Petersen Automotive Museum's Blog (25)

If you love the American LeMans Series of racing, we have two VIP ticket packages available for this Saturday’s race at The Long Beach Grand Prix. One package is for two people, and the other package is for four people. These packages were donated by an anonymous CF200 member and are being auctioned off on eBay, 100% of the proceeds go to The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation.







Each package includes:



-Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series… Continue

KTLA's Gayle Anderson interviews Curator Leslie Kendall this morning to find out, "What Were They Thinking?"



Local Los Angeles TV station KTLA (they’re on the CW) stopped by to check out our newest exhibit, “What Were They thinking? The misfits of Motordom”. If you missed the story during this morning’s newscast, watch the 6:30 and 10:00 pm news tonight on KTLA for more!



“What Were They Thinking? The Misfits of Motordom” opens Saturday! Stop by and see a very unusual… Continue

Here's a behind the scenes look at what happens during a museum exhibit de-installation when the vehicles are a little too large to come down the ramp.…

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Speed Racer Mach 5

Niekamp Roadster AMBR 1950

Golden Star AMBR 1989, 1991

Lil' John Buttera Harley

Alien AMBR 1969

Lil' John Sedan

Ed Roth's Outlaw

Candy… Continue

On October 23rd, The Petersen Automotive Museum hosted "A Tribute to Corvette Racing: From Fitch to Fehan". Pick up the March 2009 issue of Vetteto see pictures of Corvette racing legends and the cars that they drove.