article_snippet: At the Petersen Automotive Museum there are plenty of cars from the era
article_snippet: Illegal street racing still takes place but usually in the early hours of the morning, and Illegal street racing's a crime even to be a spectator.
article_snippet: Custom car shows tend to happen out in the desert rather than in the city.
article_snippet: But at the Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Boulevard)
article_snippet: it's possible to see everything from hot rods and deuce coupes to Thunderbirds and Chevrolets.
article_snippet: Spread over two spacious floors, there are plenty of cars from the era
article_snippet: The hot rod section has a classic Deuce Coupe customised from a 1932 Ford.