"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
05/25/2014 at 18:40 • Filed to: Peterson Museum, Jaguar, Porsche, Dempsey, Ferrari, Los Angeles, LAX
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"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
05/25/2014 at 18:40 • Filed to: Peterson Museum, Jaguar, Porsche, Dempsey, Ferrari, Los Angeles, LAX | 4
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If you are ever in Los Angeles, a must-see is the Petersen Automotive Museum. On a recent trip, I had the opportunity to spend some at the Petersen before returning to LAX to fly home. The Ford GT-40 Mk III you see above was part of a special !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! exhibit sponsored by Jaguar.
I particularly found this E-Type amazing. It's so black, it was hard to capture it. It was sublime and there is no doubt why the curator featured it so prominently.
Racer and actor Patrick Dempsey nominated the Porsche 356. This one is owned by retired Petersen Museum Executive Director Buddy Pepp. It is a fantastic flat grey brought to an incredible sheen. Gunmetal never looked so good.
Here are few others for your dreamy gaze.
An additional must-do at the museum is the "Vault Tour". There are no pictures of it because they're prohibited. However, it was fascinating. The cars ranged from one of a kind cars from early in the last century to the actual Magnum PI Ferrari 308. Our tour guide knew the story behind nearly every car. An interesting thing was the normal cars in the collection. They were often historically significant because they were the first of a given run of cars. The first Nissan (not Datsun) brought to the States is there for instance. It's well worth the time to visit.
There is an excellent collection of motorcycles as well.
Make sure you check-in on Facebook and show them at the gift shop. I received an awesome Jaguar F-Type baseball cap. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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JGrabowMSt
> Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 19:02 |
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No 300SL!?
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Mosqvich
> JGrabowMSt
05/25/2014 at 19:08 |
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Nope. Apparently none of the judges felt it fit what they were looking for. Beauty, etc.., is always in the eye of the beholder. The 300SL is magnificent though.
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JGrabowMSt
> Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 19:16 |
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BAD! BAD JUDGES!
Seriously, the NSX (one of my dream cars), but not a 300SL? What is wrong with them....
I cant even....
Stuart
> Mosqvich
05/27/2014 at 15:41 |
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There is a 300SL selected by collector Bruce Myer.
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Mosqvich
> Stuart
05/27/2014 at 16:17 |
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I must have missed it. To be honest, I'm not a Merc fan, not even of the Gullwing.