*2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit*

Our group was invited by ZF (A driveline and chassis technology supplier) to the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on an industry preview day. This was my first time at this auto show. I thought it was quite busy already, but apparently on a public day, it would have been much more packed! Hard to believe...

Here are some photos. I didn't bother taking many photos of new cars since we can get better photos online nowadays. Instead, I chose to capture some interesting and not-so-easy-to-get photos. Click to enlarge.

	We started at the ZF booth, and this is a showcase of their various steering systems.
	Here's the Active Steering system designed by ZF and employed by BMW in the new E60 5 Series.
	This sort of shows what ZF does. I believe at least part of this is from the BMW E65 7 Series. You can see the active anti-roll bars.
	Here's the rear.
	Here's a view of one corner of the show, from the floor above.
	Now this is MY car, as in the one I work on. It's the 2005 Mustang (S197), and it attracted much more attention than I had expected.
	I don't know what's with the BF Goodrich tires though because they aren't the approved tire as far as I know.
	Ford had lots of fun with these aluminum license plates. The one on the Mustang said, "MADE IN DETROIT...AS GOD INTENDED."
	On the Cobra concept car, it said, "MADE IN DETOIRT...AND WHAT A FINE PIECE IT IS."
	This overexposed photo does no justice to the Lamborghini Gallardo...
	Yes, a Land Rover tire, with the logo on the tread?!
	As close to a race car suspension as you can get on a street car. This is part of the Porsche Carrera GT. The anti-roll bar link is longer than the coilover spring/damper unit! And of course, the ceramic composite brakes.
	My coworker, Nate, beside the 26" wheels and tires. I don't remember the size from the show, but according to The Tire Rack, it could only have been 305/30R16!
	I just had to get one myself too.
	This one redefines wheel travel and negative camber (both are things that my section works on). I'm guessing around -5 degrees static!
	First, spinner wheels. And now spinner fuel filler caps. Yes, it does spin!
	And for my non-Detroit friends, here's a view of Windsor from Detroit, just across the half-iced Detroit River. Uh, the ZF logo is a reflection.
	Here is another part of Windsor, later at night obviously.
	This is the GM Renaissance Center. And for those who don't remember, I do work for Ford, not GM :)