THE US FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 1982
Glen Helen Regional Park
San Bernardino, California
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple compuuters, teamed up with promoter Bill Gram to host this three day event in 1982.
With an estimated 670,000 fans in attendance, it's plan was to feature a satelite hookup between the United States and Soviet Union concert attendees. It was promoted as a matter of "goodwill" between the citizens of the Comunist and Democratic countries by combining rock music and technology. The Cars took their turn on stage Saturday, September 4, 1982 with bands like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Kinks, and Eddie Money to name a few other participants.
THE CARS WIN 1984Â
MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
The Cars won Video of the Year of 1984 with their efforts for "You Might Think", which also gained an additional nine awards combined at two other awards ceremonies that year.  One feature of the video that made it so special was that it was one of the first that utilized computer graphics (known as CG today) , a relitively new medium for the video industry at the time.
"You Might Think"
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LIVE AID
JULY 13, 1985
Wembley Stadium United Kingdom
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaÂ
Simultaneously.
On July 13th, 1985 history was made as The Bob Geldof Organization "Band-Aid" and co-founder Midge Ure, the guitarist for the group Ultravox,  organized  an in-person and on-air concert for 16 hours broadcast over satellite. It was the most-watched television event in history at time reaching over an estimated 1.9 billion. the broadcast was  featured in 110 countries including the Iron Curtain. An estimated 70,000 fans attended Wembley and another 100,000 fans for Philadelphia. Live Aide raised a projected 127 Million dollars.
Later projects of Geldof would yield another 44 Million with "Do they know it's Christmas?"
LIVE AIDE LOGO
FAN SUBMISSION: ANGELA LEWIS
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
2018
In 2018. a moment Cars Fans from around the world could only dream of was realized when the Cars were finally inducted into Cleveland's own Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. While Benjamin is noted within the Rock Hall, he gets even greater acknowledgment when The Cars are finally inducted by Brendan Flowers of The Killers. Honored guests included his only son, as well as other friends and family. As recounted by his bandmates,
Benjamin attended in spirit smiling down on his brothers very proudly. Congratulations to The Cars for an honor well deserved. All hail to the founding fathers of New Wave!
