A coverup at the Auto Show

One cool car that arrived just in time for the New York Auto Show will have to remain under wraps for now. According to sources, tiny-car brand Smart imported a vehicle on which it collaborated with furniture line BoConcept to be displayed for a month at BoConcept’s Madison Avenue store. But a source said, “They brought it from Germany, but forgot to get a needed permit to have the car displayed inside a building.” Now the car “has to be kept under a blanket for a week-plus until they get the right permit.” The Smart was unveiled for photos at an event Wednesday, then quickly covered. Said a spy, “Instead of a snazzy prototype, there’s just a lump under a blanket.” Smart-driving celebs have included Simon Cowell and Justin Bieber. Meanwhile, the Auto Show kicked off with its annual East Side House Settlement Gala Preview Thursday night at the Javits Center — and at the Jeep-sponsored event were rappers and socialites alike (who likes cars better?) including Waka Flocka Flame, EPMD’s Erick Sermon, Fendi heir Fe Fendi and Yaz Hernández.