|
OUR
HOMEPAGE
|
- Fourteen semi-trailers
are used to carry more than 75,000 yards of carpet for exhibits and
aisles at the auto show. It all the carpet was made 2 feet in width,
it would be 66 miles long. If an average house has 125 yards, all the
carpet at the auto show would be enough for 600 homes.
- Exhibits, lighting and
sound equipment take enough electricity to power a subdivision with
360 homes for 6 months.
- During the preparations,
over 1,500 carpenters, stagehands, electricians, Teamsters and ironworkers
work full time for 12-14 hour shifts some double that until the job
is complete.
- The total value of the
exhibits is over $200 million not counting the 700 automobiles that
will be on display. This year, there are more than 20 two-level exhibits
at the auto show.
- Two-level exhibits add
106,000 more sq. feet to Cobo Center. The main floor has 750,000 sq.
feet which adds up to 860,000 sq. feet of space for the auto show.
- Since the Charity Preview
started back in 1976, over $32 million has been riased for children's
charities in Detroit. Last year, $6.125 million was raised during the
Charity Preview.
- The auto show was held
in other locations besides Cobo including the Michigan StateFairgrounds
and the Detroit Artillery Armory. It finally moved to its current home,
Cobo Center in 1965.
Source: www.naias.com
AN AMERICAJR.COM EXCLUSIVE
PUBLISHED ON 12/13/03.
BACK
TO THE 2004 DETROIT AUTO SHOW INDEX
|
