I generally get bored by auto shows - partly because I have the attention threshold of a hyper-curious 3 year old. But mostly because all the stalls are just sales pitches stuffed to the brim with hype and proprietary technobabble.

For the second time in 5 days I hurtled over winding mountain roads at legally unspeakable speeds.

GM Mid-level manager: “Mr. Head Honcho dude! Steve from budgeting passed out on the keyboard and ordered way too many bumpers with the Opel logo. What do we do?!?”

It’s an easy car to walk past. Even I glanced over it without a second thought as I strolled inside to look at the well maintained vintage Triumphs, Fords and Peugeots. The tip off came when I was leaving and one of the salesmen told me “You see that piece of crap? That junk may be more important than the building,…