Petersen Automotive Museum – Virtual Tour

The Petersen Automotive Museum is located along Museum Row in Los Angeles, and it is one of the world’s largest automotive museums. The museum’s exhibitions cover the History, Industry, and Artistry of the Automobile Industry.

The museum has over 100 vehicles on display in 25 galleries. Another half of the collection is kept in a vault located on the basement level of the building. Age restrictions and an admission fee premium are in effect to view the vault collection.

The first floor focuses on automotive artistry with a collection of extravagant automobiles. The second floor is focused on industrial engineering covering design and performance. Displays include racing, motorcycles, hot rods, and customs.

The top floor chronicles the history of the automobile with an emphasis on the American car culture.

The building’s façade features a stainless-steel ribbon assembly made of 100 tons of 14-gauge type steel and 140,000 custom stainless-steel screws.

Petersen Automotive Museum – building’s façade with a stainless-steel ribbon

Highlights of the Petersen Automotive Museum

An extensive Porsche exhibit
A rare 1939 Porsche 64
An exhibition on the history of the Japanese Automotive Industry
An exhibition on powered children’s racecars
The NASCAR Herbie used during the filming of Herbie: Fully Loaded
Lightning McQueen from Disney Pixar Cars and Cars 2
1956 Jaguar XKSS formerly owned by Steve McQueen
1992 Batmobile from Batman Returns
Ferrari 308 GTS Targa used by Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I.
De Tomaso Pantera which belonged to Elvis Presley
The DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future
1967 Ford MKIII GT40

Petersen Automotive Museum

Name: Petersen Automotive Museum
City: Los Angeles
Country: United States
Established: 1994
Type: Automotive Museum
Category: Specialist Museum
Location: 6060 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States

1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen – Powered by a four-stroke internal combustion engine and had 3 spoke wheels on rubber tires

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