Oh, yeah... I've never even heard of the Petersen Museum, but Nethercutt is FANTASTIC!
Even more so if ya like mechanical musical instruments of the late 1800's to the 1930's or so (that's what actually drew me to Nethercutt from NorCal, the cars were just a bonus!).
The musical piece de' resistance is a huge 1920's Wurlitzer theatre organ, one of the world's largest at 75 ranks of pipes... Fully restored to concert condition.
One caveat: Plan ahead. They keep the size and frequency of tours limited... Often, the museum is booked for months in advance.
@GrandpaMike The Peterson Museum is one of LA's gems. Since you visited, they totally remodeled the exterior. It's a futuristic masterpiece, IMO. And if you do return to SoCal, be sure to check out the Nethercutt Museum in nearby Sylmar, it's a hidden gem and well worth a visit
I think it was in 2014, I was in Los Angeles and I made a stop at the Petersen Automotive Museum, on Wilshire Blvd. It was my 2nd visit in about 5 years and I was so impressed to see all the cool cars. They had a 60s car display and the only one I really remember was a gorgeous burgundy color Toronado. The car was huge and just kind of overwhelmed everything else there.
Years ago, my boss's boss (grandboss??) drove one of these monstrous cars...
He was 6'7" and had long, long, long legs... He had legroom to spare in this car.
I'm a more ordinary 6'0" and rode in his car once... Felt like you could have a basketball game inside there! In addition to the car's huge size, it had no center hump, since there was no need for one in this front-wheel drive car.
Very nice car... Of course, the drawback is that wonderful MPG... not really. I think it got about 7mpg. On a good day. With the wind behind it. :)
I remember this car. It was two years previous, that Oldsmobile would introduce the Olds Vista-Cruiser station wagon. Oldsmobile at the time was ahead of their time concerning the design of their vehicles.
My family bought a new 1966 Olds Cutlass Supreme (gold with a black vinyl hard top -- very pretty) to replace our 1959 Ford Galaxie. I recall drooling over the Toronado on display in the dealer's showroom.
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Even more so if ya like mechanical musical instruments of the late 1800's to the 1930's or so (that's what actually drew me to Nethercutt from NorCal, the cars were just a bonus!).
The musical piece de' resistance is a huge 1920's Wurlitzer theatre organ, one of the world's largest at 75 ranks of pipes... Fully restored to concert condition.
One caveat: Plan ahead. They keep the size and frequency of tours limited... Often, the museum is booked for months in advance.
The Peterson Museum is one of LA's gems. Since you visited, they totally remodeled the exterior. It's a futuristic masterpiece, IMO.
And if you do return to SoCal, be sure to check out the Nethercutt Museum in nearby Sylmar, it's a hidden gem and well worth a visit
He was 6'7" and had long, long, long legs... He had legroom to spare in this car.
I'm a more ordinary 6'0" and rode in his car once... Felt like you could have a basketball game inside there! In addition to the car's huge size, it had no center hump, since there was no need for one in this front-wheel drive car.
Very nice car... Of course, the drawback is that wonderful MPG... not really. I think it got about 7mpg. On a good day. With the wind behind it. :)
Imagine the sun hitting it on a cloudless day?
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