For auto buffs and newspaper photographers, the liveliest game at this time of the year is matching wits against carmakers to get pictures of new car models before company officials release them. To guard against premature snooping, automakers cover their latest creations with white shrouds, hide them on dealers' roofs and behind high fences, usually move them about after dark. But enterprising newsmen have hired helicopters to spot the new models, often wait on street corners in hopes of snapping one as it passes by on its way to a dealer. Automakers defend their summer secrecy on the ground...
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