The Petersen Automotive Museum is in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, on Wilshire Boulevard, along Museum Row. One of the biggest car museums in the world.
In its 25 halls, the Petersen Museum has approximately 100 automobiles on display. The other half is housed in a vault on the basement level of the structure. The vault collection is subject to age restrictions and an admission fee.
The first level is dedicated to automotive artistry, with a variety of lavish automobiles on display. Industrial engineering is the focus of the second level, which includes design, performance, and a range of interactive instructional exhibits. Racing, motorbikes, hot rods, and customs are all shown in special displays on the industrial floor. The third floor is dedicated to the history of the automobile, with a focus on Southern California’s car culture.
Even someone like me, who isn’t particularly fond of automobiles, enjoyed the museum.
To be honest, I believe it’s a very American thing to collect cars from all of the major events of the previous century, keep and display automobiles of famous people and movies, and it’s a pretty cool thing to do.
The Petersen Vault has 5 celebrity-owned vehicles
- In 1971 Pantera, DeTomaso DeTomaso Pantera, 1971 Gillogly, Brandan
- Hudson Wasp, 1952 Hudson Wasp, 1952 Gillogly, Brandan
- Rolls-Royce Phantom from 1927. Phantom Rolls-Royce, 1927 Gillogly, Brandan
- Cadillac Series 62 Coupe, 1941
- Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III, 1963
The museum maintains a reserve of more than 300 cars to fit into shows as needed, with 150 cars in exhibit at any given moment. Exploring the museum’s three floors and staring at the 50 or more vehicles on daily show will take 3 to 4 hours.
Many of the cars on exhibit have fascinating backstories that a docent can explain. There are also a variety of automobiles with Hollywood roots for movie enthusiasts. I was impressed to see cars from our favorite movies like The Batman, Star Wars, Back To The Future, Blade Runner, James Bond, Tron: Legacy and many more.
This is a fascinating short journey for car enthusiasts. The collection of vehicles and exhibitions is excellent, as is their condition.
The exhibition was a fascinating experience that began with displays strewn about the parking lot.
The assortment of antique cars, customized cars, supercars, and other interesting autos, as well as motorcycles, is well worth all those little entrance cost.
The top floors of the Petersen museum are loaded with fantastic cars and exhibits that help you to ‘journey through time through automotive technology.’ The information provided on the display boards is amazing.
Pay a little extra for a hour – long guided Vault tour of the hundreds of automobiles stored away in the old parking structure, which covers 125 years of more remarkable vehicular examples from the United States and the rest of the world, including almost every movie. We had a great time gazing at all of the automobiles, both vintage and modern. This lovely place has something for everyone’s preferred vehicle style and period.
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