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SOCIETY OF LAND SPEED RACING HISTORIANS
NEWSLETTER 187 - January 13, 2011
Editor: Richard Parks [email protected]
President's Corner: By Jim Miller (1-818-846-5139)
Photographic Editor of the Society: Roger Rohrdanz, [email protected]
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President's Corner, Editorials, I am sad to have to report that my good friend and racing cohort Charlie Gilmore passed away on December 26 2010, We have lost Rocky Colegetti on Christmas morning around 9 am, You have probably heard this already from many but just in case you did not I am sad to report the passing of Barry Lobeck, A friend of mine from the Midwest is seeking information on McDowell who has dropped off the radar and this happened around the beginning of WW2, Friends of the 36hp Challenge, The Sam Auxier Jr Radio Show Mondays at 7PM EST, Just today I received my latest issue of Hot VW's Magazine (issue February 2011, volume 44, #2) and found something of interest inside, I have a long shot question about a car that was featured on the cover of the March 1961 Rodding and Re-Styling magazine, It wasn’t a Bonneville car but I found a reference to the owner and car on the LandSpeed site, Yes that was me in (your) Dad's stuff, I recently stumbled across the book review you did on my Mickey Thompson book, Heavily baked and lightly salted Danny Thompson leaves the Bonneville Salt at 264 MPH by Erik Arneson, Wally Bell Show is produced by Zeus Radio Network for Racers Reunion Radio, each Wednesday at 7 pm eastern time, I have no idea on any shows or dates or even locations it might have been shown, Watch for the new start date for the Sam Auxier Jr Show, Rosco McGlashan's Aussie Invader 5R newsletter is now online, Have you ever seen a picture of the train test vehicle we designed and fabricated at Halibrand Engineering back in 1968 and 1969, The 2nd Annual Santa Maria High School Saints Drag race team BBQ and car show will be held on January 29 2011, I really appreciate the attention on this, Partial 2011 schedule for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, In your Newsletter 184 from December 1 2010 you have the following quote, I will be posting my final two boats for 2010, The Petersen Automotive Museum December Through March 2011 Exhibitions & Events At A Glance
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President's Corner:
It’s a new year so let’s all get going and enjoy our hot rod fates. Let’s look at a couple of hot events to start the New Year with. First up is the Grand National Roadster Show (AMBR) running from January 28-31, 2011 at the Pomona Fairgrounds. If you like cars, this is the place to be. Last year old race cars were featured and one hall was filled with them. Land Speed cars were prominent in the mix. This year will feature Customs and our own LSR racer Gene Winfield will have a bunch of rides on display. Right in the middle of things is a second must appear event, the 2011 S. C. T. A. Banquet being held on January 29, 2011 down in Westminster. This one rocks as the premier LSR event of the year where you get to rub elbows and have a beverage with your favorite drivers.
Just before Christmas Dan Warner and I took a trip up to the Bay Area to look at some new land speed cars under construction. This weekend will be ditto looking at another new ride. Seems our sport keeps getting bigger and bigger so I guess we’re doing something right. Being on the tech side, we’re constantly fielding calls from all over the country from gear heads building new cars so 2011 should be a great year for us. At the last AMBR year’s show one found Dick Flint’s old lakes car restored beyond beautiful (Click for Image JMC_1908). You could also find the B-Ville 200 MPH Club in action (Click for Image JMC_1907). The Ferguson’s brought my Dad’s old Lakester to show (Click for Image JMC_1006) way before they even thought about restoring it for Pebble Beach. This year on display at the NHRA Museum is supposed to be the Phil Remington repop of his ‘47 Lakester that turned heads last year at the L.A. Roadster Show (Click for Image JMC_1292). Looks like after all the water and hopefully cold disappears from Southern California the year will be off and running for another great year. We’ll be there to bring you all the dirt. Happy New Year.
Here is the info on the SCTA banquet: Date January 29, 2011.
4:30 Fellowship
6:00 Banquet room opens
7:00 Four Star Dinner
8:00 Video Presentation of El Mirage Season
8:30 Awards Presentation.
Location: Westminster Rose Center, 14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92683. Price- $33; Chicken Dijon or Vegetable Lasagna. Contact Jim Miller or your club rep asap to ensure that you get a ticket to the banquet.
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Editorial:
The purpose of the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians is to do research on straight-line racing and hot rodding in general. We are concerned with all land speed racing and time trials, from the 1890’s to the present day, because that sport is relatively small in numbers, so we cover approximately 110 years. We also cover the first decade of “official” drag racing, which is the decade of the 1950’s, starting with the Santa Ana Drags and continuing with all drag racing until 1959. The last subject that we generally cover is hot rodding in general. Many people have asked us why we chose those topics and the answer is simple; it represents the basic sports that our fathers were interested in and we are continuing that interest. It is also due to the fact that the first decade of drag racing was a continuation of sorts from land speed, dry lakes, Bonneville and street racing. The era was interchangeable. We try and end our research into drag racing as of the end of 1959, but that is often difficult, because many racers continued on. So you will see drag racing after that date as Jim and I make individual decisions on what to include and not include in the SLSRH newsletter. However, we err on the side of including news and not excluding it. The newsletter is not intended to be a clone of Hot Rod or The Rodder’s Journal magazines. Their efforts are geared around educating and entertaining their readers in order to make a profit. Our efforts are solely historical and we include a great deal of information simply to put it on record and store it as archival data, knowing that most of our readers have no interest in some of that material.
