Early this morning, 10 vintage cars arrived on the USC campus for Cartopias: Southern California Car Culture, Hot Rods, and the Space Age. Co-presented by the USC Libraries and Visions and Voices, the exhibition runs all day in front of Doheny Library, and the panel discussion begins at 3:00 p.m. Enjoy a first look at rare hot rods, concept cars, and iconic automobiles from the collections of Nancy and Vic Edelbrock, Walter Karabian, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Petersen Museum.
Award-winning, Chip Foose-modified 1951 Mercury coupe from the Petersen Museum
One of the very first hot rods: modified 1932 Ford roadster from the collection of USC alums Nancy and Vic Edelbrock
Iconic 1953 Cadillac Eldorado from the Natural History Museum
And the personalized license plate belonging to the Cadillac's previous owner
Immaculate 1955 Ford Thunderbird from the personal collection of USC alum Walter Karabian
1946 Ford "Woodie" station wagon from the Edelbrocks' collection
And the "Woodie" arrived towing a Kurtis Kraft midget racing car.
One of a kind 1954 Plymouth Explorer experimental dream car from the Petersen Museum