Legends of Los Angeles: Southern California Race Cars and Their Builders

Image of racing car on display in Legends of Los Angeles.

Through a display of 11 race cars constructed in and around Los Angeles by renowned designers and engineers such as Fred Offenhauser, Harry Miller, Frank Kurtis and Max Balchowsky, along with artifacts and a dramatic 180-degree panoramic video, Legends of Los Angeles will explore the stories of the region’s racing cars, builders and tracks. Visitors will learn that, while they may associate other places more directly with car racing, Southern California’s broad role in the sport is perhaps the most consequential of any locale in the world.

(Photo courtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum.)