October 8th, 2000
De Soto, Studebaker, Kaiser, Oldsmobile, Nash, Buick, Chevrolet, Lincoln, Ford and Cadillac were the stars at the Concours 2000 at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Featuring dual tone and tri tone cars of the 1950s, an array of unimaginable colors combined with sparkling chrome - applied to progressive and daring designs with unique and innovative features - was on display.
Competing fin tails
  The back of a De Soto |
 The parking deck of the Petersen Automotive Museum |
Split windshields on the forties
  Lincolns lined up |
The front of a Ford Edsel |
Chrysler, Imperial and Cadillac
  1958 Ford Fairlane |
 Chrysler New Yorker, Buick Special |
De Soto Fireflite   The Edsel dashboard - transmission pushbuttons on the steering wheel and a circular speedometer. |
 Cadillac Series 62 Convertibles Mercury Parklane Hardtop |
Buick Invicta   The Invicta dashboard - notice the 'monocle' shift indicator and the speedometer in an adjustible mirror . |
Please mark your calendar for the 14th annual charity car show in 2001 !
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