opening to the public on february 1st 2020, a collection of james hetfield’s automobiles, guitars, memorabilia and photos will be showcased at the petersen automotive museum in los angeles. the exhibition ‘reclaimed rust: the james hetfield collection’ is a celebration of heavy metal band metallica, and its lead vocalist’s nine, most prized custom-vintage cars.
aquarius (1934 packard) | all images by kahn media
hetfield, a lifelong car enthusiast, views his collection as a form of expression to convey his artistic energy and distinctive personality. the key vehicles in his collection include 1948 jaguar ‘black pearl’, the 1934 packard ‘aquarius’, the 1953 buick skylark ‘skyscraper’, the 1937 lincoln zephyr ‘voodoo priest’, and the 1936 auburn ‘slow burn.’ each of the cars are designed and built from scratch by television personality and established car builder, rick dore.
aquarius (1934 packard)
‘reclaimed rust brings together two industries that go hand in hand with artist expression,’ tells petersen automotive museum executive director terry l. karges. ‘this is the first time the hetfield collection will be showcased to the public and we can’t wait to share the inspiration behind these extraordinary vehicles with the world.’
black pearl (1948 jaguar)
black pearl (1948 jaguar)
project info:
exhibition: reclaimed rust: the james hetfield collection
museum: petersen automotive museum
opening date: febuary 1, 2020
collector: james hetfield
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It would be an absolute pleasure to do one for this guy. Stunning lines, fantastic attention to detail. Long may it continue. Well done.
lf l had the money l could not have designed better cars myself, except for that adolescent skull shifter
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Nice to see all my lunch $$ went to such sweet cars!!
“his artistic energy and distinctive personality”? Isn’t this exactly what you’d expect a hard rock guy to be into?