In some cases you will even see motorboat racing news and historical research. We also include some oval track history and research. Jim and I simply can’t narrow the field so small as to be strictly a straight-line racing historical society. The reason that we can’t restrict our newsletter is; well, YOU. Most of our readers have tried all kinds of racing. We can’t cut out and delete a portion of your lives and experiences because you dabbled in boat, plane, bike, oval track, road course, open wheel, stock car, Pikes Peak, enduro and other forms of racing. Nor do we want to exclude some very interesting parts of your lives. Also, many of our readers are professional writers, photographers and historians; and you also write, research, photograph and record all sorts of racing history in your works. Jim’s father and grandfather did it all. He certainly has to include other racing sports in his writings. My father and Uncle Kenny were involved in a great many racing ventures. I would find it impossible to cover their lives if I narrowed the scope of what we do. But for practical reasons I have to set some guidelines, and then fudge here and there; liberally it seems. Your job as members of the SLSRH is to submit all that you know and all that you wish to send in. In some cases you make a living from your work and since we cannot pay you, we can’t run your research. But you can tell us where to find your work and we will mention it in the newsletter so that our members can find out where you publish. In most cases our members do not submit research to us because they are busy with other projects, such as racing on a year around basis. Some people will never get around to writing their bio or captioning their photographs. At best we will hear your stories as you sit around and benchrace, then Jim and I will write it down as best as we can remember it and put it in the newsletter.
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I am sad to have to report that my good friend, and racing cohort, Charlie Gilmore, passed away on December 26, 2010. It is fortunate that he had given you several stories to archive. As you always point out, everyone's stories are unique, and will be gone with us, if we don't take steps to preserve them. In that vein, I will be sending you follow-up e-mails, on various racing subjects. For now, I just wanted you, and your readers to know that we have lost another pioneer. Charlie was a great guy, and we will miss him greatly. Jeff Foulk
Jeff: What a great loss. Can you send us an obituary or when the services will be held? Charlie was unique in that he experienced the origins of drag racing and he helped to make it a sport. Charlie could tell a story over the minutest details. Everything interested him and he could tell you every emotion and every detail of an event. After you listened to him you would swear that you were with him that day. While he told me a lot of stories, there were many more that he knew that he didn't get to and that's a shame. Losing Charlie, whom I never met in person, is a real loss. We had a great rapport because Charlie was so easy going and made everyone that he met feel special. I tended to think of him as a very young man and now he is gone and we are the poorer for it. Hot rodders and car racers are a family and when we lose a member of that family it really hurts, but it hurts less when we keep their stories alive for the next generation.
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The family of Charles L. Gilmore wishes to announce his passing at home on December 26, 2010, at age 74. Son of Lawrence and Helen (Zoldi) Gilmore (deceased); beloved husband of Margaret Queripel Gilmore; brother of Nancy Timmons and Bettelou Bumeder-Constantine; uncle of Larry (Kari) and Shawn (Patricia) Bumeder, Steve (Terri) and Todd (Kathyjo) Oiler, Wendy Lion (Richard) and Melanie Whiteman (Barry) and five great-nephews and seven great-nieces; and stepfather to Sean and Ann Riordan. Born in New Hope, and raised in Lahaska, Charlie loved Bucks County and during his lifetime was passionately involved in fighting to improve the community he lived in. His list of involvements is a testament to his love of Bucks. In the 1980's, Charlie was the Office Manager for DelAWARE, a group which fought to stop the Point Pleasant Pumping Station. He was also a partner in the Krause, Gilmore and Bunkin political consulting firm. He was active in forming the Bux-Mont Republican Mainstream Committee, whose goal was to bring greater moderation to the party. He was also active in the Bucks County Tourist Industry PAC, whose goal was to unite tourist-driven businesses in an effort to maintain the beauty of the river valley. He assisted the Committee for a Better Bucks County in helping to create a Home Rule Charter for the County. He also helped draft a plan to rehabilitate the Delaware Canal. Charlie's ideas were ahead of his time, but he lived to see positive changes in Bucks County.
For 22 years, he was a fire-fighter and, for a time, the assistant Chief of the Midway Volunteer Fire Company. Charlie attended Central Bucks High School and was the Lahaska Post Master until his retirement. After his retirement, Charlie created a business where he repaired race car engines and also specialized in repairing British automobiles. He organized and promoted the East Coast Timing Association, which staged nostalgia drag racing events. Most recently, Charlie was a part-time employee of the Fred Beans Company. All through his life, Charlie loved music and loved playing Blues on his guitar. In his early life, he was an entertainment promoter who brought such artists as Bonnie Raitt, Doc Watson and Little Feat to perform in Bucks County. A memorial service will be held on March 5, 2011, at 11:00AM, at the Solebury Friends Meeting House, New Hope, PA. In lieu of flowers, Charlie requested donations be made to the Bucks County SPCA or Doylestown Hospital Hospice. Condolences can be sent to: Margaret Gilmore, P.O. Box 44, Bedminster, PA 18910.
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We have lost Rocky Colegetti on Christmas morning around 9 am. There will be a Hot Rodder's celebration of his life this Saturday Morning, January 1, 2011 at 6 a.m. at the Donut Derelicts' to pay tribute to the "Rockster." Rocky has the beautiful Green with scalloped flamed Cadillac that was in the Meguiar's/Hanager building at Cruisin' For A Cure. Rocky was doing so well and then all of a sudden he took a turn for the worst. The Rockster was loved by many and we are all reaching out to all his and our friends to ask for help letting everyone know about the celebration of life. There will be a more formal Celebration next week, with the location to be announced shortly. Please feel to pass this on to all of your friends who knew and loved Rocky. Debbie Baker, Cruisin' For A Cure
Debbie: Sorry to hear about Rocky. Can you send me his bio to publish in the newsletter at www.landspeedracing.com.
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You have probably heard this already from many but just in case you did not I am sad to report the passing of Barry Lobeck. Below is a link to the obituary in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Also I have provided a link to Lobeck's V8 Shop. Michael Kacsala
Michael: Our condolence to Barry's family and friends. If you have a longer biography for Barry, please send it in to be published. Too many car guys are leaving us before they write their bios and caption their photographs and we are all the losers for this.
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http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=barry-e-lobeck&pid=147657639&fhid=2379. Barry E. Lobeck, age 60. Beloved husband of Virginia "Ginny" (nee Priebe); loving father of Derek Lobeck (Tiffany) and Dawn White; cherished grand-father of Kelcee and Evan White; devoted son of Lettie and the late Frederick Lobeck; dear brother of Gayla Kelsey; dearest uncle of Fred Kelsey. Family suggests memorial contributions, in his name, to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185th St., Cleveland, 44119. Friends may call at the FERFOLIA FUNERAL HOME, 356 W. AURORA RD. (RT. 82), SAGAMORE HILLS, where Funeral Services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. VISITATION SUNDAY 4-8 P.M. Entombment Crown Hill Cemetery. www.cleveland.com/obits. Published in The Plain Dealer on January 8, 2011.
