The Carl Casper Auto Show was held every February in Louisville, KY, for 55 years, from 1963 through 2017.
When I was a kid, particularly from around 1976, when I first learned of the Auto Show, until around 1982,
I wished to go, but never made it to a show. Though I only lived 45 minutes from Louisville, as an early teen,
it might as well have been a million miles away. By the time I could drive myself, I'd pretty much lost interest
in going. But I still looked forward every year to seeing the ads for the show to see what vehicles and celebrities
would be there.
The official website, CarlCasper.com, is selling a coffee-table book about the auto shows. Enjoy these ads and articles from The Courier-Journal. Click on an image to view a high-res version. |
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