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      05-17-2017, 11:40 PM   #1
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Not to be missed: Ferrari 70th Anniversary exhibit at the Petersen Museum, LA

For those of you who live in LA, or plan a visit, if you are an automobile fan and especially car design lover, you should not miss the Ferrari 70th anniversary exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.

The Museum is displaying 70 years of Ferrari Icons starting from the 1st model, the 125S, to the LaFerrari.

I have never seen such a collection of important Ferrari in one spot and I've been to Maranello a few times...

Amongst the models, you can find a 250 GTO, a250 Testa Rossa, a 250 LM (the actual car that won Le Mans outright in 1964!), a 250 California Spider SWB. They are more than cars, they are masterpieces of design...

F1 fans will see the 428F1 raced by Schumacher and Niki Lauda's 312T...

Article and fantastic pics from Autoblog:

When the Petersen Automotive Museum completed its extensive 14-month renovation and reopened its doors in December of 2015, automotive enthusiasts were treated to a refreshed 95,000 square feet of exhibit space boasting 25 separate galleries. At the time of opening our favorite of those was the Precious Metal exhibit in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery, featuring some of the world's most desirable cars all painted in silver.

While we're sad the Precious Metal exhibit is no more, the gallery is now filled with something perhaps even better - an exhibit celebrating the 70th anniversary of Ferrari called "Seeing Red". The theme of a single color has been maintained (red, of course), and the gallery features eleven of the most significant road and race cars built by the Prancing Horse in the last seven decades.

Leading the herd is a stunning 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, one of just 39 built and widely considered to be one of if not the most desirable collector car in the world. The last one that sold at auction brought a record $38 million. Following up the 250 GTO is an achingly gorgeous 1958 250 Testa Rossa and then a 1965 250 LM that won Le Mans outright in 1965. A Mille Miglia winner, a 1949 166 MM Barchetta, is also on display.

Perhaps the most historically significant car in the collection, however, is a 1947 Ferrari 125 S. Although this particular vehicle's history is difficult to trace, with many early race cars being wrecked, cut up, or combined with other cars, many believe this example, chassis 010I, to be the very first car to carry the Ferrari badge. Not surprisingly, the 125 S was a successful race car, winning six of the thirteen races in which it competed.

The rest of the gallery is a celebration of belle macchine, which includes a 1955 Ferrari 857 Sport, a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB, Michael Schumacher's 2006 Ferrari 248 F1, a 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 driven by Niki Lauda to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, and a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari.

"We're so thrilled to bring some of the world's most beautiful Ferraris to the Petersen," said Bruce Meyer, founding chairman of the Petersen's Board of Directors. "Seeing that Rosso Corsa paint and the beautiful curves of the body work is always enough to make your heart skip a beat. 'Seeing Red' will be one of the most significant gatherings of Ferraris in the world and I'm so pleased to be able to share it with the public in our gallery."

"This new exhibit is another example of how the Petersen views cars, as art, and nothing is more appropriate than red Ferrari models," said Terry Karges, Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum. "We're confident this exhibit will helps us continue our success and really get people talking and learning about Ferrari."

The Seeing Red: 70 Years of Ferrari exhibit at the Petersen is scheduled to run through April of 2018. For more details on visiting the museum visit www.petersen.org or call 323-930-CARS


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Excellent, thanks for sharing.

I really enjoyed their BMW exhibitions last year (amongst others).

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I would go just to stare at that 250 gto for a few hours.
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Now THAT'S Ferrari Heaven!!!
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