Petersen Museum's "Legends of the Dirt"

Contested across deserts, forests, mountains, and purpose-built courses around the world, off-road motorsport is automotive competition at its most demanding. It pushes drivers and machines to the limit, such that simply reaching the finish line is often seen as an achievement in itself.

Legends of the Dirt features some of the most accomplished off-road racers from a wide variety of disciplines, each representing the one-time pinnacle of engineering in its respective field, built for the singular purpose of navigating an adversarial landscape more quickly or more precisely than any other. Though these machines differ significantly in their construction and capabilities, each tailored to the specific demands of the competition for which it was designed, they share a legacy of innovation, influence, and success that has earned them the status of legend.