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Petersen Museum to preserve LA legacies

raustin | January 2, 2013

This 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III is the latest in a long line of vehicle donations in the Petersen Automotive Museum.

LOS ANGELES – The Petersen Automotive Museum recently received two outstanding vehicles to add to its world-class collection of more than 400 vehicles. “Double Dozen” a hand-built roadster whose design is based on a 1933 Ford, and an immaculate 1963 … More »

Superstorm Sandy: A Hurricane & the Hobby

raustin | November 19, 2012

Although the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey still stands, the inside is devastated from mud and salt water damage following Hurricane Sandy. The building will have to be gutted and restored and the cars rebuilt or scrapped.

After 12 long years, the Vintage Car Club of Ocean County finally fulfilled its dream of opening a car museum in Point Pleasant, N.J., on Sept. 15. Less than three weeks later, that dream washed out to sea, almost literally, when Hurricane Sandy came crashing into the United States’ East Coast on Oct. 29. Just one example of the superstorm’s impact on the old car hobby. More »

Categories: Club News, Features, Hobby News, Museum News, Old Car News | Tags: car insurance, car museum, collector cars, hurricane, vintage | 2 Comments

On the Yellowstone Trail: A visit to the LeMay museums

raustin | July 31, 2012

Mark Mowbray, executive director of the Yellowstone Trail Association, took time out on his summer journey along the Yellowstone Trail to visit two classic car museums near Tacoma, Wash. The following is his blog post about the visits: Day … More »