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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, September 8, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hours tickets parking buses trains hotels up opel opel will display its sports car the calibre in the show which Rolls from saturday to sept. 22. One of the Slick cars hitting Frankfurt is the Toyota Axv-1v. That have to be worked out who a going to pay for the recycling and where will the disposal plants with their environmental problems be located a Volkswagen a Witzel a a we re Way ahead of the minister. Our new Golf a the 1992 Model a has a guaranteed return for recycling. Right now the question of who pays Isnit important because it will be 10 to 15 years before they re salvaged except for those few totally ruined in accidents. The important thing is to Start working on the  the Ian wont be about Model environmental programs As much As models. That a a problem says Kiihr who sees the car attraction As a male fetish. A a it a emotional to the Point of being atavistic a said Kiihr. A an automobile is indelibly linked to male prestige and one cannot counter this attraction with logical arguments. One can Only Hope someday  see the Folly of their  the massive traffic from people who Roll into the Ian will not Only refute Kiihr a arguments but also make the show one of the largest of its kind. Because of its size the automotive extravaganza has outgrown the space available. For the first time the fair will take place in two instalments. It will be the first time the fair has separated since its inception in 1897. Frankfurt will specialize in the car and Hannover will exhibit commercial vehicles May 9-17. The sponsors Hope separating the fair will ensure the Long sought reduction in overcrowding. Car makers will have the entire exhibition area of the Fairgrounds at their disposal which Means a doubling of space for the individual companies. The sponsors say 1,200 exhibitors from 29 countries have applied for this years show. The exhibition will cover a passenger cars and their accessories. A mini buses up to 3.5 tons Overall weight. A car trailers. Exhibitors from the former East Germany will also be on hand. They Are mainly makers of parts and accessories but also tire and special Glass producers As Well As makers of car trailers. Although the show opens to the Public saturday Trade visitors can get a preview thursday and Friday. Everything you want to know about the International Auto ass telling exhibition a the show is open to Trade visitors thursday and Friday. A it opens to the Public saturday. A daily hours Are from 9 . To 6 30 . A the thursday Friday Trade show admission is 60 Marks about $35 per Day. A tickets Cost 25 Marks $15 per Day for the opening and closing weekends. A ticket prices fall to 20 Marks $12 sept. 1620. A tickets fall further for schoolchildren students military members or groups of 10. They pay 10 Marks $6 each. A parking is available for 30,000 cars. You can slide into the Rebstock parking lot near the fair grounds and other Sites around the Frankfurt stadium and on other grounds. A on the two Ian weekends there will be 10,000 additional parking spaces in and around Frankfurt. A the approach route will be posted with signs. Police and stewards will guide visitors unfamiliar with the area to the Best routes for getting to the Ian. A Public transportation Between the Ian parking spaces and the show area will be provided by a shuttle service. Ian visitors can use this free of charge if they have the Ian combi ticket which will be introduced this year. This ticket will work As follows when using Public transportation to get from the Ian parking spaces to the show the parking permit doubles As a travel ticket. On the return trip the Ian entry ticket will be recognized As the travel ticket. A anyone using Only the Frankfurt Region few trains or buses to get to the show will have the Price of the few ticket deducted from the Price to be paid for the Ian entry ticket. A the metropolitan railways Bahn connects Frankfurt a International Airport with Frankfurt a main train station. Streetcar lines 16 and 19 run Between the train station and the Fairgrounds. Both systems Are part of the few system and entitle the user to the show discount. The train station is about a 10-Minutc walk from the fair grounds. A the German railway system do will also Cater to the Ian. It will offer special return tickets to Frankfurt from All stations except few ones. These tickets will be 30 percent cheaper than the Normal ticket minimum distance 51 Kilometres. A the official show catalogue will be on Sale in continued on Page 6september 8, 1991 sunday a  
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