If you're in Los Angeles, it's always worth it to stop by the Petersen Museum to see what's on exhibit. If you're here this Saturday (Sept. 26), you can stop by to watch the "Icons of Speed & Style" kustom kulture auction. Nothing at this auction is going to go for a million bucks or even half that, but there are plenty of cool, old, original cars from Southern California's car culture as it developed from the 1920s through the 1960s.
You can check the full auction list here, but among the highlights is the 1962 Ed Roth Mysterion Roadster. It had two Ford 406 V8s and two 3-speed automatic transmissions. Imagine handling all that on live-axle suspension with a pair of drum brakes. Fun! There's a video tour of the Mysterion after the jump.
Other interesting cars, from left to right in the thumbs below, include the 1958 "Little Nailhead" dragster (with Buick Nailhead V8), a pair of "Jungle Jim" 1969 Chevy Nova funny cars (Chevrolet 427 V8, roots-type supercharger, Chrysler TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic), a General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger (apparently one of the originals used on the Dukes set), the "Cool Merc" project car from 1976 (based on a 1950 Mercury) and, for kids, a 2/3-scale '57 Chevy (265 Chevy V8).
Video after the jump. Full list of cars at the auction.
estreka says:
06:40 PM, 09/24/09
I'd much prefer these cars over the BJ ones anyway.