Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles

[TitanRev]

I've just returned lately from my business trip to Los Angeles and while I was there I visited the Petersen Automotive Museum. This is a place where car enthusiast must visit when you are in LA aka LALA land as the local call it. The Petersen is rich with history of the automotive age in the States. From the beginning of automotive industry to hot rods, NHRA Top Fuel dragster, bikes, customization, rebuilds & supercars...

It also features cars from some classic Hollywood movies...likes Batman, Dukes Of Hazzard, Green Hornet TV series....etc...This place also display some of the works of famous designers and builders like Chip Foose and Boyd Coddington. A section was dedicated to HotWheels...

A 24k gold plated DeLorean

A diorama of the olden days grocery shop

A replica of So-Cal Speed shop 1 of the 1st hot rods part store in the days of hot rods...The customization of hot rods was very popular after WW2 as soldiers returning from duty has plenty of time in their hands then they turn the technical knowledge gained from their service into building hot rods and race them at empty airfields...

A Low Rider nicknamed "The Egyptian"...

"The Elvis" another Low Rider

The famous Mach 5 from Speed racer. This car is actually drivable.

The Batmobile was based on a Chevy Impala..and its drivable too...

VW Beetle from the film Herbie Fully Loaded.

NHRA also display some of its awesome dragsters as to celebrate its 60 years anniversary...the tagline was "Sixty Years of Thunder"
Top Fuel dragster

A Chevy small block moded.

A Pro Stocker drag car

A Funny Car dragster

Anatomy of a Pro Stock bike

A work by Chip Foose...The Sniper it's heart is a V10 from a Viper..

Boyd Coddington's work.. The Aluma Coupe

Some classic Supercar was on display as well.
Vector M12

A Ford GT40

For the Hot Wheels fan

For more pictures, please go to this link. Thank you
Petersen Automotive museum pictures by TitanRevo - Photobucket

 

[bera]

nice...the first car totally dope...can already imagine al capone blasting out the cops using tommy gun through the sun roof...and look at that huge unorthodox front mount supercharger on that yellow chevy small block...

 

[TitanRev]

Bera. This place is worth visiting...tons of information

 

[bera]

yup...from the looks of it...not just tons of information...tons of "poison" too...a good place men go to be boys...so many toys

 

[TheSquee]

so many nice cars i wanna visit that place !

 

[Kumanosuke]

what is the name of the car in the second picture ?

 

[DanzEterna]

what is the name of the car in the second picture ?

bugatti i think.

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i always dreamt could see the batmobile live when i was young :)

 

[VTEC LoVeR]

nice place, nice info and cheers for the antique collection monster...

 

[TitanRev]

what is the name of the car in the second picture ?

It's a Buggati EB110

VTec Lover, yup...if anyone of you going to downtown LA. must go visit this place. It's just 30mins drive from LAX airport.

Danz, there's a Bat suit that was worn by Michael Keaton in the 1st film

Here's some info of the museum...
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[VTEC LoVeR]

It's a Buggati EB110

VTec Lover, yup...if anyone of you going to downtown LA. must go visit this place. It's just 30mins drive from LAX airport.

Danz, there's a Bat suit that was worn by Michael Keaton in the 1st film

Here's some info of the museum...
Petersen Automotive Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yaya, i want to go but no $$ lah....