One year ago, our Hidden Treasures column by Mark Brinker featured a well-preserved Bonneville Streamliner, the Beast III, that had...
A rare Cadillac, once owned by 1940s Silver Screen starlet Rita Hayworth, will be one of several iconic automobiles of...
Everyone in the automotive and publication worlds was sad to note the recent passing of Robert E. (Pete) Petersen at age 80 on March 23. He succumbed after a short battle with cancer. A veteran of WWII, he launched Hot Rod magazine in 1948. He became a familiar figure at...
Photo: Peter Harholdt This summer, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, an...
Executive Director, Petersen Automotive Museum VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how you first came to cars...
The Petersen Automotive Museum Chairman of the Board Steven E. Young has announced that Terry L. Karges has been appointed Executive Director of the Museum. Karges has succeeded Buddy Pepp effective August 15, who is retiring following a successful two-year run as Executive Director where he made significant contributions to...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced its grand reopening celebration will take place Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the museum...
Photos from opening night at the Petersen Museum’s new “The Porsche Effect” exhibition, which will run throughout 2018....
The Petersen Automotive Museum and Checkered Flag 200, the museum’s premier membership group, will present another gala tribute this November in honor of the SCCA’s Trans-American Sedan Championship. “Tribute to Trans-Am” will take place November 12, beginning with a 6:00 p.m. cocktail reception, followed by dinner. Also scheduled is a...
By Dennis Gray, Bill Wagenblatt, & Rex McAfee On my way home from the Velocity Invitational held at Weathertech Raceway...
Appearing for the first time in North America in over 30 years, “Andy Warhol: Cars – Works from the Mercedes-Benz...
After decades spent amassing one of the most significant private collections in the world, restaurant magnate Herb Wetanson has decided to bring three of his most unique and collectable cars to auction at RM Sotheby’s December 8, 2018 auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The vehicles...
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