Most car lovers and driving enthusiasts agree, Southern California is the automotive capital of the United States! I even state it in the opening of every iDriveSoCal Podcast.

But what makes Southern California the automotive capital of the United States, actually? The short answer is lots of things. And we’re producing a mini-series to share all the characteristics and destinations that make Southern California the automotive capital of the United States, and of the world!

In this iDriveSoCal Podcast we begin making our case by highlighting an array of World Class Automotive Museums located in SoCal. If you haven’t been to them, I sincerely hope this podcast will inspire your first of many future visits.

As promised in the podcast here are links to each of these automotive treasures:

Mullin Automotive Museum, Oxnard, California

The Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, California

Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California

The Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo, California

Marconi Automotive Museum, Tustin, California

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