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The Petersen museum in Los Angeles has a small exhibit now called Uncompromised Design, highlighting the mid-engine heritage of some Porsche models. They have 3 cars on display: a 550, a 914-6, and a 918.
Nice!!! (Gotta go to the Petersen sometime when I'm also there to see the Reagan Library. But after battling LA traffic for the recent Rare Shades 4 event, I'm in NO hurry to drive back to LA!!!!)
Silver Six belongs to my good bud Carson. I got word via the Petersen that they were in need of a silver, stockish, 9146 for several months...and here she sits . Pampered daily and looked after by the Petersen docens. Hey George...you may have sold this one to Carson...
Marty is the short dude !
Silver Six belongs to my good bud Carson. I got word via the Petersen that they were in need of a silver, stockish, 9146 for several months...and here she sits . Pampered daily and looked after by the Petersen docens. Hey George...you may have sold this one to Carson...
Marty is the short dude !
Thanks, I was curious about the car owner and history. My visit on Sunday was my first since the 1990s. I was impressed by specific histories of many of their cars, including original or unrestored but as mint as possible.
Thanks, I was curious about the car owner and history. My visit on Sunday was my first since the 1990s. I was impressed by specific histories of many of their cars, including original or unrestored but as mint as possible.
The Petersen has had a major interior and exterior
remodel since you've first been there. The original concrete bones of the building & parking structure were built for the Seibu Dept store in the 1960's . It was way ahead of its time...but couldn't make it in the USA and vacated (There are many Seibu stores today in Japan and 1 in Indonesia). An Orbachs Dept store followed, then an indoor swapmeet...then vacant for many years. The Petersen was formally opened in 1994, we attended the gala evening event. Met Mr. / Mrs Robert Petersen, Mr./Mrs. Carrol Shelby, the Mayor, and many more. It's been a welcome member of LACMA here on Wilshire Blvd. the "Miracle Mile" as it was named in the Art Deco era .
Miracle Mile arra of the West side of L.A. today , aka LACMA " Museum Row" . Petersen Auto Museum just to the right in pic, SE corner of Wilshire + Fairfax. The building under re-construction is the original (art deco era) May Company dept store; today part of LACMA.
Last edited by Maltese Falcon; 05-25-2020 at 03:02 PM.
Same corner of Wilshire + Fairfax, this pic was the late 1950's. May Co. building at NE corner, and the future site of the Seibu Dept store (bus-stop) , then re-purposed into the Petersen museum, appears in pic as a small retail parcel.
09-24-2019, 01:10 AM
914 at the Petersen
