405:
An avid hunter and collector, Petersen had amassed a sizable collection featuring hundreds of unique and historically significant antique and modern firearms. Following
Petersen's death, in following with his wishes, Petersen's widow donated a 400-piece portion of his extensive collection to the
238:
held the following winter. While working to promote the exhibition, Petersen realized that there were no media specific to hot rods or hot-rodding. Seeing an opportunity, Petersen and Robert
Lindsay, another member of the promotion team for the exhibition, left Hollywood Publicity Associates that
245:
magazine. The first issue of the magazine, with a run of 5,000 copies, was released to coincide with the Los
Angeles Hot Rod Exhibition, the show Petersen and Lindsay were initially contracted to publicize. The founders sold the copies of the magazine at the steps of the exhibition. After a
406:
National Rifle
Association's National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA. Among his collection the work of firearm engraver Richard Roy of Connecticut Shotgun are displayed. In addition, he is the owner of the only three
629:
615:
317:
577:
768:
753:
305:
263:
773:
257:
311:
763:
778:
743:
421:
He married Margie McNally in 1963 and had two sons who died in a 1975 plane crash. They resided in a mansion located at 625 Mountain drive in
299:
363:. In 2007 Primedia's enthusiast publications, including all the once-Petersen titles, were again sold to Source Interlink, controlled by
511:
246:
successful debut, the magazine continued to sell out and grow in readership. By mid-1949, monthly sales exceeded 50,000 copies.
748:
546:
603:
783:
693:
647:
446:
341:
532:
718:
491:
676:
Victoria Talbot, 'Beverly Hills
Cultural Heritage Commission Splits 2 To 2 on Mountain Drive Landmark Vote',
204:
192:
536:
234:, a consulting firm. In the summer of 1947, the company was commissioned to publicize an exhibition of
175:
249:
Starting from this, Petersen built his publishing empire on automotive-themed publications, including
434:
422:
689:
471:
758:
390:
713:
643:
582:
293:
124:
199:
descent. He learned about cars from helping his father, a truck mechanic. After graduating from
394:
738:
733:
8:
352:
287:
224:
220:
200:
118:
68:
604:
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=345468&paper=73&cat=104
374:
241:
88:
552:
542:
515:
275:
106:
426:
323:
130:
708:
230:
After being laid off during staff cuts, Petersen and other ex-MGM staff started
475:
335:
281:
142:
112:
652:
727:
369:
430:
411:
407:
378:
208:
495:
269:
100:
364:
355:
for $ 450 million which, in 1999, sold it for $ 2 billion to publisher
329:
136:
251:
171:
94:
541:. Baltimore, MD USA: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1–4.
360:
556:
659:
538:
The
Business of Speed: The Hot Rod Industry in America, 1915–1990
235:
191:
Robert Einar "Pete" Petersen was born on
September 10, 1926, in
472:
Robert
Petersen, Publisher of Auto Buff Magazines, Dies at 80.
196:
170:(September 10, 1926 – March 23, 2007) was an American
356:
389:
He died on March 23, 2007, at St. John's Health Center in
719:
Robert
Petersen Gallery at the National Firearms Museum
578:"Margie Petersen, Car Museum Co-Founder, Is Dead at 76"
492:
Interview: Robert E. Petersen - From Rods To Riches.
714:Petersen Automotive Museum's Commemorative Article
672:
670:
227:(MGM), becoming a publicist there within a year.
725:
680:, October 03, 2014, Vol. XXXXVIIII, No. 39, p. 4
512:From a humble start, he found a road to success.
526:
524:
667:
397:. Margie Petersen died on November 25, 2011.
769:United States Army personnel of World War II
521:
754:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California
654:NFM Treasure Gun - The Parker Invincibles
506:
504:
466:
464:
462:
774:People from East Los Angeles, California
377:and he sold it in 2002 to the owners of
486:
484:
764:United States Army Air Forces soldiers
726:
501:
459:
779:20th-century American philanthropists
744:People from Beverly Hills, California
683:
576:Welsh, Jonathan (November 28, 2011).
575:
531:Lucsko, David N. (3 November 2008).
481:
223:, for Los Angeles and found work at
694:Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
447:Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
347:In 1996, Petersen sold his company
13:
709:Petersen Automotive Museum history
530:
14:
795:
702:
470:Hevesi, Dennis (March 27, 2007).
416:
239:autumn and began development of
510:O'Dell, John (March 24, 2007).
433:. It was designed by architect
636:
622:
608:
597:
569:
400:
232:Hollywood Publicity Associates
16:American publisher (1926–2007)
1:
452:
437:and built from 1937 to 1938.
