The Philadelphia Auto Show: Tom Wolf’s dream ride and 8 other flashy cars to see
The Philadelphia Auto Show starts today and about 700 cars will be on display for the next eight days at the Convention Center. Some are new models, others are concept cars and a few are antiques. Pretty much all of them are awesome.
Billy Penn went for a tour and sorted through the awesomeness, picking out how some of these wheeled wonders would fit into the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania scene.
The car Tom Wolf will want to buy next: The Jeep Renegade
The car that would never fit in a Center City parking space: Ford F-150
The car you wish you could own if you didn’t have to deal with the Philadelphia winter: 1955 MG
The ultimate car to drive on a Shore road trip with your family: Ford Country Sedan
The ultimate car to drive on a cross-country road trip with your friends, especially if they love the Grateful Dead: Chevy Van
The flashiest car color: Lime green Dodge Challenger
Flashiest car in the flashiest color: Lamborghini
Coolest car you might actually be able to afford: Late 90s Ford Thunderbird
Car public officials were parking on the City Hall apron 100 years ago: Ford Model A
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