page_title: Petersen Automotive Museum
section_title: Collections
hierarchical_section_title: Petersen Automotive Museum / Collections
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo by David Zaitz.
context_page_description: The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history and related educational programs.
context_section_description: The museum has over 100 vehicles on display in its 25 galleries.  The remaining half of the collection is kept in a vault, located on the basement level of the building.  Age restrictions and an admission premium are in effect to view the vault collection. The ground floor focuses on automotive artistry, showcasing an array of extravagant automobiles.  The second floor is principally concerned with industrial engineering—including design, performance, and a collection of interactive teaching exhibits.  Special displays on the industry floor cover racing, motorcycles, hot rods and customs.  The third floor chronicles the history of the automobile with an emphasis on the car culture of Southern California.
  Some of the cars, automotive memorabilia, and exhibits include:
  An extensive Porsche exhibit (until January 2019), including the rare 1939 Porsche 64, one of only two in existence.
  A unique exhibit on the history of the Japanese automotive industry, with many cars on view from Japanese collections
  An exhibit on powered children's racecars
  The NASCAR Herbie used during filming of Herbie: Fully Loaded.
  Lightning McQueen from Disney Pixar Cars and Cars 2
  1967 Ford MKIII GT40
  1956 Jaguar XKSS formerly owned by Steve McQueen
  2011 Ford Fiesta from Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3
  1992 Batmobile from Batman Returns
  Ferrari 308 GTS Targa used by Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. In order for the 6’4” Tom Selleck to fit comfortably in the Ferrari, they had to lower the driver seat.
  De Tomaso Pantera which belonged to Elvis Presley
  The DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future
  Plymouth XNR built by Gotham Garage on Car Masters: Rust to Riches
caption: Precious Metal exhibit, 2015
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