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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

Friday, 3 December, 2010 2:24 AM

PHOTOS: A Tour of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA

PHOTO BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com

The fact that the prevailing fashions through about 1915 were poorly suited for use by individuals traveling by motor car was not considered a good enough reason for members of polite society to abandon their strict, though unspoken, dress code.

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This meant that women had no choice but to continue to wear bulky dresses and voluminous hairdos, which they then had to shield with equally bulky dusters, hats with scarves, and other protective gear such as goggles and gloves.

 

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A customized Volkswagen Beetle formerly owned by Robert E. Petersen, whom the museum was named after.

 

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"NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder" is a special exhibit that opened on Nov. 13, 2010 and will run through May 29, 2011.

 

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A 1955 Calvin Rice Slingshot J.E. Riley Special with a supercharged Chrysler Hemi engine. Its top speed was 192.22 mph.

 

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As the popularity of automobiles boomed during the 1930s and 1940s, streets became ever more car friendly, providing a means to allow drivers to take better advantage of the steadily increasing performance potential of their vehicles.

 

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The Los Angeles Auto Show has the rare distinction of being recognized by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), one of only two in the U.S.

 

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