Saturday 7th January 1956

“June in January” was the cheerful theme at the opening of the 1956 Chicago Auto Show, where for the first time, all exhibits appeared on the ground floor of the International Ampitheatre. The 48th edition of the nation’s premiere auto show offered first showings of the Plymouth Fury hartdop, the Chrysler 300B and Plainsman station wagon, and the Dodge Town Wagon. A handful of imported models appeared at Chicago’s 48th show, including the French-built Simca convertible, and a broad range of Volkswagens, from the Beetle sedan and convertible to Microbuses and pickup.