European automotive staple, the Essen Motor Show could be likened to a mixture of the SEMA and PRI shows in the United States. This enormous exhibition celebrated its 50th anniversary recently, and sought shelter from the cold winter at the Messe Essen in Essen, Germany.
Techno-Classica Essen celebrates vintage automotive styling and its nostalgia. The event, held at the Messe Essen in Germany, mixes over 1,200 exhibitors, more than two hundred clubs, and thousands of collector cars from yesteryear into a stew that attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees.
The few and far between Euro events which take place in America makes experiencing the original culture in Europe that much more alluring. Our European correspondent Jeroen Willemsen was on site at the annual MIVW event in the Netherlands to capture all of its goodness and send it back our way.
