida Auto-Truck Dealers Association, which comprises more than 220 dealers
in three counties.  The show's web site is http://www.sfliautoshow.com.