The Petersen Automotive Museum has opened the second of two Luftgekühlt exhibits, Prototype Giants, which focuses on the history and legacy of...
The Petersen Automotive Museum recently opened a new exhibit titled “Splendor and Speed: Treasures of the Petersen Collection” that unites the...
The second annual Benedict Castle Concours D’Elegance was held in Riverside, Calif. on March 28. An eclectic mix of more than 300 cars were featured on the terraced lawns surrounding the historic castle including Pebble Beach-winning classics, Grand National-winning hot rods, prized low riders, perfectly restored and customized Japanese classics, Ferraris,...
On November 14, Sunday, Britweek – the annual celebration of British culture and innovation in Los Angeles – will be...
A new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum will appeal to both the automotive enthusiast as well as those who...
As noted each of the last two weeks, The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best award, celebrating automotive design and...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles hosted the Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) 50th Anniversary Reunion last Saturday. The legendary...
Bruce Meyer, the quintessential “car guy,” was recently named Enthusiast of the Year by the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, in Michigan. The event’s board members are recognizing Meyer for his decades of automotive contribution, which include being a “founding father” of the Petersen Automotive Museum. He served...
VR: It was recently announced that you have been chosen to be the chief judge for the Pebble Beach Concours...
Barrett-Jackson will host a nine-day celebration of the company’s 45th anniversary in Scottsdale, Arizona, from Jan. 23-31, 2016, at WestWorld...
• Paris’ famed Retromobile automobile exhibition has announced that its next event, February 6–10, 2013, will pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of Roland Garros’ first crossing of the Mediterranean by air. Included in the display will be Garros’ type H “Morane” airplane and his 5-liter “Roland Garros” Bugatti. For...
• The second Bund Classic Concours d’Elegance will be held at the iconic Villa at No. 1 Waitanyuan from October...
• Correction—In last month’s Villa d’Este Photo Gallery, the 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I “Round Door” was attributed to Rene Herzog,...
In the February 2010 edition of Vintage Racecar, editor Casey Annis reported that a concours d’provenance had been held in Palos Verdes, a suburb of Los Angeles. When I read it, I thought many of you might wonder what in the world is a concours d’provenance. We all know what...
The Petersen Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles is preparing to open a new exhibit honoring Dan Gurney called...
For readers in the Los Angeles area — or, conceivably, further afield — a couple of upcoming events at the...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has just debuted its newest exhibit, “Eyes on the Road: Art of the Automotive Landscape.” The display, which explores the intersection of art, the motoring environment and automotive innovation, will feature a curated selection of concept cars and artwork from iconic artists, including Ed Ruscha, Andy...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with its newest exhibit, “GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars...
The Petersen Automotive Museum honored motorsports legend Dan Gurney with its 2016 Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award — in...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America will celebrate its 25th Annual Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Fillmore Theater in Detroit. Inducted into the Hall that night will be racing industry legends Jack Chrisman, Harvey Firestone, Masten Gregory, Brad Lackey, Bud Moore, Robert E. Petersen and...
Pete Lyons Partway through an evening of kind words, warm recollections and congratulations, the moderator came on the mic and...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will debut a new exhibit featuring 10 custom vehicles, donated from Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s personal...
Petersen Automotive Museum, in partnership with Coker Tier who will be the presenting sponsor of the showcase recently announced that they will be hosting a curated display of cars from the personal collection of James Hetfield. The collection can be found at The Quail: A Motorsport Gathering which will open...
The Peterson Museum in Los Angeles is filled with wonderful automotive treasures. The eye-catching post-war muscle cars, sports cars, exotic...
Following a 14-month total transformation that shrouded the exterior with ribbons of stainless steel and packed the interior with priceless...
Following a 14-month total transformation that shrouded the exterior with ribbons of stainless steel and packed the interior with priceless vehicles and cutting-edge technology, the Petersen Automotive Museum at the gateway of Los Angeles’ famed Museum Row has reopened on time, on budget and packed with hundreds of new sights,...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will present a new exhibit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise through...
VR: Like so many of us, I’m sure that you were influenced by the automobile very early on in your...
In conjunction with its ongoing exhibit The Porsche Effect, L.A.’s Petersen Museum will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Porsche 964’s debut at the 1988 Frankfurt Auto Show by hosting “Luft X Petersen – 30 years of the 964,” a VIP Reception on Friday, April 20, during the weekend of...