Town Cars at The Petersen

"Arriving in Style" is the catch phrase for the Town Cars exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum. If you've ever had the pleasure of arriving - anywhere - in one these fine automobiles, doing so in style was definitely the right description.

The more modern town car was many times a concept or promo car like this 1959 Scimitar Town Car Phaeton. Commissioned by the Olin Aluminum Corporation to demonstrate the use of aluminum in the construction of automobiles, this town car was built by Brooks Stevens and debuted at the 1959 Geneva Auto Show. One cool feature this car has was a retractable roof that covered the drivers area; if you wanted a full convertible, the rear passenger's roof could then be lowered into the trunk.Make sure you make out to the Petersen soon to check out the Town Cars exhibit, because on Oct. 19 they will be closing for a year for extensive renovations.  Special thanks to the Petersen's superb team of curators and researchers, who provided the fantastic details about these cars!