57 Chevy and Ford T-Bird are likely the most impactful from that show.
This show was held annually at what was the New York Coliseum on 59th Street and Columbus Circle. They used to have 2 shows every year, one with the new cars coming out, the other, in my opinion, much cooler, a rod & custom show. The R&C show, like damn near everything else that was once great about NYC, went the way of the pyramids. The new and future car show, known as the International Car Show, moved over to the Jacob Javis Center 30 or so years ago. The R&C show was spectacular. But I guess it wasn’t popular with the new generation of people that were replacing the older one.
You're probably right about that. It's a shame Ford really dropped the ball with the 2002-2005 attempt to reboot the Thunderbird. About the only positive thing that can be said for it is that it did pave the way for the retro-look of the 2005 fifth generation Mustangs, but apart from that, probably killed the Thunderbird name for a long time.
It seems like for engineers, marketers and upper management invested a lot of time, energy and money with the intent of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
I drive (for real) a 1957 Chevy Bel Air.
Built like a brick. Will out survive me and be on the road a 100 years from now.