{"id":76376,"date":"2024-08-31T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T13:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76376"},"modified":"2024-08-31T09:03:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T13:03:09","slug":"a-museums-close-up-look-at-classic-race-cars-through-the-past-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76376","title":{"rendered":"A museum’s close-up look at classic race cars through the past century – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showcasing 100 years of motorsports<\/a> history in one fell swoop is a mighty challenge for any established museum, even a museum as tied to the automobile as the Petersen Automotive in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

But there will be one stunning example of that display, starting September 7 and titled \u201cDriven to Win: The Automobile in Competition.\u201d<\/a> It\u2019s designed to celebrate the spectacle and drama of racing, featuring cars dating back to 1913 and some as recent as 2010 and 2018.<\/p>\n

In all, \u201cDriven to Win\u201d presents 11 race vehicles that represent a variety of competitive disciplines and some of the technologies that create winners on the track, examining improvements in safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a closer look at a few of the classics on show in Los Angeles, with notes from the exhibit\u2019s curators:<\/p>\n

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1957 Chevrolet 150 Two Door Utility Sedan \u201cBlack Widow\u201d by SEDCO Gallery<\/strong><\/span>
Having withdrawn from official involvement in motorsport following a tragic crash at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans<\/a>, General Motors<\/a> formed SEDCO (Southern Engineering Development Company) to support NASCAR<\/a> and drag racing in the late 1950s. SEDCO provided instructions detailing how customers could turn a 1957 Chevrolet<\/a> 150 Utility Sedan into a race-ready \u201cBlack Widow.\u201d The car on display, known as \u201cRam Jester,\u201d was one of just six cars produced by SEDCO themselves.<\/p>\n

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1966 Lola T70 MkII<\/strong><\/span>
Powered by a 5.5 liter motor, the T70’s lightweight, robust chassis and powerful Chevrolet V-8 engine made it a favorite of drivers and fans alike. In 1966, drivers John Surtees<\/a>, Dan Gurney<\/a>, and Mark Donohue won five out of six Can-Am races<\/a> in T70 MkIIs. After its dissolution in 2012, Lola was acquired in 2022 and expects to return to international motorsport as an electric powertrain manufacturer in the Formula E World Championship in 2025.<\/p>\n

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2018 McLaren MCL33<\/strong><\/span>
A lovely example of a Formula 1 racer that competed (not very successfully) in the 2018 season, driven by Fernando Alonso<\/a> and Stoffel Vandoorne, and powered by a Renault<\/a> engine.<\/p>\n

Other vehicles to be shown include a 1957 Teverbaugh & Kirkland Bonneville<\/a> Special, land speed racer that was the first car equipped with a parachute; 1969 Dodge Charger<\/a> Daytona raced by Buddy Baker in 1969 and 1970 when he became the first driver to achieve 200 mph on a closed course; and a 1986 Porsche<\/a> 962, which competed in 22 IMSA races, achieving seven wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showcasing 100 years of motorsports history in one fell swoop is a mighty challenge for any established museum, even a museum as tied to the automobile as the Petersen Automotive in Los Angeles. But there will be one stunning example of that display, starting September 7 and titled \u201cDriven to Win: The Automobile in Competition.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/76377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}