It's a scintillating grand tour of the West Coast's most celebrated private car collections with America's Automotive Museums, the 4-DVD video suite of antique, classic and custom street vehicles. Dragsters to Duesenbergs kicks off a Los Angeles-to-Seattle itinerary with visits to see Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson's 1935 Duesenberg, a 1903 Curved-dash Oldsmobile and a 1914 Ford Speedster. Funny cars, midget racers and dragsters are the order of the day, when Motorhead Museums speeds back to California to showcase some hot customs and a backstage peek at the Edelbrock parts factory. Classic Dreams do come true, when you visit three unrivaled collections of vintage vehicles including
an 1888 Benz, a 1910 Fierce-Arrow and a 1955 Caribbean, and view the painstaking restoration of a 1930 Ruxton. Finally, Halls of Horsepower highlights two eclectic collections of limousines, roadsters, muscle cars and tow trucks: everything from a 1906 Ford to the 1970 Plymouth Cudal From
Torrance to Tacoma, America's Automotive Museums on DVD is an exciting journey through an awe-inspiring period of automotive history.
Dragsters to Duesenbergs
It's life in the fast lane, as Dragsters fo Duesenbergs takes you up and down the West Coast to visit three distinct auto collections. Los Angeles' Peterson Automotive Museum houses one of the best selections in the nation, and includes legendary dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's 1935 chauffeur-driven Duesenberg among its exhibits. A quick jaunt up the Venture Highway yields the
Murphy Automotive Museum's collection of vintage Packards, Cadillacs and a Lola Indy racer. Our journey skids to a stop in front of Seattle's Museum of History and Industry for a celebration of classic Fords, from the 1914 Speedster to a selection of T-Birds. APPROX. 56 MINUTES
Motorhead Museums
Motorheads, start your engines; we're gain' back to Cali to check out a trio of showcases for rods and custom vehicles of all shapes. We'll speed into Duarte to drop in to the Justice Brothers Racing Museum for a gander at an array of dragsters, midget racers and funny cars. A side jaunt to the Edelbrock Museum (oka Vic's Garage) in Torrance spotlights assorted rods and customs including a 1946 Ford Woody, before visiting the Edelbrock factory where some of the world's most
sought-after high-performance auto parts are made. The tour ends in Pomona, with a visit to the National Hot Rod Museums collection of famous dragsters. APPROX. 60 MINUTES
Classic Dreams
Vintage vehicles and roadworthy rarities are the subjects of this video tour exploring three elegant California salons. The Nethercuft Museum houses over 100 of the globe's most prized antique and classic automobiles, from makers such as Pope-Hartford and Hispano-Suiza. Stroll across the street to the San Sylmar exhibition and restoration facility, and its esteemed collection including an 1888 Benz and a 1949 Delahaye. Then, it's a return to Los Angeles and the Automobile Driving Museum to visit an eclectic array of autos made by Packard, Stutz, Frazer and Studebaker APPROX. 61 MINUTES
Halls of Horsepower
Return to Washington State for a tour of Tacoma's Harold LeMay Museum and its unprecedented inventory of 2,600 collector cars, including Rudyard Kipling's 1917 Fierce-Arrow limousine as well as one of the last existing 1948 Tuckers. Then, it's off to visit the Simpson Collection comprising an astounding variety of muscle cars, coupes and specialties including a 1948 Dodge convertible and a
1953 Buick Woody. APPROX. 46 MINUTES
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