The Petersen opens with a Los Angeles-centric view of the automobile, with cars set in period dioramas telling the story of the evolution of the automobile in LA transportation history.
Olden days: rutted dirt roads | |
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horse carriages with motors | |
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Helms Bakeries delivery van | |
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1932 Nash 482R Coupe Twin Ignition Six | |
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1939 Packard Super Eight Phaeton | |
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1936 Plymouth P-2 Two door Sedan | |
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1935 Ford Phaeton | |
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1932 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Coupe by Murphy | |
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1931 Model J Convertible Sedan by Le Baron | |
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1929 Duesenberg Model J Engine | |
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1952 Cadillac | |
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Series 62 Convertible | |
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1954 Kaiser Darrin | |
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KD-161 | |
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The Emergence of an Italian Style
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1938 Alfa Romeo 6C2300 Coupe | |
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1952 Alfa Romeo 1900 Disco Volante | |
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1947 Cisitalia 202 Coupe | |
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1954 Fiat 8V Coupe | |
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1954 Plymouth Explorer | |
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1959 Chevrolet Corvette Italia | |
1953 Dodge Storm Z-250 | |
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1953 Nash-Healey | |
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1967 Ghia 450SS | |
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1971 Maserati Quattroporte | |
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1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero | |
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2008 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione | |
Racers, Hot Rods and Bikes
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1963 XR-6 | |
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Aerodynamics From Art & Science
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1955 Ghia Streamline X "Gilda" | |
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1928 Martin Aerodynamic | |
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1938 Delahaye Type 135M Competition Roadster | |
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1937 Airomobile | |
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 170H | |
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1948 Fiat 1100S | |
1940 BMW 328 MM Kamm Coupe (replica) | |
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1957 Moto Guzzi V-8 | |
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1992 Oldsmobile Aerotech | |
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1979 Ford Probe 1 | |
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2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | |
Gasoline-Alternatives
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| One of the first cars built in Los Angeles, by a 17-year-old boy who also designed its 1.5-hp electric motor. |
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1897 Anthony | |
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1978 Hybricon Centaur II gas-electric hybrid | |
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1963 Chrysler Turbine | |
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Movie and TV Vehicles
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1988 Yamaha VMAX MotoCam Camera Bike and Rigging | |
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1965 Hannibal 8, driven by Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965) | |
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1989 Batmobile, driven by Michael Keaton in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) | |
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1966 Yamaha YDS-3 Batcycle, ridden by Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966) | |
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2002 Jaguar XKR, driven in Die Another Day (2002) | |
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1966 Ford Thunderbird, driven by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991) | |
Miscellaneous
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1923 Mercedes 28/95 Targa Florio | |
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1916 Miller "Golden Submarine" | |
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In the Parkade
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1938 Reo Tractor and 1938 Curtiss Aerocar Fifth-Wheel Trailer | |
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Art Arfons' "Green Monster" Jet Car | |
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The Petersen also has a "vault" of cars that are rarely shown. We had a chance to take that tour, but for $25 we weren't convinced it was worth it. A later story in the newspaper on the vault tour confirmed our decision - the cars there are mostly noteworthy because of who owned them and not what they were. |
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