The ultra-rare Devel Sixteen
Petersen Museum
- Petersen Museum hosts an 18-month exhibit of the world’s most exclusive hypercars.
- Most extensive collection of hypercars in one place; total value of cars cannot be defined.
- If you can’t visit Los Angeles, the Franschoek Motor Museum can satisfy local petrolheads this festive season.
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The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles in the USA, arguably the most incredible car museum on earth, defines a “hypercar” as: “A vehicle that exists at the highest echelon of performance, technological advancement, price and rarity.”
To show off a collection of ultra-exclusive machines, the Museum has announced an 18-month-long exhibition of some of the finest vehicles ever made. They’re calling the showcase – “Hypercars: The Allure of the Extreme”, a display of the fastest, most expensive and exclusive cars in the world. The Museum will rotate up to 30 vehicles that highlight what hypercars stand for and why they have taken the automotive world by storm.
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Rare cars and then some
Vehicles on display include the Aria FXE concept, Bugatti Veyron 16.4, Caparo T1, Devel Sixteen, Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, Hennessey Venom F5 (Design Model), Koenigsegg Agera RS Final Edition, McLaren Speedtail, NIO EP9, Delage D12, Pagani Huayra Hermes Edition, RAESR Tachyon Speed and Rimac Concept One.
It will also include two motorcycles that fit the description, including the Lotus C-01 and Aston Martin AMB 001.
The new Czinger 21C will make occasional appearances and will be on display for the last two weeks of this year.
“We’re excited to host a variety of hypercars in one exhibit,” says Petersen Automotive Museum Executive Director Terry Karges. “Audiences already have been enthralled by seeing some of the world’s most astonishing vehicles up-close.”
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While a trip to the Petersen Museum might remain out of reach for most South Africans, you can take a trip down to the Franschoek Motor Museum in the Western Cape to see vintage cars, sports cars and a few hypercars.
The Franschoek Motor Museum’s collection comprises more than 220 vehicles, with 80 cars on display at any given time. According to the curator, vehicles such as the Porsche Carrera GT, Dodge Viper GT2, and Honda NSX are on display at the moment, but cars are shuffled around regularly, so you are advised to contact the Franschoek Motor Museum to make an appointment (due to Covid-19 regulations) to visit and to find out what’s on display.
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