THERE are three keys to happiness in southern California: great tan, great body, great car. Since I’m looking at spending a few months of the year here and the first two departments are no problem, I need advice on what cars are cool in this, the world capital of appearances do matter.
Naturally the only people to see for this sort of information are AJ Gordon and Dana Williamson at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Peter Petersen’s museum is pretty cool. It’s on Wilshire Boulevard not far from Rodeo Drive, near where well-known crooner the Notorious BIG was murdered in his Chev Suburban after a party at the Petersen. And because Pete specified that the museum have only cars relevant to Los Angeles, the metal is awesome.
Petersen was pretty cool himself. A hot rod fanatic, he began in PR at MGM, set up his own spin business, then started Hot Rod magazine and with wife Margie built a publishing empire that ran from Motor Trend to Sassy to my favourite, Guns & Ammo.
In true American fashion, he sold out for a squillion dollars, became a serious philanthropist and started one of the world’s best auto museums.
Click here to read on: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/executive-living/motoring/shopping-for-steve-mcqueens-wheels-at-the-petersen-automotive-museum/story-fngmee2f-1227017910406