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Barry Lobeck has been building street rods since the ‘70’s. Our personal street rods are built for driving and have been at many major events. The bottom line is: We use the parts we sell and we drive the cars we build. Lobeck's Hot Rod Parts has been located in the Cleveland area since 1984. In 1988, we purchased Just A Hobby chassis shop which operated in Columbus until 1990 when it was incorporated into our Cleveland facility. In 2003 we opened our second location in Springfield, Ohio. Our Cleveland location offers a showroom, complete chassis shop and body shop. Our Springfield store has a large showroom and fabrication shop. Both shops carry a large inventory of parts from the major street rod manufacturers and suppliers. Our Mission is to offer our clients the best parts and the best workmanship to make your street rod experience rewarding. Our Company is made up of staff who are dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced in the street rod industry. Their pride is shown daily in their interaction on the phone and in person with our clients. As shown on our home page, the high quality of cars that have been built by Lobeck’s is a statement to their dedication. Our client’s cars have been featured in many magazines --- Street Rodder, Street Rod Builder, Rodder’s Journal and others. Our “Just A Hobby” chassis have been used by other numerous featured cars as a basis of their street rod project. http://www.lobeckshotrod.com/about.html.
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A friend of mine from the Midwest is seeking information on McDowell, who has dropped off the radar; and this happened around the beginning of WW2. My friend owns a really neat old Legion Ascot Stadium Big Car that raced pre WW2 and the car is powered by a four cylinder Ford Model B engine with a McDowell head, among other goodies. The car owner during its heyday was a local racer named Bill Rasor. McDowell was a designer and manufacturer of speed parts for the early four cylinder Fords so perhaps someone in the Society has a clue about what happened to Ray McDowell. Thanks, Bob Falcon
Bob: I'll run this in the newsletter. Have you spoken to John Lucero who wrote the book on Legion Ascot? Also maybe you could run your request in the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and in The Alternate newspaper. Unfortunately most of my former contacts have passed away and the next generation of Parnelli Jones and Hila Sweet may not know. The Grand National Roadster Show is coming up in January and maybe someone coming to that event might know. I'll run this by Jim Miller; he's younger than us but he's a very knowledgeable man. Another alternative is the staff at The Rodder's Journal. They are astounding in their ability to find a story and their research is solid. Also try Greg Sharp at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Leslie Kendall at the Petersen Automotive Museum and Don Garlits at his museum. They all have resources at their disposal and they know their history. I Bcc'd this email to all of them in case they can help you.
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Friends of the 36hp Challenge:
Back when the 36hp Volkswagen engine was the 'only' VW engine option (late fifties, early sixties) a company called J. C. Whitney sold accessories for Volkswagens, American cars and hot rods. One of their products was a 5" by 9," heavy aluminum car club plaque for Volkswagen owners. It stated: "You have just been Volkswagened-Passed by 36 H.P." with a 3/4 image of a bug in between the script-see attachment above (in red) (CLICK FOR IMAGE). I have located a source where these can be reproduced in a black background with a silver belt sanded finish. If I were to buy fifteen or more, they would cost about $45 each delivered to your door (in the US) by U.S. Mail. If enough of you (15 plus) have an interest in getting one for your bug (or wall or garage), email me and let me know. If we can get the needed 15, we will arrange prepayment and get them ordered. It will take around two months after the order is placed before they would be delivered to me where I could them ship them to you (shipping included). Please let me know if you might be interested in obtaining a repro 36hp Car Club plaque and we will get the ball rolling. Being a VW owner, racer, customizer is kind of like being asked to go to the back of the bus in so many automotive environs. Most folks are receptive but enough are not that way; after a while we tend to gather by ourselves. As much as my history is that of a SoCal hot rodder (I have all the right genes and American Graffiti is 'literally' my life story), my choice of 'hot rods' has been VW's. I quit swimming upstream twenty years ago and just focus on the VW folks now although I can count as personal friends folks like LeRoi Smith and Ron Ceridono. You and the Society have been extremely supportive and I know that and it is greatly appreciated, but old sense's are hard to get past so I am always a little conservative in my approach to items submitted outside of the VW world. Have a great day. Burly Burlile
Burly: The VW people ARE our readers. The SLSRH Newsletter publishes everything having to do with straight-line racing and hot rodding. The VW club has been a major contributor to racing. While most people want to hear about the 700 mph cars, there are many who believe that taking the smallest engine and making it go as fast as possible is just as great an accomplishment. As a historical publication it isn't up to us what to select or reject, because we are saving knowledge for the future and we don't really know what the future is going to be interested in. So whatever you send we are glad to receive and to publish. Keep up the great work that you are doing.
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The Sam Auxier Jr Radio Show, Mondays at 7PM EST. Pro Stock Racer Bill Stiles, East Coast Drag News editor Dave Bishop and Drag Racers Notebook Jim Amos. http://zeusradio.com/station/RacersReunionRadio/. Interviewing The Greatest Names In Racing. Call In 1-877-500-9387xSam 3. Archived Shows at http://racersreunionradio.com.
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Just today I received my latest issue of Hot VW's Magazine (issue February 2011, volume 44, #2) and found something of interest inside. On page 47 in a story about the Volkswagen drag racing and LSR brothers of Dean and Ken Lowry was a photo with your dad, Linda Vaughn and Dean Lowry. You may already have a copy of this image in your files but if not I scanned it out of the magazine and attached it above along with a CC to Roger so he could capture it. Should you desire a better copy, I am sure Dean Kirsten at HVW's would be glad to accommodate your request (714-979 2560). Burly Burlile
Burly: Thank you for the photo and I will ask Roger to add this photograph to the newsletter.
