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DRIVE! Iconic American Cars and Motorcycles

Sep 08, 2018 Feb 03, 2019

Some call them rolling sculptures, others the shape of speed.

Experience nearly two dozen legendary vehicles that defined the height of American automotive ingenuity in the new exhibition, DRIVE! Iconic American Cars and Motorcycles, presented by Advance Auto Parts.

The vehicles featured in the exhibition span over a half-century from 1912-1965 and included one-of-a-kind concept cars and celebrity-owned roadsters and motorcycles.

DRIVE! Iconic American Cars and Motorcycles was organized by well-known guest curator Ken Gross, former director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

1936 Stout Scarab (interior detail), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1936 Stout Scarab (interior detail), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1936 Stout Scarab (front view), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1936 Stout Scarab (front view), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (vintage roadside), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (vintage roadside), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1960 Plymouth XNR, Collection of Paul Gould, Pawling, NY
Image ©2011 Shooterz.biz, Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

1960 Plymouth XNR, Collection of Paul Gould, Pawling, NY Image ©2011 Shooterz.biz, Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

Steve McQueen 1947 Indian Chief with Sidecar

Steve McQueen 1947 Indian Chief with Sidecar

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (engine detail), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (engine detail), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe (grille detail), Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME
Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe (grille detail), Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME Image © Peter Harholdt

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (vintage) , courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (vintage) , courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1959 Chevrolet Sting Ray Prototype (detail), Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Chevrolet Sting Ray Prototype (detail), Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe, Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME
Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe, Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME Image © Peter Harholdt

1960 Plymouth XNR, Collection of Paul Gould, Pawling, NY
Image ©2011 Shooterz.biz, Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

1960 Plymouth XNR, Collection of Paul Gould, Pawling, NY Image ©2011 Shooterz.biz, Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

1959 Chevrolet Sting Ray Prototype, Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Chevrolet Sting Ray Prototype, Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (interior detail), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix (interior detail), courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster (detail), Collection of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster (detail), Collection of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe, Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME
Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Coupe, Collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre, Oxford, ME Image © Peter Harholdt

1936 Stout Scarab (side view), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1936 Stout Scarab (side view), Collection of Larry Smith, Saginaw, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Tom Mix, courtesy of Bob White, Scottsdale AZ

1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster, Collection of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster, Collection of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 (detail), Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 (detail), Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74, Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI
Image © Peter Harholdt

1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74, Collection of GM Heritage Center, Warren, MI Image © Peter Harholdt

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