Mere minutes after Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle jointly cut the ribbon in opening the 110th installment of the nation’s largest and longest running Auto show, a line formed at Camp Jeep.

The line moved fast around the show’s star attraction, which features the redesigned Jeep Wrangler conquering a steep hill, boulders, a staircase and other off-road obstacles.

There is far more to see and do than just Camp Jeep, including nearly 1,000 vehicles from 36 automakers spread out over one million square feet at McCormick Place.

Before peeling out to jump around in a Pacifica minivan, her son Bear said he wanted a Camaro, Corvette and a Dodge, in that order.

The season’s worst snow storm didn’t deter attendees at the First Look for Charity kickoff event the night before.

An estimated 10,000 people in tuxedos, evening gowns and slippers braved the weather to help raise over $2.8 million to benefit 18 Chicago-area charities.

Those concerns were far removed from the auto show floor, which was comprised of just as many people who had no intention of buying a car in the next year.