The Petersen Automotive Museum

Considered One of the Worlds best Auto Museums

  • The place is packed with revolving exhibits

An appreciation of the history of the automobile

Petersen Automotive Museum

The first floor is typically about automotive artistry, the second floor is principally concerned with design, engineering and interactive teaching exhibits. The third floor covers racing, hot rods, customs, off-road and motorcycles.

"Aerovette" Corvette concept

As you enter the Petersen lobby you're greeted by this, which appears as an "exotic" something out of Italy. With a general theme of being a modern re-imaged 1973 mid-engine "Aerovette" Corvette concept, this car, called "FXE," was designed using 3-D printing along with carbon fiber and titanium chassis components.

Carroll Shelby's original 427 AC car
Also in the lobby is a Super performance Cobra

Brooks Stevens
One of the areas covered on this visit was a "Dream Cars: History Of The Future" exhibit

 

1959 Scimitar concept
The 1959 Scimitar concept was first shown at the Geneva Auto Show. Designed by Brooks Stevens, and only three Scimitars were produced.

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