410:Invincibles ever produced by
219:After the war, Petersen left
186:
86:Petersen Publishing Company:
749:American publishers (people)
193:East Los Angeles, California
181:
35:East Los Angeles, California
7:
425:, formerly owned by actors
349:Petersen Publishing Company
10:
800:
784:Barstow High School alumni
367:. In 1999 Petersen bought
176:Petersen Automotive Museum
678:The Beverly Hills Courier
445:He was inducted into the
440:
423:Beverly Hills, California
359:. In 2001 it was sold to
214:
149:
82:
78:Publisher, philanthropist
74:
64:
56:
40:
28:
21:
393:, of complications from
391:Santa Monica, California
384:
51:Santa Monica, California
583:The Wall Street Journal
395:neuroendocrine cancer
342:4 Wheel and Off Road
273:. He also published
353:private equity fund
225:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
221:Barstow, California
203:, he served in the
201:Barstow High School
69:Barstow High School
690:Robert E. Petersen
375:Hearst Corporation
264:Sports Car Graphic
32:September 10, 1926
23:Robert E. Petersen
548:978-0-8018-8990-5
516:Los Angeles Times
157:
156:
791:
696:
687:
681:
674:
665:
664:
640:
634:
633:
626:
620:
619:
612:
606:
601:
595:
594:
592:
590:
573:
567:
566:
564:
563:
528:
519:
508:
499:
488:
479:
468:
435:Paul R. Williams
258:Rod & Custom
174:who founded the
47:
19:
18:
799:
798:
794:
793:
792:
790:
789:
788:
759:Museum founders
724:
723:
705:
700:
699:
688:
684:
675:
668:
651:
648:Wayback Machine
641:
637:
628:
627:
623:
614:
613:
609:
602:
598:
588:
586:
574:
570:
561:
559:
549:
529:
522:
509:
502:
489:
482:
469:
460:
455:
443:
427:Harry Joe Brown
419:
403:
387:
282:Guns & Ammo
217:
189:
184:
113:Guns & Ammo
52:
49:
45:
36:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
797:
787:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
722:
721:
716:
711:
704:
703:External links
701:
698:
697:
682:
666:
635:
621:
607:
596:
568:
547:
533:"Introduction"
520:
500:
480:
476:New York Times
457:
456:
454:
451:
442:
439:
418:
415:
402:
399:
386:
383:
336:Sassy Magazine
312:Mountain Biker
216:
213:
205:Army Air Corps
188:
185:
183:
180:
155:
154:
153:Margie McNally
151:
147:
146:
143:Sassy Magazine
84:
83:Known for
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
48:(aged 80)
44:March 23, 2007
42:
38:
37:
34:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
796:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
731:
729:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
695:
691:
686:
679:
673:
671:
662:
661:
656:
655:
649:
645:
639:
631:
630:"NRA Museums"
625:
617:
616:"NRA Museums"
611:
605:
600:
585:
584:
579:
572:
558:
554:
550:
544:
540:
539:
534:
527:
525:
518:
517:
513:
507:
505:
498:
497:
493:
490:Stone, Matt.
487:
485:
478:
477:
473:
467:
465:
463:
458:
450:
448:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
417:Personal life
414:
413:
409:
398:
396:
392:
382:
380:
376:
372:
371:
370:Sports Afield
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
345:
344:
343:
338:
337:
332:
331:
326:
325:
320:
319:
314:
313:
308:
307:
302:
301:
296:
295:
290:
289:
284:
283:
278:
277:
272:
271:
266:
265:
260:
259:
254:
253:
247:
244:
243:
237:
233:
228:
226:
222:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
152:
148:
145:
144:
139:
138:
133:
132:
127:
126:
121:
120:
115:
114:
109:
108:
103:
102:
97:
96:
91:
90:
85:
81:
77:
75:Occupation(s)
73:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
43:
39:
31:
27:
20:
685:
677:
658:
653:
644:Ghostarchive
642:Archived at
638:
624:
610:
599:
589:November 28,
587:. Retrieved
581:
571:
560:. Retrieved
537:
514:
494:
474:
444:
431:Sally Eilers
420:
412:Parker Bros.
404:
388:
379:Safari Press
368:
348:
346:
340:
334:
328:
322:
318:Photographic
316:
310:
304:
298:
294:Motorcyclist
292:
286:
280:
274:
268:
262:
256:
250:
248:
240:
231:
229:
218:
209:World War II
195:. He was of
190:
167:
163:
160:Robert Einar
159:
158:
141:
135:
129:
125:Motorcyclist
123:
117:
111:
105:
99:
93:
87:
46:(2007-03-23)
739:2007 deaths
734:1926 births
496:Motor Trend
401:Collections
270:Motor Trend
101:Motor Trend
57:Nationality
728:Categories
562:2013-08-13
557:2008007476
453:References
365:Ron Burkle
330:Tiger Beat
300:Motor Life
187:Early life
137:Tiger Beat
449:in 2013.
252:Car Craft
182:Biography
178:in 1994.
172:publisher
95:Car Craft
65:Education
646:and the
361:Primedia
276:CARtoons
236:hot rods
168:Petersen
107:CARtoons
60:American
692:at the
660:YouTube
306:Hunting
242:Hot Rod
89:Hot Rod
555:
545:
441:Awards
408:Parker
333:, and
267:, and
215:Career
197:Danish
150:Spouse
385:Death
373:from
351:to a
288:SPORT
119:SPORT
591:2011
553:LCCN
543:ISBN
429:and
357:EMAP
324:Teen
164:Pete
131:Teen
41:Died
29:Born
207:in
98:,
730::
669:^
657:.
650::
580:.
551:.
535:.
523:^
503:^
483:^
461:^
381:.
339:,
327:,
321:,
315:,
309:,
303:,
297:,
291:,
285:,
279:,
261:,
255:,
211:.
166:"
140:,
134:,
128:,
122:,
116:,
110:,
104:,
92:,
663:.
632:.
618:.
593:.
565:.
162:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.