Muscle Car Mania – Factory Performance Cars 1960-1973 April 23rd through September 6th
Hershey, PA (March 15, 2010) We have repeatedly asked our visitors, “what would you like to see in our changing exhibitions here at the Antique Auto Museum at Hershey?” Without fail, the top answer is always “Muscle Cars!” Indeed, muscle cars are one of the hottest commodities in the car world. They dominate the auctions and the car shows, just as they did the streets 40 years ago.
We have gathered together a collection of 20 of the most desirable models of the muscle car era, which began in the 1960s and ended rather abruptly in the early 1970s, a victim of a combination of changing pollution, safety and insurance regulations coupled with the first gas crisis. Visitors will see th
e legendary Chevy “409,” which was immortalized by the Beach Boys in
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Boyd Coddington's Aluma Coupe
Recently Donated to Petersen Automotive Museum
Iconic Hot Rod Builder's Vision Finds a Permanent Home
Aluma Coupe by Hot Rods by Boyd
(Los Angeles, CA March 3, 2010) The 1925/34 "Round Door" Rolls Royce Phantom I Aerodynamic Coupe. Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS. The Batmobile. Ed Roth's Outlaw. What do these iconic cars have in common? They are all part of the Petersen Automotive Museum Collection. The Petersen Automotive Museum houses a collection of over 300 vehicles that rotate through the many themed galleries to give people a new experience every time they visit. A recent donation has added yet another iconic car, "Aluma Coupe", to the Museum's impressively eclectic collection.
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(323) 964-6320 cbrown@petersen.org
The petersen automotive museum March through june 2010
NEW EXHIBITIONS
FANTASIES IN FIBERGLASS Open through October 3, 2010
Gordon R. Howard Gallery
Invented in the 1930s, fiberglass was first used as heat insulation before automobile enthusiasts came to recognize its potential as a material for car bodies and other components. From Corvettes to dune buggies, many of the most iconic fiberglass customs and production cars of the past half-century will be on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum beginning in the spring of 2010. Together, they offer an interesting contrast to both the mainstream cars that populate our motoring landscape and those made of carbon fiber, the newest wonder material to be embraced by today’s innovators.
Lincoln Electric New Deutz Engine for the Vantage 300 Welder/Generator
Lincoln Electric gives construction teams, pipe rig owners and rental fleet managers an additional engine choice for the company’s popular Vantage 300 welder/generator (shown). Now, buyers can choose between the new Deutz or existing Kubota diesel engines. The newest Vantage 300 features the reliable Deutz D2008L4 four-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine. This 1.6-liter engine runs at 1,800 rpm and is rated at 24 horsepower.
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Ernst Manufacturing introduces an all-in-one solution for organizing wrenches, screwdrivers, sockets, ratchets and extensions. The new magnetic mount secures tools to prevent tipping and sliding. According to the company, this system is designed to quickly organize up to 126 tools. It makes tools easy to find, easy to remove for use and easy to replace when a job is completed. It also protect tools from the nicks, scratches and dulling that come from banging around in a toolbox drawer.
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CPP’s new Complete Rear Dual Adjustable Coil-Over Kit is designed to convert your 1963-72 Chevy truck to a corner carving, performance driving vehicle! Our kit includes our new Totally Tubular Trailing arms, coil over springs and dual adjustable coil over shocks and all the mounting hardware to make this rear suspension
Get that cool street rod stance and track proven performance for your 1963-87 Chevrolet C10 Truck! Our Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kits include dual-adjustable coil-over shocks, spanner wrench and bearing kit, our Totally Tubular™ upper and lower control arms, and all the mounting brackets and hardware for a simple bolt-on installation.
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville “Baroness;" the show car that she styled for the Feminine Show. When you look back at General Motors’ rich design history, one of the most talented individuals, who made her career as part of GM’s vaunted Creative Design Team, was the late Suzanne E. Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was one of the original Damsels of Design – a group of eight, great talented female designers that the famed Harley Earl hired during the early days of the 1950s.
Throughout history, the Oldsmobile story has inspired many automotive historians with its rich and celebrated heritage which started right in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing.
I remember a particularly exciting year in 1978 when Oldsmobile introduced their new line of vehicles and automotive catalogues to the buying public. My first impression was that Oldsmobile was using 1978 to create a family-oriented lineup of new cars. The company used its advertising and marketing to highlight many traditional family values
The year 1966 was a great year for automotive sales in the U.S. Many car manufacturers were doing very well for the economy and in 1966 the average cost for a new Dodge vehicle sold for $ 2,280 and the price of gasoline for 32 cents a gallon.
The Chrysler Corporation was also doing very well within the automotive markets with its popular Dodge Dart models. The 1966 Dodge Dart models made their debut in Dodge dealerships on September 30, 1965.
Based on a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan, this recently completed mild custom was built to showcase the timeless factory “Tri-Five” heritage. With a new GM Performance ZZ4 power plant backed by a factory-fresh GM 700R4 transmission, it is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel Wilwood disc
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications,
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