Petersen Automotive Museum Launches New Porsche Focused Video Series

The new Porsche focused video series is sponsored by Mobil 1 and features interviews with well-known Porsche lovers.

The Petersen Automotive Museum hosted a rally and experience at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 (RR7). And while RR7 may be over the Porsche celebration is not. It was recently announced that a new video series is being released that will focus on Porsche as told by some of the most famous Porsche lovers in the world. This includes racing drivers, builders, actors, photographers, and more. A new episode is expected to be dropped every two weeks on the Petersen Automotive Museum YouTube channel as well as their website and other social media outlets. This new video series is called “We Are Porsche.”

“Sharing the stories behind automotive enthusiasts who have shaped the industry and the Porsche brand is key to preserving the history,” said Petersen Executive Director Terry L. Karges. “This series will tell the important stories of those who were influenced by the Porsche marque.” Porsche is celebrating 75 years this year so there is plenty of history to highlight. And these are the perfect people to do it.

Video Lineup

We don’t know the full list of folks that will be featured in this video series, but we know most of them and the list will include Rod Emory, Patrick Long, Jeff Zwart, Daniel Wu, Chris Banning, Hurley Haywood, Bruce Meyer, Chad and Chase McQueen. The Haywood video has already dropped. If you don’t know who Haywood is, this must be your first time on Rennlist. He is one of the greatest endurance racing drivers of all time. He won the 24 hours of Daytona five times and the 24 hours of Le Mans three times. And that is just scratching the surface of his accomplishments. Virtually his entire racing career has been tied to Porsche. In his video he explains why Porsche is so important to him.

Other Insights

Long is another racer and also the founder of the air-cooled Porsche movement, Luftgekühlt. Emory is renowned for his incredible custom Porsche outlaw builds. Zwart is a racer as well as an accomplished film director and photographer. Wu is an actor, martial artist as well as a racer. Chase and Chad McQueen are the son and grandson of the legendary Porsche and Hollywood icon Steve McQueen. Banning earned his nickname of “King of the Mountain” by becoming the fastest racer on Mulholland Drive. Meyer is a legendary car collector as well as the chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum. This video series is full of heavy hitters.

Common Bond

The folks highlighted in the video series share the same bond as all of us here on Rennlist. That bond of course is the love of Porsche. We may not all be famous racing drivers, or builders, and some of us may not even own a Porsche currently. But we all love the brand. And as you watch these videos you will hear why some of the biggest names out there feel the same way.

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Joe Kucinski

Joe has been obsessed with cars since he got his very first Matchbox toy in the ‘70s. In 2003, he found a new obsession in track days that led to obtaining his SCCA competition license in 2015. In 2019, he became a certified driving instructor for the National Auto Sport Association. His love for all things four wheels has never wavered, whether it's driving some of the best cars in the world on the racetrack, tackling 2,000-mile road trips in 2-seat sports cars or being winched off the side of a mountaintop in a Jeep. Writing for the suite of Internet Brands Auto Communities sites, including Rennlist.com, Ford Truck Enthusiasts, 6 Speed and more allows him to share that knowledge and passion with others.