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I have a long shot question about a car that was featured on the cover of the March 1961 Rodding and Re-Styling magazine. The car, “Red Fever,” was actually built by my father, Paul Egerton, and my uncle, Gene Egerton. I have been trying to find any information on what ever happened to the car or if it might still be around. Perry J. Egerton Lee's Summit, Missouri. [email protected]
Perry: I will publish your request in the SLSRH newsletter and send your request on to Jim Miller and Glen Barrett. I'm including your email address so that you can receive responses. Here's what you need to do. Send me an email that you want me to publish and give all the details that you know. Be very thorough for the more information you tell us the better memories you will trigger among those who might know something. The next step is to contact all the people associated with the car including Paul and Gene. If they are deceased then contact all their widows, relatives, friends, land speed or Bonneville club and get all the facts that you can. Ask people if they know anyone that you can call. Always end your conversation with, "Do you have five or six people that might know something and their phone numbers." Write to us often with what you find out, because many people will not write in on your first attempt. It is surprising how many people know things but just don't respond, thinking that we know the information too. I'm sure you have googled for this information, but try again. Also go to the American Hot Rod Foundation website and look through that source. Most of the time you will not find one source, but many small sources. Use us as your sounding board, for we will publish all your letters and that means that it will be published on-line where others can read what you have requested. Be sure to tell us the names of people who were associated with your father and uncle, for that will help too. You should also check out some books on land speed racing in the 1960's.
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It wasn’t a Bonneville car but I found a reference to the owner and car on the LandSpeed site. That’s what prompted the e-mails. I did find out that LIFE magazine actually took two photo’s of the car and I am starting to find bits of information on it. I am attaching the photo’s I have. Perry Egerton
Perry: It looks like a show car and if you can give us dates and places then we can ask around to see what shows were going on at the time. Do you have trophies, plaques or banners?
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Yes, that was me in (your) Dad's stuff. I liked to say that we had a love/hate relationship: I loved him, he hated me (not really!). Being the editor of Drag News (1975-77) didn't help, y'know? I sure miss that guy, and the "Vulcan Death Grip" he'd apply to my shoulder during some conversations. Anybuddy walking by must've thought his right hand was there in a friendly, paternal way, totally unaware that Wally was making a point in a manner befitting the diplomat and politician that he always was. I've often said that your dad could've been elected to any post that he desired, had he not applied his talents and charms to drag racing. What a guy! Happy to help ya out, ANYtime, DWjr (Dave Wallace Junior)
Dave: Would you write your bio and send it to me to post in www.landspeedracing.com. If you can please include your dad as well and tell us all about Drag News. We would really like to get the behind the scenes history on a great drag racing publication.
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I recently stumbled across the book review you did on my Mickey Thompson book. I enjoyed and respected your comments and I truly appreciate you taking the time to read the book. It was an amazing project; one that I felt was much bigger than my talent on many occasions. Kind regards, Erik Arneson, Vice President, Media Relations SPEED
Erik: My brother, David Parks, returned from North Carolina where Mickey Thompson was honored posthumously. He lent me the book and asked me to do a review and a story on the Hall of Fame ceremony. Your book fills a need in the racing community and I am encouraging those that I know to look for it and add it to their libraries. Mickey Thompson was an integral part of American racing history. There are few areas in racing that Mickey did not touch. He was a whirlwind of enthusiasm and creativity in racing that encouraged such men. My father knew Mickey back in the late 1940's and they were good friends. I met him in the early 1960's and was impressed by his charisma. It is impossible to find anyone in racing who didn't meet or was influenced by Mickey. My uncle worked with him at the Los Angeles Times. Numerous friends knew and worked with Mickey. A day doesn't go by that some project, book, car, event, reunion or other idea involving Mickey comes to my mind. Mickey Thompson is woven interchangeably in our lives, for better or for worse. He was just that kind of guy. It's that quality that made him so great, but also caused him so much sorrow and eventually his death. His life wasn't always easy and his actions were sometimes hurtful, because he was human to a point. He's the kind of character that writers use to create their Mike Hammers and Sam Spades; tough, resilient, loyal and in the end truthful to their beliefs. We will miss Mickey Thompson; his death came too soon. The Society of Land Speed Racing Historians is interested in finding out as much as we can about our racing history and heritage. Please keep us updated on your projects in straight-line racing. Our newsletter is at www.landspeedracing.com.
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Heavily baked and lightly salted Danny Thompson leaves the Bonneville Salt at 264 MPH, by Erik Arneson.
The "after" pictures of Thompson's ill-fated Bonneville pass tell the tale of a good run gone bad. Next Danny Thompson escaped the dramatic crash on the other-worldly Bonneville salt with a tiny hole in his left leg created by an unidentified black shard, a bruised right leg and the instant realization that he went the absolute wrong way with some aero decisions in the third and final year of running record-setting Mustangs across the wide-open Utah landscape. Funded by Oklahoma farmer and fanatical racing enthusiast Brent Hajek, Thompson has spent the last three seasons on the speed merchants’ surface of choice in a series of E85-powered Mustangs, paying tribute to his famous father Mickey’s iconic 1968 efforts for Ford. Captured on the cover of Hot Rod magazine, Mickey and multi-talented driver Danny Ongais took three 1969 Mustangs to the salt, setting nearly 300 American stock car speed and endurance records at Bonneville and on a runway at nearby Wendover Air Force Base. In 2008, Hot Rod put Danny and the first of his three Mustangs on the cover, marking the 40-year anniversary of his father’s historic effort and the beginning of his own.
Mimicking the colors of Mickey’s three Mustangs (blue, red and yellow), Danny’s 2008 effort in the “blue” car scored the one-way mark of 252 miles per hour, but broke before completing the record-requiring return pass. In 2009, Danny piloted the “red” Mustang, an E85-powered 2010 Ford Mustang from Ford Racing and Hajek Motorsports to a C/BFALT-class world land speed record of 255.764 mph, hitting a top exit speed of 258.41 mph. And, last month, the world’s fastest Mustang driver was back at the salt with a package he believed would take the new “yellow” car to the 300-mph mark. Powered by a supercharged 5.4 liter Cobra Jet Modular V8 engine developed by John Mihovetz and his team at Accufab Performance, the car produced 1,240 horsepower on the dyno, leading the team to describe the package as “one pissed off engine.”
