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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
These
automobiles are owned by Margie and Robert E. Petersen.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
"Driven
to Collect" gallery
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
"Automotivated:
Streamlined Fashion and Automobiles"
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Two
of the most personally revealing categories of objects
ever conceived, cars and clothing have been shaped by
an almost universal obsession with speed and movement,
the twin fascinations of the twentieth century.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Combined,
they express not only one’s individual personality,
but also their financial and social status and style-conscious
individuals—especially in Southern California—have
collectively embraced cars as fashion accessories that
they ultimately came to regard as additional layers
of clothing.