of THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
(LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2010) Effective June 1, 2010, Griot's Garage became the Official Car Care Product Provider of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Based in Tacoma, Washington, Griot's Garage is the brainchild of Founder, CEO, and certified automotive enthusiast, Richard Griot back in 1988 when he wasn't satisfied with the car care products available on the market at that time.
For 22 years, Griot's Garage has been available only through mail-order or at select automotive boutiques. The company's motto is a direct quote from Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of the Rolls Royce Motor Company. "Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough." This level of passion and drive for perfection has lead to a high-quality, American-made product line that rejects fancy names and fla shy packaging in order to make it easier for the customer to choose the right product for the job. This attribute caught the attention of Richard Messer, Executive Director of the world-renown Petersen Automotive Museum, "Griot's Garage stands out from the crowd as a premium car care product company operated by passionate, detail-oriented automotive enthusiasts from the top down. This partnership creates great opportunities for both organizations. With over 350 vehicles in our collection to take care of, some of them extremely rare, we only use products that create a museum-quality finish that will last." "The quality of automobiles and stewardship of the collector car hobby that the Petersen Automotive Museum represents is absolutely unsurpassed," said Griot. He continued, "That Griot's Garage is recognized to provide products equal to their collection standards is an honor and a privilege. This a natural fit for both our organizations and I would expect many years of beautifully detailed vehicles for all car enthusiasts to enjoy." The Petersen Museum Store is the only physical location in Southern California where Griot's Garage products are available. Customers can touch and feel the products and get the expert opinion from people who use them everyday. Griot's believes very strongly in workshops as a way to teach customers to get the most from their products. The company will host Car Care Tech Sessions at the Petersen Automotive Museum, with the first during the Fiberglass Day and Car Show at the Petersen on June 26, 2010. See www.petersen.org for show details. The Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles on three floors of exhibit space. Visitors are invited to experience the first floor "Streetscape" which takes them on a journey through time as they trace the history of the automobile through a lifelike, walk through diorama. The second floor presents five rotating galleries with state-of-the-art displays of racecars, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, concept cars, celebrity and movie cars, and auto design and technology. The third floor May Family Discovery Center is designed to spark interest in science by way of the automobile, the 6,500 square-foot, interactive “hands-on& rdquo; learning center teaches children basic scientific principles by explaining the fundamental functions of a car.
The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. The Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles. Admission prices are $10 for general admission adults, $5 for seniors and students with ID, and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Museum members and children under five are admitted free. Covered parking is available for $2 per half hour with an $8 maximum for Museum visitors. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. For general Museum information, call 323/930-CARS or visit the Museum’s Web site at: www.petersen.org.