With nearly 500 more horsepower than the 2009 power plant, the only aero change made to the car proved to be pivotal in the effort to reach 300. “I totally missed in analyzing last year’s runs,” Thompson admitted. “I made the wicker on the rear wing smaller, and it became obvious real quickly that I had gone the wrong way; last year, it all came down to the last hour and we were running into a head wind. It got a little loose on the last pass, but I was able to hold onto it. “Part of the difficulty with an effort like this is that you really don’t get to run a lot of laps,” Thompson added. “You don’t get the chance to collect a lot of data. In three years, I’ve only made maybe five and a half passes in these cars.” On this year’s opening pass, an abbreviated test run got the car up to 228 miles per hour with 68 percent throttle open. “On the second run, with 98 percent throttle open, we were at 258 miles per hour through four miles with another mile to go,” Thompson said. But at 264.7 miles per hour, things went south in a hurry. Well, south, then north, then south; you get the picture. “I felt it get a little loose and I got it back, but then it went ‘snappy’ loose and in no time I was flying,” Thompson said.
Leaving the ground at a 30-degree angle, the car elevated some 25 feet and traveled more than 1,000 feet, rolling three times in the air before landing on the driver’s side hood and tumbling another four times. “I knew what was happening pretty quickly,” Thompson said. “I’ve been upside down in off-road cars. I was holding on to the steering wheel to keep my hands from flying around and stealing quick glances out the windows. Simply put, the safety equipment in the car, particularly the HANS Device, saved my ass.” When the car finally came to rest, Thompson had one thing in mind. “I knew my hands still worked because one reached for the safety net and the other turned off the engine and fuel supply,” Thompson added. “I wanted to be out of the car quickly because I had no idea if the car had spilled any fuel or if there was any fire. Broken bones will heal, but I don’t want any part of fire.” Mike Cook Jr., whose father had made a run prior to Danny, and the Bonneville safety crew was on the scene in seconds.
The in-car video, now seen by nearly 100,000 viewers on YouTube, was sent to various organizations for analysis. “The cage worked perfectly,” Thompson said. “But after looking at the video, I might look at mounting the belts a little differently. I might take some length out of the belts and look at adding a chest strap. On the third roll on the ground, my head almost hit the steering wheel, which means there was nearly 18 inches of flex in the belts. “At the end of the day, having in-car video of a crash at that speed will prove to be a great educational tool for the entire industry,” Thompson added. The resulting information won’t be used in another Mustang run, however, as Thompson believes the program has run its course. Any lessons learned will be applied to his dream project – resurrecting a LSR car that his famous father believed was capable of running 500 miles per hour. In 1968, Mickey and his team had hoped to better his world-famous four-engine Challenger exploits with a sleeker two-engine design that would capture the world record. Salt conditions, however, kept the team from making a competitive pass and the project was shelved for years.
In the late ‘80s, Mickey had begun discussing working with Danny on bringing that car -- the Ford Autolite Special – back to the salt for another run at the record. Tragically, on the morning of March 16 in 1988, Mickey and his wife, Trudy, were gunned down in their California driveway -- a murder mystery that drew national attention for decades until former business partner Mike Goodwin was jailed and convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in 2007. Danny, in large part to honor his father, still hopes to bring the streamliner to Bonneville. “We are talking to a lot of people and the car is actually in the process of being moved from my shop in Colorado to Huntington Beach,” Thompson said. “It’s being moved to Steve Davis’ shop; his team will do the work when we are ready. Ideally, we could run some laps in the car in 2011. I don’t want anything in that car to be unfamiliar to me when we eventually push it to 500 miles per hour.” Thompson, who works hard to stay physically prepared for the effort, realizes that as he approaches his 61st birthday, the window of opportunity is beginning to close. But don’t ask him to talk about giving up. It’s simply not in the Thompson family vocabulary. “I think we can do this by 2012,” Thompson said. “I’ll be ready.”
Erik Arneson is the author of the award-winning book, “Mickey Thompson – The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend,” available on SPEED.com.
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Wally Bell Show is produced by Zeus Radio Network for Racers Reunion Radio, each Wednesday at 7 pm eastern time. Guests include Barry Kuhlmann, Rapid Randy Baker, Walter "Walt" Mentzler. Go to www.dragracersreunion.ning.com and click on radio banner or www.racersreunionradio.com. Call-in number is 877-500-9387. Join Gordy Foust, Patrick Reynolds, Jeff Gilder, and Wally Bell. See www.dragracersreunion.ning.com or www.wallybell.com.
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I have no idea on any shows or dates or even locations it might have been shown. It was built in Kansas City, MO for Frank Pennington who lived here also. I vaguely remember my Dad mentioning something about it winning a “Roadster of the Year” award but I have no idea what venue that would have been. It apparently won several awards judging by the trophies in the pictures and must have got the attention of Time Life “LIFE” magazine but I haven’t received a reply from anyone there yet. I also remember something about some issues with Frank Pennington having not fully paid for the car and work, which would explain my Dad and Uncle not knowing about most of the history or awards for the car. I have ordered a copy of the September 1961 Hot Rod magazine since the car was listed in the references for that issue. I’ll keep you posted if I find more on the car in that issue. I want to thank everyone for the help and attention on this. My Dad and Uncle were amazing car builders and I would love to find this car or at least know what happened to it. Thanks again! Perry Egerton
Perry: You are on the right path, just keep digging and when you find something out, pass the word along. Two points to keep in mind; people will stare blankly and not remember a thing, then you mention something new and their mind clicks and they remember it all. So always rephrase the question in as many ways as you can and continue to add new facts. The second point is this, you might send out hundreds of emails and not get a single response. This is a constant gripe of mine. People don't respond, not because they don't want to help you, but because they think someone else will. You have to go after the sources. Call and ask and if you leave a message on an answering machine, wait no more than one day and call them back. The Roadster of the Year sounds to me like the AMBR award (America's Most Beautiful Roadster) from the Grand National Roadster Show, which is sometimes erroneously called the Oakland Roadster Show. Google Grand National Roadster Show and see if they have a listing of their AMBR winners over the years. The car you are looking for looks like a high quality show car, and not a street rod or race car. Remember, you can write to us and we will always publish your letters and research and try to show your photographs as well. The more you write in the more publicity we can give you. Can you write a bio on your father and uncle for me to publish? As far as companies calling back, I am surprised when they do, so call them regularly.
