The Detroit Auto Show is 100 years old!

This centennial has virtually gone unnoticed. While the organizers of the Los Angeles Auto Show took the time to illustrate the 100 years of their event, those of the NAIAS appear to have overslept.

Such an important anniversary should have been properly celebrated. However, the Big Three seemed uninterested in commemorating the event at such a difficult time in their own history.

The new president of Michelin, Michel Rollier, was one of the few who actually did something. He gave the organizers a special tire with the tread representing the 100 years of the Detroit Auto Show (see picture).

The most memorable vehicles of the last century have been engraved in the compound. Ford's Model T, a wood panel station wagon (Chevrolet Woody), Jeep's famous 4x4, AMC's Pacer, Ford's Mustang, Honda's Civic and Toyota's Prius are all illustrated.

It was Kevin Miron, a 15 years old teenager from Detroit, who suggested the idea of sculpting a tire.


Photos: Amyot Bachand, Auto123.com