First Look For Charity :: Chicago Auto Show 2005 :: February 10, 2005 John and I attended the First Look for Charity Auto Show preview, an event that precedes the show being open to the general public. It's a way to see the cars in a more relaxed environment. The free food doesn't hurt either. The photos are roughly in the order we walked the show. There are also newer pictures from the 2006 Auto Show. Return to previous page
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Customized Ford Mustang. Viewed: 171 times.	Cut up Ford GT. Viewed: 113 times.	The rear end frame and suspension. Viewed: 94 times.
Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept. Interesting. Viewed: 194 times.	John gets a closer look at the Ford Mustang convertible. Viewed: 65 times.	Ugh, a Subaru B9 Tribeca, minivan-like thing. Viewed: 70 times.
Sorta interesting inside. Viewed: 65 times.	I kind of like the Saturn Sky, but remember, it's not a sports car. Viewed: 114 times.	John getting comfortable in the new Vette. Viewed: 54 times.
New Corvette Z06. Viewed: 101 times.	And the new Corvette C6R race car. Viewed: 106 times.	The Pontiac Roadster looks worse than even the Saturn. Viewed: 143 times.
New Cadillac STS-V cut-up. Viewed: 78 times.	Looking mean, like a typical Viper driver. Viewed: 100 times.	Strange Chrysler pothole & washboard test course. Viewed: 54 times.
John checking out the Viper convertible. Viewed: 59 times.	Chrysler Firepower concept car. Viewed: 192 times.	Not bad, but the name has gotta go. Viewed: 90 times.
Goofy photo of us and the 2005 Chrysler 300C taken at the show.. Viewed: 111 times.	Love the Jeep test course but the line was too long. Viewed: 67 times.	Uh, yeah. Looks like something that's going to be sent to Mars. Viewed: 126 times.
A very understated new 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Viewed: 149 times.	Jaguar's Advanced Lightweight Coupe concept. Viewed: 132 times.	I just loved the Jaguar XK-R. Viewed: 71 times.
There is just something about the Aston Martin Vantage. Viewed: 101 times.	Oh yeah, this car is sweet. Viewed: 100 times.	Viewed: 58 times.
Really? The convertible is only $17,000 more than the coupe? That's such a bargain! Viewed: 122 times.	John checks out the Vanquish convertible. Viewed: 103 times.	Volvo XC90 V8 with some goofy body kit. Viewed: 141 times.
A Volvo XC90 made entirely out of LEGOs? Viewed: 103 times.	Ah, the real XC 90 V8. ULEV II with a V8. Nice. Viewed: 87 times.	The funny looking Morgan Aero 8. 0-60 in 4.1, $130,000. Viewed: 115 times.
Ferrari Formula 1 car. Viewed: 74 times.	Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster. 580 horses of open top fun. Viewed: 187 times.	The mini Lamborghini. Gallardo with "only" 500 HP. Viewed: 133 times.
Not bad looking. Viewed: 116 times.	A pair of Lotus Elises. Viewed: 90 times.	John tries out an Elise. Viewed: 74 times.
Another look at the Gallardo. Viewed: 80 times.	New Lincoln Zephyr. Viewed: 62 times.	Different angle of the Zephyr. Viewed: 71 times.
Honda Ridgeline, yet another pickup truck. Viewed: 67 times.	New Toyota FJ Cruiser. Cute off-roader. Viewed: 115 times.	Darren Manning's Toyota power Target Chip Ganassi Indy Car. Viewed: 50 times.
3.0L V8, 675 HP and only 1525 lbs. Viewed: 60 times.	Toyota FT-SX Concept, yet another minivan-ish vehicle. Viewed: 112 times.	The cassette deck in the middle looks oddly out of place in this new Toyota Avalon dashboard. Viewed: 71 times.
Not bad, very understated. Viewed: 46 times.	Another angle in a different color of the Toyota Avalon. Viewed: 60 times.	Now that's just plain wrong. Viewed: 116 times.
New look for the VW Jetta. Viewed: 58 times.	Amazing back seat of the W12 powered VW Phaeton Viewed: 84 times.	Now that's a center console. You can even control the front passenger seat from the back seat. Viewed: 73 times.
The W12 powerplant covered in plastic cladding. Ick. Viewed: 96 times.	Don't try this at home. Viewed: 139 times.	BMW 6 series coupe. Viewed: 66 times.
The beer bottle gives a sense of scale of the Mini Convertible trunk. Viewed: 74 times.	The ultra-British looking Mini Cooper. Viewed: 71 times.	All new Audi A3. Viewed: 59 times.
Still my favorite Audi. Viewed: 58 times.	Now this "SUV" is just about as wrong as it gets. Viewed: 136 times.	Yeah, let's invade another Middle East country to make sure we can keep this baby gassed up. Jeez. Viewed: 123 times.
New look for the Mercedes CLS Class. Viewed: 80 times.	Front looks pretty good too. If only the quality was better. Viewed: 80 times.	The all new ML350. Viewed: 54 times.
New ML Class front grille. Viewed: 58 times.	The Mercedes Grand Sports Tourer. Vision R Concept. Viewed: 63 times.	The Mercedes SLR exotic coupe. Viewed: 127 times.
Ok, but not exotic enough for my $465,400. Viewed: 81 times.	The Smart car, supposedly coming to the USA soon. Viewed: 102 times.	Smart Fortwo Coupé Viewed: 88 times.
The rear engine Smart Roadster was kinda cool. Viewed: 125 times.	The roof pieces store in the front trunk. Viewed: 90 times.	The sales person showed how the pieces snap back on. Viewed: 94 times.
The Maybach 62 has a back seat nicer than airline First Class. Viewed: 70 times.	Two Maybachs on display. Viewed: 57 times.	The very aggressive looking Bentley Continental GT. 552 HP and only $177,075 Viewed: 76 times.
The more stately Bentley Arnage T with only 450 HP and $224,355 Viewed: 65 times.	Nice updated look for the Porsche Boxster. Viewed: 109 times.	Nothing beats the Porsche Carrera GT. Viewed: 174 times.
The most expensive (and probably fastest) production car at the show at $485,000 Viewed: 177 times.	The new "low end" Ferrari 430. Viewed: 204 times.	The latest V12 powered 540 HP Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Viewed: 136 times.

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brian 30-Sep-2005 20:56
everything was okay until i viewed the autoshow page. excuse me now, i'm going out to my XC to cry over how badly i need additional capital to spend on more mobile art. thanks dude.

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