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Watch for the new start date for the Sam Auxier, Jr Show. In January the show will air on Bob Long's network on Monday 7-9PM EST. Jim Amos with "Drag Racers Notebook" will also air.
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Have you ever seen a picture of the train test vehicle we designed and fabricated at Halibrand Engineering back in 1968 and 1969? (CLICK FOR IMAGE) Tripped the lights at 258+ MPH at the DoT Proving Ground Test Track located at Pueblo, Colorado! Not bad for something out of a race car equipment shop. Bob Falcon
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The 2nd Annual Santa Maria High School Saints Drag race team BBQ and car show will be held on January 29, 2011, from 11AM to 3PM. From Bob Labastida
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I really appreciate the attention on this. I just received the September 1961 issue of Hot Rod magazine after finding a reference to the car for that issue. The car is featured on 2 pages in that issue! Attached is the cover and the two pages scanned from the magazine! I think the car was built in either 1959 or 1960 but I don’t know for sure. The picture in LIFE has about 12 trophies in the foreground so I am pretty sure it won a few shows but I have no idea what shows. Thanks again for the help! Perry Egerton
Perry: Most of the people you are contacting are west coast guys. You probably need to google some clubs in the Midwest and send these photos around to them. You can say that we are supporting you in this. I'm thinking that the car was at the Grand National Roadster Show in Oakland back then and may have done well. Perhaps you can google that show and see if they have any registration on the car and owner/builder. Google car shows, check out any photos, see if you can see if any of the arenas have steps like that. Also, go to car shows and take an easel and show the photos (blown up of course). All the people from that era would be in their seventies by now or older. Keep looking and let us know what you find out.
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Partial 2011 schedule for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Complete schedule will be released in early February. Not included, but will be listed when final schedule is released in February: nine or 10 bracket points races, 10 Jr. Dragster points races, six-to-eight Wednesday-night races, 12 Dodge Midnight Mayhem events. From John Bisci.
January
Saturday, Jan. 8 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series Race No. 1.
Sunday, Jan. 9 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series Race No. 2.
Saturday, Jan. 22 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series Race No. 3.
Sunday, Jan. 23 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series Race No. 4.
February
Saturday, Feb. 5 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series Race No. 5.
Sunday, Feb. 6 – Jr. Dragster Winter Series make-up date or non-points fun race.
Friday, Feb. 11 – NHRA National Open Test 'n' Tune.
Saturday, Feb. 12 – NHRA National Open Championship Series time trials, qualifying.
Sunday, Feb. 13 – NHRA National Open Championship Series eliminations.
Friday, Feb. 18 – Open testing.
Saturday, Feb 19 – PSCA Kick-Off qualifying; Pro Stock Showdown qualifying; NHRA professional testing.
Sunday, Feb. 20 – PSCA Kick-Off eliminations; Pro Stock Showdown eliminations; NHRA professional testing.
Monday, Feb. 21 – NHRA professional testing.
Tuesday, Feb. 22 – NHRA professional testing.
Friday, Feb. 25 – TBA
March
March 4-6 – Closed for NASCAR Weekend.
March 11-13 – Closed for NASCAR event clean-up.
Friday, March 18 – Dodge Midnight Mayhem.
Saturday, March 19 – TBA.
Sunday, March 20 – TBA.
Thursday, March 24 – Lucas Oil Series Test 'n' Tune.
Friday, March 25 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying.
Saturday, March 26 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying.
Sunday, March 27 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations.
April
Apr. 1-3 – NHRA national event.
Monday, Apr. 4 – NHRA professional post-event testing.
Apr. 5-6 – Frank Hawley Drag Racing School.
Thursday, Apr. 7 – Mopars at The Strip Test 'n' Tune .
Apr. 8-10 – Mopars at The Strip (www.moparsatthestrip.com).
Apr. 11-14 – Frank Hawley Drag Racing School.
Wednesday, Apr. 13 – Wednesday Night Drags Kick-Off.
Friday, Apr. 15 – PSCA Test 'n' Tune.
Saturday, Apr. 16 – PSCA qualifying (www.pscaracing.com).
Sunday, Apr. 17 – PSCA eliminations.
Apr. 18-24 – Closed for Easter holiday.
Wednesday, Apr. 27 – Wednesday Night Drags.
April 29-May 1 – Super Chevy Show (www.superchevyshow.com)
May
Sunday, May 15 – Import Face-Off.
May 27-29 – Rockabilly Rod Reunion and NHRA Heritage Series.
June
June 21-24 – Frank Hawley Drag Racing School.
August
Aug. 26-27 – Formula Drift (www.formulad.com) and thrill show.
October
Sunday, Oct. 2 – Bugorama (www.bugorama.com).
Oct. 4-8 – Frank Hawley Drag Racing School.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – Wednesday Night Drags.
Friday, Oct. 8 – PSCA Test 'n' Tune.
Saturday, Oct. 9 – PSCA qualifying.
Sunday, Oct. 10 – PSCA eliminations.
Oct. 14-16 – Closed for Superspeedway event.
October 27-30 – NHRA national event.
Monday, Oct. 31 – NHRA post-national event testing.
November
Tuesday, Nov. 1 – NHRA post-national event testing.
Wednesday, Nov. 2 – Supreme Sportsman Shootout.
Nov. 3 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Test 'n' Tune.
Nov. 4-6 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Nov. 11-13 – Closed for Duel in the Desert at the Dirt Track and Pomona Finals.
