1901 – Second New York Auto Show Opens with Oldsmobile Curved-Dash Runabouts
Madison Square Garden filled with the new-car buzz when the Second Annual New York Automobile Exhibition opened on November 2, 1901, and among its most eye-catching entries were Ransom E. Olds’ Curved Dash runabouts. Olds sent his test driver Roy Chapin to demonstrate the little Oldsmobile on the show floor, a promotional move that trade journals later credited with giving the runabout a powerful boost in publicity and sales interest. The Curved Dash’s simple, lightweight design and the live demonstrations at the Garden helped make it a household name among early motorists and show visitors, turning a single model into one of the earliest mass-recognized American cars.
1935 – Cord 810 Draws Heavy Crowds at Its New York Debut
By the time showgoers reached the Cord stand on November 2, 1935, the surrounding crush made one fact clear: this was a car meant to be seen. The 810—soon to be followed by the 812—paired dramatic coffin-nose coachwork with front-wheel drive and drew extensive press commentary for its daring looks and concealed lamps. Exhibitors positioned the Cord as a 1936 design, and the frenzy at the New York Auto Show that day translated into immediate attention from prospective buyers and dealers who wanted a piece of the brand’s technological bravado.
1935 – Cord 810 Stuns the New York Show with Coffin-Nose Styling
When the Cord 810 rolled into the National Automobile Show in New York on November 2, 1935, visitors stopped to stare at its lacquered coffin nose and rakish silhouette. Designed to be as startling as it was modern, the Cord combined Gordon Buehrig’s dramatic coachwork with an advanced front-wheel-drive chassis and a body that concealed its headlamps—a look that critics and crowds immediately tagged as revolutionary. Introduced as a 1936 model, the 810’s debut at the show set a new tone for American luxury-car design by foregrounding streamlined form and technical novelty on a major public stage.
1935 – Gordon Buehrig’s Cord 810 Introduced to the Public
The public unveiling of the Cord 810 at the New York Auto Show on November 2, 1935, made one particular detail impossible to ignore: the hidden headlamps that vanished into the fenders until called into use. Gordon Buehrig’s bodywork wrapped a front-wheel-drive layout in a low, sleek shell that looked more European than anything else on the floor, and reporters described the crowds gathered around the Cord as unusually heavy. Its combination of mechanical innovation and theatrical styling turned the 810 into the day’s hottest talking point among designers and buyers alike.
2011 – MagnaFlow’s Mario Andretti Camaro Debuts at SEMA with Andretti Appearance
At the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, MagnaFlow rolled out a Mario Andretti–branded Camaro SS and brought the racing legend to the booth for a scheduled autograph session on November 2. The Andretti Edition Camaro, finished in special trim and representing the company’s performance-exhaust work, was a showpiece among the aftermarket displays and was later announced for a Barrett-Jackson auction early in 2012 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The appearance combined celebrity motorsport appeal with a charity-driven auction plan that tied the SEMA reveal to a concrete fundraising outcome.
