Hollywood Cars to Parade Around L.A. Feb 18
Petersen Automotive Museum celebrates 25th anniversary on Presidents Day with procession of iconic Hollywood cars.
Celebrating Los Angeles’ love of both the automobile and Hollywood, the Petersen Automotive Museum will host a parade on President’s Day, February 18, 2019. Featuring iconic Hollywood cars, the parade will be a fun “thank you” to the people of Los Angeles for their unwavering support over the past quarter century.
Kicking off the Petersen’s 25th-anniversary celebration and honoring Los Angeles’ love affair with movies and the automobile, the parade will give Angelenos a chance to see some of history’s most famous cars cruise past the city’s iconic landmarks.
Beginning at 10 am in Playa Vista, the parade route will pass several of the city’s landmarks. Included on the route are The Santa Monica Pier, Rodeo Drive, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During the Hollywood cars parade, there will be one planned 20-minute stop at Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice. Here, viewers will be able to take pictures with the parade cars. After the procession, the cars will be displayed on the third floor of the Petersen museum parking garage.
Viewers positioned around the designated parade route will see the 1951 Chrysler Camera Car once owned by billionaire movie mogul Howard Hughes; the Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus from the 2006 American comedy-drama “Little Miss Sunshine;” the 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible from the second installment of the Austin Powers franchise “The Spy Who Shagged Me;” the 2002 Jaguar XK-R Stunt Car that was the anti-hero car in the 2002 James Bond flick “Die Another Day;” the Honda S2000 from “2 Fast 2 Furious;” and other iconic Hollywood vehicles.
The Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton, which belonged to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, will lead the Hollywood cars parade. Presidents and dignitaries including the Apollo 11 astronauts used this car after their historic return to earth.
“The Petersen would not be what it is today without the steadfast support of the Los Angeles community,” said Petersen Automotive Museum Executive Director Terry L. Karges. “For 25 years, we have strived as an organization to captivate the hearts of Angelenos, igniting within them a passion for the automobile. Because Hollywood is such an important aspect of our community, the parade will serve as a fun tribute to the industry on which Los Angeles was built upon.”