Start Your Engines!! 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show Tickets Now Available for Purchase

--Purchase Tickets Online for the First Time--

--Auto Show Tickets Make a Great Stocking Stuffer for the Auto Enthusiast in Your Life--

E. NORRITON, Pa., Dec. 8 -- The Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) announced today that tickets for the 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show are now available for purchase. For the first time in Auto Show history, tickets can be purchased online at www.phillyautoshow.com, further in advance of the show than ever before and just in time for the holidays. Once purchased, "E-tickets" can be printed immediately for redemption at the show, which parks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center January 31 through February 8.

"The 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show IS the place to be, and you can reserve your spot by purchasing tickets online well in advance of the show," said Jay Haenn, Chairman of the 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show and president of Lansdale Chrysler Jeep. "We're offering online ticket sales to make it more convenient than ever before to attend one of the largest automotive happenings in the country!"

Online tickets can be purchased and printed from the comfort of home by clicking on the "Buy Tickets Now" link on the official 2004 Auto Show web site www.phillyautoshow.com. Online tickets are $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children (7-12).

"Philadelphia loves its Auto Show, and tickets make a great stocking stuffer for the auto enthusiast in your life," said Haenn. "Get your holiday shopping started early with Auto Show tickets, and help your family and friends join the express lane to this year's show."

In addition to online ticket sales, discounted tickets are available starting today at 75 SEPTA sales offices throughout the Delaware Valley. Discounted ticket prices are $8.00 for adult admission and $6.00 for child/senior admissions - up to a $2 discount on adult tickets compared to same day, box office prices. The discounted tickets can be redeemed for admission into the Auto Show, weekdays, February 2-6. SEPTA and the ADAGP are once again making available a "Turbo Pass," that can be purchased for an additional $8.00, which entitles riders to unlimited, one-day travel on SEPTA buses, trolleys and trains from January 31 to February 8. "Turbo Passes" are not valid on SEPTA Regional Rail Trains arriving in Center City Philadelphia prior to 9:30 a.m.

Discount adult admission tickets and the SEPTA "Turbo Pass" are available at 75 SEPTA Sales Offices including:

    -- SEPTA 15th Street Store
    -- SEPTA 69th & Market Street Sales Office
    -- SEPTA Broad Street & Olney Avenue Sales Office
    -- SEPTA Transit Museum Store at 1234 Market Street, Lobby
    -- SEPTA Railroad Ticket Offices

  About the Show

The 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show rolls into the Pennsylvania Convention Center from January 31 to February 8. This year's show will have hundreds of concept, classic, luxury, new production and exotic vehicles. Produced and owned by the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP), the 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show will feature more than 700 vehicles from more than 40 participating manufacturers from around the world.

  The 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show hours are:

    -- Noon to 10 p.m. on weekdays
    -- 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays
    -- 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1
    -- 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8

For more than a decade, the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia has supported the extraordinary work of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the finest pediatric hospitals in the nation. This support is exhibited through the Association's contribution scheduled to reach $2.5 million by the year 2005. In 2002, the ADAGP extended its involvement with children and unveiled Auto Dealers CARing for Kids, the formalized program in which the association supports Children's Hospital and other child- related causes in the Philadelphia five-county area. One dollar for every attendee of the 2004 Auto Show will be donated to the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids community service program.

For more information about the 2004 Philadelphia International Auto Show, visit the show's official Web site at www.phillyautoshow.com.

About the ADAGP

The ADAGP, established in 1904, is the oldest association of its kind in the nation. The association, comprised of 220 franchised new car and truck dealers throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, leads lobbying efforts, provides education and training seminars, conducts a Sales Training Academy to recruit new individuals into the retail automotive industry, and owns and produces the Philadelphia International Auto Show.

About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is ranked today as the best pediatric hospital in the nation by a comprehensive Child magazine survey. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu/.

About SEPTA

SEPTA regional rail lines operate directly to the doors of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition, 12 SEPTA bus routes, the Center City PHLASH, the Broad Street and Market-Frankford subway/elevated lines and subway-surface trolley routes are only a short walk away from the Convention Center. For additional information call the SEPTA Travel Information Center at (215) 580-7800 or visit www.septa.org.