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Of dostignuv of "ripe" age, competition Car of The Century (in abbreviated form COTC) it encountered also the first difficulties. The fact is that conducting voting, the organization of mobile exhibitions, the arrangement of information in the network the Internet, the television illumination of event and so forth require colossal means.
Fortunately, competition collects revolutions and becomes more interesting with each day. And to the council of the directors of competition succeed- after all to organize the mobile exposure of automobile- candidates. It is now already known that first exhibition COTC will take Amsterdam.
Let us recall (see AR № 6, 1997) that one of the main conditions for the start of any automobile in the number of konkursantov was such: must be preserved as the minimum three authentic copies for the demonstration to their wide public.
A why generally were required to show konkursantov "alive"?
First, the third stage of competitive selection assumes the participation in it not only of the members of judges, but also all desiring. Judges selects from that remaining hundred 25 machines, and auto-amateurs - their ten. If the selection of judges and motorists coincides, then into the following stage it will pass 25 automobiles. But if there are divergences, then the number of machines can reach 35.
In the second place, even with the development of the design of competition became clear what to vote on the pictures and the video images - matter difficult. It is good to see automobile... But to travel over tens of automobile museums in all corners of light under the force by very few. Moreover some machines are stored only in the particular collections. Where the output?

As soon as electronic site COTC will be finished, we about this will report.
Already there is a polnotsvetnyy catalog on 448 pages with the stories about all automobile- candidates and the photographs. It they will begin to sell during the exhibition in Toronto (cost of catalog - about $30). Danish television company Endemol Entertainment 1000 (partner COTC) together with the American agency William Morris prepares special television programs about the competition and about the automobiles. In all will be made 26 programs on 52 minutes each. Appeared the first catalog "who is who", in which it is described about all members of the judges of the competition (it it will renew each half a year).
Furthermore, there is a mass of the so-called local news from entire light. For example, into the organization committee of competition turned themselves the representatives of the ministry of information of Kazakhstan with the proposal to illuminate COTC on the radio and the television. As far as we know, the first program already left on the first channel OF TV Kazakhstan.
A this is how reacted to conducting of competition the Italian body firm Bertone. The fact is that in the list of 100 best aspirants fell four automobiles, whose design developed the artists of this company: Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, Lamboghini Miura, Lamborghini Countach and Lancia Stratos. Italians decided to kill immediately two hares: to propagandize and COTC, and itself. They collected legendary four and presented mini- exposure COTC in two auto-salons - in Geneva (see AR № 5, 1998) and Torino (see AR № 9, 1998).
Representatives the Asian department COTC in the cooperation with the Australian company Tiger Music let out CD with 12 "automobile" compositions. Disk has already been sold in Asia and Australia and soon he will enter other continents.
A we conducted preliminary interrogation among the readers To avtorevyu (see AR № 24, 1997), who selected their of the best ten machines.
Vote totals are the following.
As were expected, the yellow football shirt of leader put on Volkswagen Beetle (it they named by 69% of respondents). In the second place - Porsche 911 (62%), on the third - Willys Jeep (44%). Further go Ford Mustang (43%), BMW M3 (36%), Audi A8 (35%), AC Cobra (33%), Dodge Viper (31%), Mini (31%) and Mercedes- benzo 300 sl Coupe (30%). It will be interesting to compare the selection of our readers with the selection of the automobile enthusiasts of entire peace...
Prior to the end of the year and the members of judges, and all desiring will return their votees in favor the best, in their opinion, automobiles. They will continue further fight from 25 to 35 machines - this list will be proclaimed on the auto-salon in Geneva during March of future year. The following stage - selection of five finalists (this it will study professional judges). The best five will name on the auto-salon in Frankfurt in the fall of 1999. But on 4 December, 1999, will pass the world tele-bridge COTC (gala- idea it takes place in Las-Vegase), during which will be named the conqueror.

We congratulate conquerors!

Among participants in the interrogation we, as promised, was conducted lottery. By the possessors of our it is prize they became:
soldier from Irkutsk Polyakov Dmitriy (it has in the personal use the automobile OF VENYUKOVSKY FITTINGS PLANT -21083). Dmitriy won main prize - telephone Volkswagen Beetle.
Mechanics from g. of inta (republic of the Komi) Of tochilin Andrey , in xwho in the personal use OF VENYUKOVSKY FITTINGS PLANT -21063, is obtained the second prize - the radio receiver, disguised under the gasoline pump.
Third place - in manager from Moscow Aleksandr vershinina (it it drives on Audi 90): it awaits knob in the wooden case with the symbolism To avtorevyu.
Furthermore, editorial staff decided to award encouraging prize to student 3 "B" of the class of the school № 48 g. of Karaganda You nikite black (in its dad - Mitsubishi L300). We Nikite let us present sports shirt with the symbolism To avtorevyu.
We request conquerors to ring into the editorial staff. Prizes will be entrusted to you during the Moscow motor- show MIMS ' 98 or they are sent on the mail.

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