This year's Frankfurt Motor Show takes place from 17 to 27 September, so that you still have a chance to look at the news live.
Hundreds of thousands of people have already visited the exhibition and appreciated the full extent of what is happening and posted a ton of pictures in social networks.
If you become boring news about the prototypes, race cars and production cars only, we suggest to remember how more than 100 years ago, the first European Motor Show hardly gained eight cars.
Exposure to hotel
It all started even in Frankfurt, and in the lobby of Hotel Bristol in Berlin in 1897. There were no huge automakers, had no hybrid and electric engines, all enjoyed the principle of Otto.
It is difficult to imagine, but at the time the vehicle capacity of 3 horsepower — it was a real breakthrough!
Karl Benz had just adapt himself to collect cars that are tested, along with his wife and children.
And the prototype looks more like the coach to «grandfather clock» is talking about prototypes Daimler.
However, the first «avtoholle» was collected as many as eight cars! The assembly process horseless carriages would go much faster if designers can share their views on the forums.
But no, at that time all had to reinvent itself by the method of trial and error, and at the same time pharmacy gasoline (yes, they were the first gas stations).
Sanctions and War
Every year, the exhibition was not easy to carry out, because the evolution of the car was not as fast as we would like. Interest in them is not great, and during the First World War was not up to them.
But already in 1921, it was 14-th exhibition attracted 67 automakers! Agree, not bad? The exhibition is still held in Berlin. However, because of the sanctions against foreigners in Germany have not been admitted to the showroom. Once again, I had to take a break.
Advanced vehicles plywood
In 1931 there was a sudden excitement, and the 22-th exhibition was visited by 235,000 people! Then first showed front-drive car — DKW Typ FA600 (F 1) to his emphasis was on the rear-wheel drive (although attempts to collect a decent all-wheel drive passenger cars were made more than once). However, DKW and be presented on a year earlier, but the economic depression brought all out of order.
Some domestic humor jokingly unscrambled car as: «Wood Glue, Water.» This is because in its construction plywood used. In general, it equipped with 2-stroke 2-cylinder engine of 584 cc 15 hp Incidentally, the maximum speed reached 75 km / h. The success was guaranteed!
By 1939, the exhibition has come 825,000 visitors! The most popular Volkswagen Kafer, who liked and German elite.
But again, a terrible and merciless war...
The first million visitors
When everything is more or less stabilized, it was decided to hold an exhibition in Frankfurt. The first Frankfurt Motor Show was held in 1951, the same year it was decided that it would be carried out every two years.
Ten years later, auto show visitors 950 000 people! Then I was shown the first belt.
Gradually, more and more representatives from different countries have sought to put their advanced vehicles. Special breakthrough occurred in 1965, when at its best exhibits were from Japan and England.
Gradually wishing to exhibit their new products became so much that I had to break the motor in two parts: for car and truck individually, that we are now witnessing.
Go round 23 soccer fields
This year at the 66th Frankfurt Motor Show exhibits more than 400 cars from around the world. According to the area they occupy nearly 23 football fields.
Is not it hard to imagine that they will fit in any of the hotels? However, if each machine on a separate issue number....
