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Petersen P800 Rally | Day 1 — Petersen Automotive Museum
Petersen P800 Rally Day 1 | Monterey Setting off in Monterey, the P800 Rally has officially begun! This inaugural enthusiast Northern-California rally celebrates iconic landscapes responsible for inspiring the concept and design of many timeless sports cars. Check out some of our moments on th
NEW PODCAST | DJ Skee — Petersen Automotive Museum
This week, Daniel Valdez sits down with producer, DJ, entrepreneur and automotive enthusiast, DJ Skee. He talks about moving to Los Angeles at 17, starting his music career, his numerous collaborations, owning a Tesla CyberTruck and much more. Listen Now!
First Ever Donut Media Cruise-In | Recap — Petersen Automotive Museum
Breaking Records at the Petersen Museum! We hosted the largest-ever cruise-in at the Petersen Museum on Sunday, Feb. 18. The inaugural Donut Media Cruise-In marked a historic milestone for the museum, celebrating our 30th anniversary this year, drawing over 2,000 attendees and maxing out the 600-sp
NEW PODCAST | Bri Lynch — Petersen Automotive Museum
This week Daniel Valdez sits down with professional stunt driver, automotive enthusiast, mechanical hobbyist and an entrepreneur, Bri Lynch. Bri talks about starting motocross at an early age, how she started stunt driving and being in over 40 movies, tv series and music videos including Black Panth
NEW PODCAST | Mr. Brainwash — Petersen Automotive Museum
This week Daniel Valdez sits down with highly influential contemporary street artist, visionary and star of "Exit Through the Gift Shop," Mr. Brainwash. Mr. Brainwash talks about moving to the United States at an early age, how he got involved with street artist, meeting Banksy and his rec
EVENT RECAP | ANNUAL CARROLL SHELBY CRUISE-IN - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS — Petersen Automotive Museum
ANNUAL CARROLL SHELBY CRUISE-IN - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS EVENT RECAP Thank you all for making this a successful Carroll Shelby Cruise-in! There were 250 cars and 500 people in attendance. Captured by @moneebnain
Rennsport Reunion 7 | Day 3 at Laguna Seca — Petersen Automotive Museum
Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca The World’s largest gathering of Porsche race cars, drivers, and enthusiast meet has begun. In its seventh installment, Rennsport Reunion celebrates the iconic cars, people, and moments at the heart of the Porsche experience. Check out some of the moments we got t
The Petersen Cars in Mr. Beast's Latest Video! — Petersen Automotive Museum
Mr. Beast, the world’s most popular YouTuber with more than 184 million subscribers, has gone live with a video featuring three vehicles from the Petersen Automotive Museum. The new video, titled “$1 Vs $100,000,000 Car!,” features the YouTube star “exploding, sailing, driving and even flying” a v
NEW PODCAST | The Car Week Special! — Petersen Automotive Museum
Talking to some legends at the Quail!! Daniel Valdez and Patrick Thomas caught up with John Hennessey, JackUltraMotive, Damon Jones, Adam Faris, Michael Van Runkle and Captain Crankshaft at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering this year. They asked what was your first car and what's your favorite c
NEW PODCAST | James Pumphrey — Petersen Automotive Museum
Carstories is back for Season 3!! Patrick Thomas and Daniel Valdez starts Season 3 of CarStories with Donut Media's Editor in Chief and host of the Past Gas podcast, James Pumphrey. They talk about his stand-up days, his love for German cars and his experience working for Donut Media over the yea
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1973 McLaren M16C — Petersen Automotive Museum
1973 McLaren M16C ENGINE: Turbocharged 2.6-liter Offenhauser inline-4 (original engine) HORSEPOWER: 780 (est. original engine) NUMBER BUILT: 6 RACE SERIES: Indianapolis 500/USAC Racing One of the most successful designs at the Indianapolis 500 in the period, and the second car McLaren d
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1972 McLaren M20 — Petersen Automotive Museum
1972 McLaren M20 ENGINE: 8.1-liter Chevrolet V-8 (original engine) HORSEPOWER: 750 (original engine) NUMBER BUILT: 3 RACE SERIES: Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) Designed to compete with Porsche’s new 917/10K, the M20 was the last car McLaren would design for Can-Am before it p
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1971 McLaren M8F-1 — Petersen Automotive Museum
1971 McLaren M8F-1 ENGINE: 7.9-8.4-liter Chevrolet V-8 (original engines) HORSEPOWER: 700-720 (est. original engines) NUMBER BUILT: 2 (est.) RACE SERIES: Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) Campaigned by Denny Hulme and Peter Revson during the 1971 Can-Am season, in which McLaren w
EVENT RECAP | WAGONFEST SOCAL 2023 — Petersen Automotive Museum
AVANTS WAGONGEST 2023 EVENT RECAP We had the absolute pleasure of hosting AVANTS Wagonfest 2023 at the museum the last weekend. Over 200 wagons from brands from every corner of the automotive world! Here are some of our favorite photos. Same thing next year? Check out AVANTS !
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1970 McLaren M15A — Petersen Automotive Museum
1970 McLaren M15A ENGINE: Turbocharged 2.6-liter Offenhauser inline-4 (original engine) HORSEPOWER: 650 (original engine) NUMBER BUILT: 3 RACE SERIES: Indianapolis: 500/USAC Racing Spurred by sponsor Goodyear’s desire to achieve a victory over rival Firestone, McLaren brought its orange
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1969 McLaren M10A — Petersen Automotive Museum
1969 McLaren M10A ENGINE: 5.0-liter Chevrolet V-8 (original engine) HORSEPOWER: 500 (original engine) NUMBER BUILT: 20 (est.) RACE SERIES: Formula 5000/Formula A The McLaren M10A was one of the first monocoque cars built for Formula 5000 racing. McLaren, like many major manufacturers in
VEHICLE ARCHIVE | 1969 McLaren M6GT — Petersen Automotive Museum
1969 McLaren M6GT ENGINE: 5.7-liter Chevrolet LT1 V-8 (prototype M6GT) HORSEPOWER: 370 (prototype M6GT) NUMBER BUILT: 3 (est.) RACE SERIES: Group 4 Hoping to expand upon the success that the M6 had enjoyed in Can-Am and Formula racing, McLaren set out to build a road-going version of t