From Airflows to Zephyrs, 70 years of streamlining Petersen Mus

From Airflows to Zephyrs, 70 years of streamlining at the Petersen Museum

January 17, 2004

Petersen Automotive Museum

6060 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Sponsors: Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club/West and Airflow Club of America/Western Region

Club members' Chrysler and Lincoln cars from '34 through '48 (the span of years from the Airflow's introduction through the last Lincoln V-12s) will be parked on the top level of the parking structure outside the Grand Salon, for display and comparison. Club members are encouraged to display their vintage cars (the parking fee of $6 will be waived for them).

The parking garage opens at 9:00 AM. All display cars should be in place by 9:30 for the museum to open at 10:00. The program will begin at 10:30 AM in the museum's Grand Salon, where parked nose-to-nose will be a '35 Chrysler Airflow C-1 coupe and a '36 Lincoln-Zephyr coupe-sedan, the focal point cars and backdrop for the speakers.

Del Coates, professor of Industrial Design at San Jose State, will speak first. He will be followed by Barry Dressel, Manager of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. A panel discussion and question-and-answer session will begin around 11:30 AM. A catered lunch will be held in the Conner Rooftop Pavilion at 12:30.

Club members' 1934-1948 Chryslers and Lincolns will be on display outside the Grand Salon. We're asking respective owners to stand alongside their cars to answer questions after lunch.

From 2:00 to 2:30 PM the two clubs will adjourn to hold their respective clubs' business meetings.

Panelists:

Jack Eby - Ford Motor Company Executive - Panel Moderator

Del Coates - Professor of Industrial Design, San Jose State University

Barry Dressel - Manager, Walter P. Chrysler Museum

Art Fitzpatrick - Lincoln Mercury and GM advertising artist

Gale Halderman - Ford Motor Company designer

Bob Marcks - Chrysler, Ford, and Raymond Loewy designer

Bob Thomas - Hudson, Nash, GM, and Ford designer

Please Join Us!!!!

Free parking for Airflow and Zephyr owners who bring their cars to display.