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Lowrider Car Show & Exhibition Opening Reception

  • Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90036 United States (map)

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Exhibit Opening - $59
Members - $47.20

  • Includes: Access to Exhibit Opening and Lowrider Cruise-In. Food and Drinks. Free on-site parking (while supplies last).

Exhibit Opening + Showcar - $59
Members - $47.20

  • Includes: 1 reserved spot for your Lowrider at the Showcar portion of the event. Access to Exhibit Opening and Lowrider Cruise-In. Food and Drinks.

Exhibit Opening (12 & under) - $20
Members - $16

  • Includes: Access to Exhibit Opening and Lowrider Cruise-In. Food and Drinks.

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About the Event

As the popularity of lowrider culture has grown in the United States and abroad, the skills involved in creating a lowrider vehicle have similarly advanced, with builders, painters, and metalworkers reaching new levels of artistry and craftsmanship. The Petersen Automotive Museum has celebrated this evolution since its first exhibition on lowriding in 2000 and continues to recognize the culture’s contributions to automotive history. With Best in Low, the Museum turns a lens on the creation of the car itself, as well as on the street and the show—spaces where the craft of lowriding is on full display. 

The exhibition includes iconic lowrider vehicles and those newer to the scene, all featuring outstanding customization in various aspects of the lowrider build, from paint and metal finishing to interiors and hydraulics. The development of these techniques and practices over time is explored, and award-winning vehicles are featured.

Lowrider Cars Only Within Car Show Area

Run of Show

  • 3:00 PM | Vehicle Load in 

  • 3:00 PM | Members-Only Exhibit Preview Begins

  • 4:00 PM | Car Show begins

  • 4:30 PM | Welcome announcement

  • 4:45 PM | Awards given out

  • 5:00 PM | Car Show Concludes. Event Check-in available in 1st Floor Lobby & on P3 for the Exhibit Opening Event

  • 5:15 PM | Members-Only Curatorial Tour

  • 6:00 PM | Tour conclusion, exhibit preview ends

  • 6:15 PM | Opening Remarks

  • 6:20 PM | Panel

  • 7:00 PM | Ribbon Cutting + Exhibit Preview

  • 8:00 PM | Reception Ends


Member Benefit

Petersen Members enjoy 20% off the Event Tickets, Early Exhibit Access, and an Exclusive Curator-led Tour of the exhibit during the event! Please contact membership@petersen.org for your ticket Discount Code. Not a Member? Join Today!


Event FAQs

  • We send out instructions to all show cars the Friday before the event around 5 PM - 6 PM. Note: If you did not sign up for more info or news during the purchase, you will not receive an email. If you’d like to receive additional information, sign up for our newsletter or reach out to info@petersen.org no later then the Friday before the event.

  • For those wanting to display a vehicle as a show car - it must be a lowrider style vehicle, with no specific make or model. Generally, a lowrider is a vehicle that has been lowered on hydraulics, and often includes pinstriping, engravings, and other custom touches. So long as the car pays homage to the lowrider style or innovates upon it, we will consider it as a lowrider, but if the vehicle can be grouped into other categories (slammed or stance, for instance) we will not guarantee a show car spot. Those who bring vehicles who do not fit within these guidelines will not be allowed to park in the show car area, regardless of what ticket was purchased.

  • Please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@petersen.org for more questions!

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