{"id":9477,"date":"2017-12-17T20:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T04:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=9477"},"modified":"2017-12-17T20:17:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T04:17:23","slug":"sidewalk-speedsters-the-grown-up-world-of-childrens-cars-at-the-petersen-automotive-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/sidewalk-speedsters-the-grown-up-world-of-childrens-cars-at-the-petersen-automotive-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSidewalk Speedsters: The Grown-Up World of Children\u2019s Cars\u201d at The Petersen Automotive Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, December 16th, we attended a special media event to celebrate the opening day of\u00a0\u201cSidewalk Speedsters: The Grown-Up World of Children\u2019s Cars\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>at the Petersen Automotive Museum<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– presented by Lucas Oil<\/strong><\/a>. We always enjoy visiting\u00a0the\u00a0<\/strong>Petersen<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0This day in particular was especially fun because as part of the media event, it featured\u00a0<\/span>Actev<\/strong> <\/a>Arrow \u201cSmart-Karts\u201d<\/strong><\/a> for the kids to ride.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Exhibit<\/h2>\n

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You’d think that with self-driving cars on the horizon, the interest in driving cars has dwindled. However, kid-sized cars is a $430 million per year industry (as of 2015), making kids’ vehicles as popular as ever. I don’t see it as much, living in a congested city, but go-karts and youth racing has become more than just a hobby for kids across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cSidewalk Speedsters: The Grown-Up World of Children\u2019s Cars\u201d<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0is a special exhibit is dedicated to the history of children’s competition cars. It mainly features cars from the early to mid 1900s, including an iconic, original car from Disneyland’s Autotopia. In the center of the exhibit is the most modern car of the collection, a 2005 Motivational Tubing Top Fuel Pinnacle Junior Dragster<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Like most exhibits at the Petersen, it’s a “see but don’t touch” exhibit. I think kids ages 8 and up with an interest in cars would appreciate it the most. It’s located on the same floor as the interactive game room, and the Cars Mechanical Institute<\/em>, so it will be an easy transition from this one to the touch-friendly exhibits.<\/p>\n

Key vehicles featured<\/span><\/h3>\n

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