Thursday, Nov. 17 – Street Car Super Nationals Test 'n' Tune.
Friday, Nov. 18 – Street Car Super Nationals qualifying.
Saturday, Nov. 19 – Street Car Super Nationals qualifying and preliminary eliminations.
Sunday, Nov. 20 – Street Car Super Nationals eliminations.
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals Time Trial Day and Geezer Gambler.
Nov. 24-27 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals.
December
Friday, Dec. 2 – Final Dodge Midnight Mayhem of 2011.
Sunday, Dec. 4 – Import Face-Off.
For more information, please call The Strip’s office at (702) 632-8213 or visit www.LVMS.com. Follow LVMS on Facebook and Twitter.
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In your Newsletter 184 from December 1, 2010 you have the following quote: "For many years I have been attempting to discover the exact location of the old Culver City Board Track, LOS ANGELES." This may be what you are looking for: http://www.culvercity.org/Visitors/CulverCityHistory/RaceTracks.aspx. Scott Baker, Reedley, CA www.bakerracingpix.com
Scott: Thank you for the link. I believe that it was Bob Falcon who mentioned that, but there is a lot of interest by many others as to this fabled race track that played an important role in Southern California racing. I will send this on to Bob.
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The first of the two tracks in Culver City included the site of Carlson Park. It appears the track first opened as a horse racing track in 1923. That only lasted about a year. On December 14, 1924, it re-opened as a board racing track called the "Speedway." It was very well known, but much of the written information on it refers to it as the Los Angeles Speedway. The track was moved from Beverly Hills. By Resolution #589 in September, 1924, the city accepted land for public street purposes from Gilbert H. Beesmyer, The Speedway Corp. Later that year, Resolution #600 was adopted on December 15, to commend "Capt. Cain and officers of CCPD for the efficient manner at which crowds at auto races held December 14 were handled." The record also reflected that more than 50,000 visitors were in attendance that opening day, without a single mishap. News coverage recanted that Bonnie Hill took top honors by averaging 126.9 miles per hour in these "Indy" type races. Barney Oldfield also raced at our Speedway. Although the Speedway lasted longer than the horse racing track, just a few years later, the portion of the property bounded by Braddock, between Le Bourget and Motor Avenue, was considered for the first park in Culver City.
The Trustees passed Resolution #1343 on August 8, 1927, which approved and ratified the action of the City Parks Board and Art Commission in selecting the name Victory Park. Many attributed the name to victory in World War I. However, Alene Houck Johnson, Mayor Reve Houck's daughter, told me that her mother suggested the name, "because it was a victory to get a park." (Media Park is in Los Angeles). Victory Park was later renamed for Dr. Paul Carlson, a medical missionary. The second Culver City track was located at the western edge of the city, on Washington Blvd. Now Costco, you may remember it as the headquarters for the 1984 Olympics, or McDonnell Douglas. Originally the track was built for greyhound races. Many speculate that west end annexation in the mid 1920s intended to include the revenue from its pari-mutuel betting. But according to city records, it was not until March 8, 1932 that the Culver City Kennel Club was granted a permit and license (ordinance #368). The location was listed as 13455 Washington Blvd. and it was for "canine racing, coursing with canine sales and exhibits."
State anti-gambling legislation closed it, but the Citizen newspaper headlines on February 8, 1935, read, "Dog Racing Bill Pondered." It offered the reopening of the Culver City Dog Race Track as a possibility because a bill introduced by Assemblyman Malone would legalize dog racing in California. It also reported that the track had been closed for two years. The March 22 edition of the same paper reported that the Assembly took action to permit it again. That location was also the home of midget auto races in the 1940s. Fred Machado built his own car, normally driven by Ken Stansbury. One day Stansbury failed to show, so Indianapolis driver Dempsey Wilson took the wheel. Local businessman George Newnam had his midget debut there in 1950. Mr. Newnam, in a 1990 interview, related that the track was later used for jalopies and was a motocross speedway. He also told me it was originally a quarter mile banked asphalt track, doubled later to make it a figure 8. This was verified by my favorite Engineering Dept. source, Sam Cerra, who showed me a 1953 aerial of the hourglass track. City records show the last car entry as Auction City. Many would remember Dick Lane advertising jalopies as "Old Leatherbritches" on TV-Channel 5. (Courtesy of the Culver City, California website)
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I will be posting my final two boats for 2010. The first is the Click here for 1954 Wha Hoppen Too Image, also known as the original Gale II. The second boat is the Click Here for 1971 Smyth Smoother Mover Image, originally the 1962 Notre Dame. The Wha Hoppen Too eventually burned to the waterline at the 1957 Buffalo Launch Club Regatta while the Smyth now resides at the Seattle Hydroplane Museum as the 1967 Miss Budweiser. Alan Ameel
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THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH 2011 EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS AT A GLANCE (see below for more detailed information)
January 11 Professional Perspectives on Automotive Collecting
February 5 Discovery Day: Car Calendars
February 11 Curator’s Tour – NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder
February 11 Panel Discussion- Pioneers of Southern California Drag Racing
March 22 Panel Discussion- Safety at 300 M.P.H.
Through Jan Automotivated: Streamlined Fashion and Automobiles
Through Feb 13 Margie and Robert E. Petersen: Driven to Collect
Through May 29 NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder
NEW EVENTS
DRIVEN TO COLLECT- Professional Perspectives on Automotive Collecting
Tuesday, January 11, 2011. 7:30 p.m. Grand Salon Gallery
Explore the mindset behind the passion to collect automobiles and what resources a collector needs to research, acquire and maintain their collection. Each of our guest panelists brings decades of experience and influence in the automobile-collecting community to this discussion:
McKeel Hagerty: chief executive officer of Hagerty Insurance Agency Inc.,
David Gooding: the president and founder of the Gooding & Company auction house
Mike Malamut: private collector
DISCOVERY DAY
Car Activities & L.A. BookPALS. First Saturday of every month, 1-4pm
Join us on the first Saturday of each month for arts and crafts, and at 2:30pm, actors from L.A. BookPALS read stories. The program is included in Museum general admission. Call 323-964-6308 for more information. Future topics include:
February 5, 2011, Car Calendars
Welcome the New Year by making your own unique car calendar.
