Carstories by The Petersen Automotive Museum

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez (@therealtavarish) is one of the most popular automotive YouTubers. He's known for repairing broken exotic cars and giving them a second life. Most recently he's revived a crashed orange McLaren 675LT, documenting every step and mishap along the way. He's also the co-host of Car Trek along with Ed Bolian and Tyler Hoover.

Calling all F1 fans! When Stefan Johansson took the lead at Imola in his second race for Ferrari, he couldn't hear his engine over the roar of the crowd. Stefan Johansson spent most of his life racing cars, with a 10 year career in Formula 1, driving for teams such as Ferrari and McLaren and winning the prestigious

Le Mans 24 hour race for Porsche.

He spent over 30 years racing at the highest levels of Motorsport where he continuously tried to perfect the craft of driving a race car at the limits of it’s performance.

In parallel he always had a strong interest in Art and Design, but it wasn’t until his close friend and driver colleague Elio De Angelis was killed in a racing accident in 1986 that he decided to pick up a canvas and a brush to paint something in his honor.

34 years later this has evolved into a new way of life and he now spends the same time and focus to perfect the craft of being an Artist as he used to when he was racing, creating new paintings and designs from his studio in Santa Monica, California.

Juan is a lifelong automotive and motorsports enthusiast. He began racing go karts at the age of 6, raced motorcycles for many years, and has raced professionally at the American Le Mans, Trans Am, Formula 4 and GT Series. In 2010 he took the win in GTC at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Long Beach,and raised to the podium at Laguna Seca and Miller Park. He is also active in the vintage racing circuit and an avid golfer and fisherman. As a passionate car collector for over 40 years, Juan has built the Car Amigo Collection, focusing primarily on racing cars and motorcycles, including the Formula 1 Collection currently on exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum.Beyond the cars, Juan Gonzalez Moreno, is also the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board of GRUMA (Mission Foods), the leading manufacturer of tortillas and flatbreads around the world, with operations in Mexico, the United States, Central America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Grupo Financiero Banorte, one of Mexico´s largest financial institution. He is also a member of the Mexican Business Council (CMN), and is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Art Museum, and the Episcopal School of Dallas. In 2013 and 2017 The U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce distinguished Juan with the “Good Neighbor Award” for his contributions to the Hispanic community and the creation of the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center at SMU. He was also presented with the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by the U.S. Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs (AEM) in 2014.

We virtually travel to the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles to sit down one-on-one with Porsche enthusiast Magnus Walker. Today, the urban outlaw, Magnus shares where it all started, what it's like becoming a brand ambassador for Porsche, current projects and the impact his vehicles are having in the car culture.

Catherine Sutton is the proud owner of a beautiful Porsche 356. She developed a passion for cars and their mechanical and practical perspective and has participated in vintage car rallies since 2012 in California and Arizona. When she’s not driving, she spends time as a CASA volunteer for foster youth and she is on the board of Checkered Flag 200, a premier membership group for the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. Catherine then returned to working in the entertainment business, where she’s continued to be involved in localization of film and TV content for markets and territories, worldwide.