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Carstories by The Petersen Automotive Museum

Carstories by The Petersen Automotive Museum

By: Petersen Automotive Museum
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The Petersen Automotive Museum's CarStories podcast is committed to bringing you the best interviews and automotive stories from celebrities, racers, actors, artists, designers, musicians, enthusiasts and industry professionals. The Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 400 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles.Petersen Automotive Museum
Episodes
  • Jeff Zwart - Storyteller, Photographer, Rally Driver, Pikes Peak Legend
    Nov 16 2025

    This week on CarStories, we sit down with friend of the museum Jeff Zwart. Jeff Zwart is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and celebrated motorsport competitor best known for his iconic Pikes Peak victories and decades of storytelling for Porsche. A lifelong enthusiast with a career that spans commercial directing, rally racing, and automotive publishing, Zwart brings a uniquely cinematic lens to car culture—both behind the wheel and behind the camera.

    We talk about how motorsport was the lure ignited his passion, how Road and Track became his home, taking home a Countach at the age of 23 for work and a whole lot more!

    #JeffZwart, #PikesPeak, #CarStoriesPodcast, #PorscheCulture, #RallyRacing, #AutomotiveLegends, #MotorsportHistory, #PorscheLife, #DrivingPassion, #CarCulture

    Follow his adventures @Zwart on Instagram.



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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Autumn Nyiri & Kristin Feay - An introduction to our new exhibit - Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston Martin
    Nov 12 2025

    This week on Car Stories, Bea sits down with the brilliant curation team behind the Petersen’s latest exhibit — Aston Martin: Performance & Prestige — a celebration of over a century of craftsmanship, innovation, and speed.

    From silver screen legends to Le Mans victories, the team shares how they brought Aston Martin’s story to life — diving into the art of curation, the emotional journey they want visitors to experience, and the brand’s unmistakable blend of design, culture, and motorsport heritage.

    #AstonMartin, #CarStories, #PetersenMuseum, #PerformanceAndPrestige, #DesignExcellence, #BritishIcons, #CarCulture, #MotorsportHeritage, #LuxuryAndSpeed, #AutomotiveArt


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    31 mins
  • Larry Chen - Part 2 - World-renowned Car Culture Photographer
    Nov 3 2025

    Part 2 - This week on Car Stories, we sit down with friend of the museum Larry Chen. In part two of a two-part episode we explore how Larry met Ken Block, the partnership he has with Canon and what's coming up in the future.


    #LarryChen #photographer #CarStories #PetersenAutomotiveMuseum #onlyatthepete

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    30 mins
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