CURATOR’S TOUR – NHRA: SIXTY YEARS OF THUNDER
Tuesday, February 1, 2011. 7:30 p.m. Gordon R. Howard Gallery
Join Petersen Automotive Museum Curator Leslie Kendall and guest-researcher Tony Thacker, Executive Director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, as they guide you through NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder to explore the history of the vehicles and individuals that have made the NHRA the world-class automotive association it is today. Reservations recommended for all programs. Call 323-964-6347, email [email protected], or go to www.petersen.org for more information.
PANEL DISCUSSION- PIONEERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRAG RACING
Tuesday, February 22, 2011. 7:30 p.m. Racing Corridor
Spend an evening at the Petersen Automotive Museum hearing the first-hand accounts of the early decades of the NHRA’s 60-year history from the legends of Southern California drag racing. Special Guests:
“TV” Tommy Ivo, famed showman known for his Hollywood acting career, multi-engine dragsters, and glass-sided car haulers.
Bob Muravez, drove the famous “Freight Train” twin-engine gas dragster to many wins under both his true name and the now-legendary “Floyd J. Lippencotte, Jr.” alias.
Panel moderator Jack Beckman, NHRA National Champion, currently drives the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger for Don Schumacher Racing. 9 career Funny Car wins and Funny Car speed record holder at 333.66 mph (on quarter-mile).
Reservations recommended for all programs. Call 323-964-6347, email [email protected], or go to www.petersen.org for more information or to RSVP.
PANEL DISCUSSION- SAFETY AT 300 M.P.H. Tuesday, March 22, 2011. 7:30 p.m. Racing Corridor
The NHRA was founded to provide a safe and controlled environment in which hot rod enthusiasts could compete. After sixty years of sanctioned racing, cars now regularly reach speeds of over 300 miles per hour in less than a quarter-mile. To operate at those extreme levels, track preparation and safety technology must be the highest priority for any racer and track manager. Panelist Steve Gibbs has been involved in drag racings since the 1960s, has managed race tracks and numerous drag racing events, and was the NHRA Director of Competition until the late 1990s when he became Vice President of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. Steve will share his decades of experience in track set up, racing regulations, and what it takes to keep competition safe at such extreme speeds. Joining Steve on the panel will be front-line safety workers from the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Current Funny Car driver for Don Schumacher Racing Jack Beckman will moderate the discussion and share his 300 m.p.h. experiences behind the wheel of a top-level drag racer.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
AUTOMOTIVATED: STREAMLINED FASHION AND AUTOMOBILES
Through January 23, 2011. Bruce Meyer Gallery
Fashion design and automobile design have been intertwined from the start. This exhibit features automotive derived fashion ensembles from the collection of the Phoenix Art Museum paired with their automobile counterparts of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Fashions include signaling gloves from the turn of the twentieth century through the elegant gowns of the Art Deco period.
MARGIE AND ROBERT E. PETERSEN: DRIVEN TO COLLECT
Through February 13, 2011. Grand Salon
During his lifetime, Robert E. Petersen, together with his wife Margie, acquired dozens of important automobiles. Today the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection contains one of the most diverse samplings of important vehicles ever assembled. Each one offers a look into our rich motoring heritage and if they appear familiar, it is because you have likely seen them on television, in movies, or in displays at other museums and events around the world.
NHRA: SIXTY YEARS OF THUNDER; Through May 29, 2011
Gordon R. Howard Gallery
Explore the colorful and exciting history of one of America’s most popular motorsports. From the wild Gassers and Altereds, to nitro-burning top fuel dragsters and fabulous funny cars, the Petersen Automotive Museum will be filled with enough horsepower to change the Earth’s rotation!
IMAGINING THE FUTURE:
The Southern California Automotive Design Studio,
Presented in Cooperation with Art Center College of Design
Ongoing Exhibit
Visitors will see a comparison of a 1930's studio with a modern-day studio with various examples of the creative process in 2-D and 3-D form from different points in California's rich automotive history. Design demonstrations by Art Center students will occur in the exhibit on the second and fourth Sunday of every month from approximately 10am-3pm. Check the calendar at www.petersen.org for dates.
HOT WHEELS® HALL OF FAME
The Hot Wheels Hall of Fame at the Petersen Automotive Museum, features Hot Wheels® full-size and die-cast cars, original models, wooden patterns, injection molds and drawings of original vehicle designs.
ALTERNATIVE POWER: LESSONS FROM THE PAST, INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE
From the highly styled 1963 Chrysler Turbine to the General Motors EV1, automobiles equipped with innovative propulsion systems are presented to illustrate the growth of alternative vehicle technology.
MAY FAMILY DISCOVERY CENTER
Open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm
The May Family Discovery Center is an interactive learning center that teaches basic scientific principles using the fundamental elements of the car.
SPECIAL FEATURES AT THE PETERSEN
SPECIAL EVENTS AND FILMING – Please call (323) 964-6348 or visit www.petersenevents.org to host your event or shoot film at one of LA's most exciting venues.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES - The Museum offers a wonderful venue for children’s birthday parties. Party guests can enjoy all three floors of the museum including the May Family Discovery Center. For more information or to book your party, call 323-964-6373.
SCHOOL TOURS
Taking a field trip to the Pete is an excellent way to teach your students about the history of Los Angeles and its intertwined relationship with the automobile. Students learn basic scientific principles and their applications as they explore hands-on activities in the Discovery Center. School Tours focus on history/social science, visual arts, and science & technology. Call (323) 964-6358 for information and reservations.
GROUP TOURS – A docent-led tour is available to groups of ten or more. 323-964-6346.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Come and be a part of the Petersen’s “Pit Crew”. For an application or more information call - (323) 964-6358, email [email protected], or visit www.petersen.org.
MUSEUM STORE – Excellent souvenirs and gifts for auto enthusiasts (323) 964-6328
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