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Show StoppersStart planning now! The 2000/2001 auto show season is almost here, and this year there will be over 15 Motor Trend International Auto Shows-organized in conjunction with Liberty Productions-from coast to coast. In addition to the latest models, you'll find eye-catching concept cars, race cars, and special promotions. For more information, check www.autoshowusa.com.

TampaFloridaNovember 2-5Tampa Bay International Auto ShowTampa Convention CenterTampa, Florida

AnaheimCaliforniaNovember 8-12California International Auto ShowAnaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, California

Motor TrendDesign Contest 2000

There's still time to enter the second annual Automobiles for the New Millennium design contest. In addition to trophies, certificates, and Motor Trend subscriptions for topplacing designs, all finalists will be displayed at the California International Auto Show in Anaheim, Calif. Winners will be announced at the show on Nov. 8, and the event will be covered both in Motor Trend magazine and in a special segment on "Motor Trend Television." This is your chance to show the industry your talent.

OrlandoFloridaNovember 22-26Central FloridaInternational Auto ShowOrange CountyConvention CenterOrlando, Florida

Contest theme:Select your favorite 2000/2001 model car, truck, or sport/utility and recreate it for the year 2025.

Categories:Design ProfessionalDesign StudentAmateur: 18 and overAmateur: 17 and under.

Registration deadline:Sept. 15, 2000

Phoenix,ArizonaNovember 23-26Arizona International Auto ShowPhoenix Civic PlazaPhoenix, Arizona

Las VegasNevadaNovember 24-26Motor TrendInternational Auto ShowLas VegasConvention CenterLas Vegas, Nevada

To enter: Mail or fax your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and category to: Motor Trend Design Contest, c/o Liberty Productions, P.O. Box 4097, Harrisburg, PA 17111; 717/566-6100, 717/566-7868 (fax). Or register by e-mail at register@mtdesigncontest.com. For more contest information: mtdesigncontest.com or www.autoshowusa.com.

ProductsDiecast DreamsMotor Trend has joined forces with the folks at Matchbox to create a new series of highly detailed 11/464th and 11/418th scale die-cast models. The handsome '98 Corvette Convertible is just one of a dozen mini-classics in the new Motor Trend Collection. Look for all 12 at better toy stores and model shops throughout the country.

Special Issues50 Years Of Great CarsNow in its second printing, "Fifty Years of Motor Trend" takes you on a visual tour through the most exciting era in America's love affair with the automobile. With classic covers, memory-stirring photos from Motor Trend's pages, and some never-before-published images, it leads you from the first Car of the Year-the '49 Cadillac-through the horsepower wars of the musclecar era, the import invasion of the '70s and '80s, and right up to the introduction of today's Shelby Series 1 and Volkswagen's New Beetle. To order this handsome 180-page full-color, hardbound coffeetable book, call MBI Publishing at 800/826-6600 or click on www.motorbooks.com.