photo by Andy Kitchen

Although the Petersen Automotive Museum remains closed to the public due to the COVID-19, the museum will continue its eight-year tradition of Breakfast Club Cruise-Ins in a new digital format.

The museum has opened submissions for the world’s first global cars and coffee, which will consist of a 90-minute video featuring vehicle video submissions from car enthusiasts. Once submissions are compiled, the global cars and coffee video will premiere live on the museum’s YouTube channel on April 26.

People can participate by following three easy steps: record a short 20- to 30-second horizontal video of a vehicle, upload the video to Dropbox, Google Drive or YouTube, and fill out the form on petersen.org/cars-and-coffee-online with your information, car story and video link.

“Our Breakfast Club Cruise-Ins have become an integral part of the Los Angeles car community over the past eight years,” said Terry L. Karges, Petersen executive director. “We didn’t want to stop the tradition this month because of the pandemic, so we had to get creative to keep it going and also make it more inclusive than ever before. We look forward to seeing the stories from enthusiasts all over the globe and sharing their passions in a way that unites us all in spirit even while we are standing apart.”

All submissions will receive a YouTube link 24 hours prior to the global cars and coffee livestream. During the premiere of the video, Petersen Museum will open a poll, so viewers can vote in the People’s Choice Award.

The museum will announce the Petersen Perfection Award and Best in Show. Awards will be shipped to owners following the event.

For information, visit petersen.org.