On the eve of the 2012 Geneva auto show, I felt compelled to write regarding another show which just concluded a week prior here in "the D". Less prestigious in international circles, certainly, but no less relevant, perhaps even more so, to the purity of our profession.
Yes I'm talking about Autorama.
Sacrilege, you say. How dare you compare the classic Geneva Salon, where masterpieces like the Miura were introduced to a gritty greasy trade show of American Racing wheels, blue dot taillamps, and mechanics shirts?
Well, first, I'm not comparing those classic Geneva debuts to today's...