Thirty years ago, McCormick Place was the place to be.
The lights inside the exhibition hall south of Chicago’s Loop would shine upon a return of a motoring revolution from another generation. The new vehicle reminded us of a time when cars were easier to work on but required a bit elbow grease to handle. It took bravery when the weather would change to make sure the driver and its other occupant were secure from the weather.
It was not because of varying design flaws. Quite the contrary. Since the first automobile, the idea of a roof was not completely thought out. You drove with the elements above you without a filter.
The open roof automobile came in various ways. One such variant on the theme was the roadster. A smaller two-seat machine that was designed to minimal offering nothing but maximum fun.
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Commentary: Life at $5.25 Million Per 30 Seconds
Every year on this date, I try to make sense of life. Life, in context to this work.
To do so, I have to look back a couple of days. For example, this past Sunday.
During Super Bowl LIII, a few things happened. Julian Edelman shows us again that heroes do not come from a single construct of a dominant culture. Kia tugged at our emotions the same way Chrysler did in 2011, but focusing on a small town called West Point, Georgia. And, Unifor added more salt to a gaping wound at General Motors.
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