The Justice Private Automotive Collection

Starting tomorrow The Justice Private Automotive Collection will be having an OPEN HOUSE in conjunction with the L.A. Lit and Toy Show. Stop by our gift shop to see the specials that we will be running during the open house! We hope you join us! OPEN HOUSE:... Thurs., 3/1 8:00am - 5:00pm Fri., 3/2 8:00am - 5:00pm Mon., 3/5 8:00am - 5:00pm See more

The latest addition to The Justice Private Automotive Collection arrived this past week... A 1933 Ford V8 Roadster This car celebrates a never to be forgotten episode in the history of American auto racing. It took place at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, (now LAX airport) 83 years ago when the nation’s top name drivers were entered in a 250 mile Roadster race. The cars were stock with the exception of fenders, bumpers and in some cases, headlights being removed. The eve...nt known as the Gilmore Gold Cup Race and was run on a B shaped track in front of a crowd of 80,000 fans. Held on Sunday February 18, 1934, the race which was primarily a field of Ford V8 roadsters, which was intended to secure the new Ford V8’s image of performance and reliability. When the flathead engine first went on sale, it had plenty of problems. In effect Ford had released the engine in a rush to replace the Model A’s 4-cyclinder engine and the public became what would be called today, Beta testers. This race was so important that it was covered 17 years after the fact in two issues of HOT ROD magazine in 1951. The first issue actually carried a photograph from the event on the cover of the magazine as shown here. This was during a promotion parade on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. It was stockcar racing before stockcar racing existed. The drivers in the event were from the open wheel world. Names like Rex Mays (sat on the pole), Louie Meyer (first 3 time Indy 500 winner), Fred Frame (had won the Indy 500 the year before this race), Stubby Stubblefield ( the winner of this event), Wilbur Shaw (the future president of the Indy 500 & 2 time winner), Lou Moore (he would become Indy’s first 5 time winner as a owner), Ernie Triplett, Pete DePaolo, Kelly Petillo, Al Gordon, Chet Gardner, Shorty Cantlon, Cliff Bergere, Louie Tomei, Ted Horn, Ralph Hepburn, Eddie Meyer and many others. All legends today!

We are honored to once again be part of the L.A. Lit and Toy Show - Driving and Shop Tours. Please join us for an OPEN HOUSE... Thursday - March 2nd Friday - March 3rd Monday - March 6th ... For more info. - http://www.lalitandtoyshow.com/related-events.html

We are currently featured on Los Angeles Magazine in the article - An Insider’s Guide to the 100 Hidden Gems of L.A. Make sure to give it a read!

Thanks to Rod Authority for the feature!

The 1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank at the ArtCenter College of Design Car Classic this past weekend. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/FYdi3-tmzvA

WOW... 1st outing out as part of the collection and the 1946 Billy Burke Belly Tank WON the Competition Class at the ArtCenter College of Design Car Classic. Ed Justice, Jr. pictured with the trophy.

The 1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank from the collection is on display at the ArtCenter College of Design Car Classic: Built by Hand today until 4:30pm. Come by & say hi!

The latest addition to The Justice Private Automotive Collection arrived this morning... Billy Burke's 1946 P-38 Belly Tank Streamliner. Burke was famous for creating the first dry lakes belly tank streamliner in the world. Since the original car was lost to time, the belly tank was re-created with Bill Burke at the helm and the finished streamliner was debuted at Bonneville Speed Week in 2009. The streamliner was featured in the 48th Edition of Rodder's Journal in 2010.

Just spotted at the collection Paras. Thanks for visiting! #PokemonGO

The Justice Private Automotive Collection was featured in Los Angeles Magazine in the article... Celebrate National Museum Day at These 10 Offbeat Destinations. Click on the link below to read the article. http://www.lamag.com//celebrate-national-museum-day-10-of/

Tomorrow is International Museums Day. Make sure to stop by the Justice Private Automotive Collection to celebrate! Admission is FREE and the 15% off the Gift Shop.

The Justice Private Automotive Collection was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle as a place to visit when riding the new Metro Los Angeles Gold Line Foothill Extension!

#TurboTuesday Starting to prep our 1989 911 Turbo for Luftgekühlt.