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Hi guys,

On our way over your way on Monday 17th. Have a 2 day stop at the airport area then back in town on the 24th till the 28th staying in Hollywood. I hear that the Peterson Museum is worth a look. Is there other Cobra / car things on around that time. Thanks in advance

Brett

You can see the original Shelby location on Princeton but it's not very exciting.
Then you can see the Shelby LAX building but I think it was converted/modernized. Still not very exciting.
You can contact Shelby in Gardena and they might hook you up with a tour of their facility including the engine room and dyno.
Mooneyes in Sata Fe Springs. Drag race museum at Pomona. Lots of exotic car dealerships in the 310 area code. Santa Monica to Beverly Hills.

For local events check www.socalcarculture.com

Pomona swap meet........Sunday....Ron

The Peterson is "OK", The Nethercutt is much better IMHO. No cobra stuff, but an awesome collection of cars that all run.
http://nethercuttcollection.org/
Too bad you are only here during the week. If you're here friday afternoon you can stop by Bobs Big Boy in Burbank. Weekly Car show. Sometimes Cobras involved.

Thanks guys,

Hopefully will get to see some good stuff while there. I think the Peterson is closer to where we are staying.

Cheers

My sons live respectively in Marina del Rey and Santa Monica.

LAX is about 45-minutes North or so (much depending on time of day) up the 405 from Hillbank Motorsports in Irvine. Peterson is off of Wilshire, very near Rodeo Drive. Again, depending on time of day, this is easily a one to two hour drive from LAX.

In regards to other things to see, Santa Monica is fun (albeit touristy), recommended restaurants include The Lobster (right on Santa Monica Pier/be warned though it is pricey). Best BBQ Ribs in LA are at a little hole in the wall restaurant off of Pico Blvd in Santa Monica called Mr. Cecils (right next to an Adult Book Store and across the street from an authentic Speed Shop). Old Santa Monica is also neat and generally it is where locals frequent. On Pico as well, is a Morgan dealer (always fun to visit as Morgan's are rare even in California).

Shelby's original location is in Venice (somebody mentioned earlier that although the building is still there, not exactly something you would appreciate unless you have a picture as a frame of reference). Venice is neat, in the process of being gentrified, but very SoCal. South of LAX is Manhatten Beach, El Segundo and other towns. Make sure you enjoy a fish taco at Waco Taco on the beach. Another little town 10-minutes from LAX and so far missed in the gentrifaction effort, is Playa del Rey. Many good family owned restaurants and the beach is usually empty as tourists have no idea it exists.

Generally when I visit the boys (I live in Northern California), we make it a Cars and Guitars weekend. Sons are both into guitars and some of the finest examples of both are found in LA if you know where to look.

Hope this helps.

Bob

Thanks Bob,

Great info

Cheers
Brett

Thanks for reminding me about the Nethercutt. I saw a TV show about it (California Gold), and have been intending to go there one weekend. I just clicked through to the website, and though one should add that the price of admission is FREE!
Bobs Big Boy in Burbank sounds interesting too.

It's a great collection of automobiles. I'm a 50's- 60's car guy but I really enjoyed all the pre 50s stuff they have.