{"id":80623,"date":"2021-07-26T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T00:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=80623"},"modified":"2021-07-26T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T00:09:33","slug":"petersen-museum-honors-ed-camfather-iskenderian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/petersen-museum-honors-ed-camfather-iskenderian\/","title":{"rendered":"Petersen Museum Honors Ed &#8220;Camfather&#8221; Iskenderian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-80623-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Ed-_Isky_-Iskenderian-at-100-min-e1627344541628.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80629&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petersen Museum Honors Ed \\u0026#8220;Camfather\\u0026#8221; Iskenderian&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nWhen Ed \\u201cIsky\\u201d Iskenderian turned 100 on July 10 2021, a celebration was held in Onyx, California to acknowledge his century of living well. The state was in a the middle of a massive heat wave, most of it in the central valleys where the affair was being held. That fact lowered participation for many who were reluctant to travel to an oven, even though they wanted to fete The Camfather.\\n\\nThere needed to be another party, closer to Ed\\u2019s Gardena, CA home and one that would include plenty of cars and people. Bruce Meyer, founding chairman of the Petersen Museum Automotive Museum on Los Angeles\\u2019 Miracle Mile had just the solution. \\u201cBruce Meyer\\u2019s All-American Cruise-In\\u201d on July 25th was the perfect way to honor Isky.\\n\\nIn addition to the honoree, Meyer put together a group of hot-rodders and racers who have all been influenced in one way or another through their relationships with Iskenderian, and encouraged hot-rod owners throughout the Southern California area to bring their cars to the Petersen to celebrate.\\n\\nAnd so they did. Cars began arriving before 8AM and continued to arrive throughout the morning, leaving the air heavy with the scent of oil, gasoline and other fuels. From T-buckets, a front-engine dragster, a Chevrolet El Camino hand-restored by its owner, 2012 NHRA Funny Car champ Jack Beckman, to a modern Formula Drift BMW, they arrived, they feted, laughed at the stories told and admired one another\\u2019s cars \\u0026#8211; and the exhibits in the Petersen Museum, that currently includes a Formula One exhibit centered on McLaren, Ferrari and Williams recent models.\\n\\nThe highlight was a panel discussion of Iskenderian\\u2019s life with racer \\u201cGentleman\\u201d Joe Schubeck, Meyer, hot-rodder Don Prieto, master engine builder Ed Pink, drag racing legends Don \\u201cThe Snake\\u201d Prudhomme and Roland Leong, along with the guest of honor. Author Matt Stone, the author of Iskenderian\\u2019s new biography, \\u201cIsky,\\u201d moderated the panel. Much laughter ensued and Prieto, who noted that such affairs required a gift, presented Iskenderian with a photograph of his original, tiny shop in Gardena. The current Iskenderian factory is, of course, much larger.\\n\\nAfter the panel discussion, all were invited to enjoy LA-famous Pink\\u2019s hot dogs, rummage through the garage area to enjoy the cars and to have copies of \\u201cIsky\\u201d and Meyer\\u2019s book \\u201cDeuce,\\u201d about the 1932 Ford and its place in hot rod culture, signed by the authors. The century-old Iskenderian neatly affixed his signature \\u0026#8211; in beautifully crafted cursive \\u0026#8211; to each book as he sat under a shielded tented, which kept him out of the rather warm sun, as he conversed with new book owners.\\n\\nConcurrent with Iskenderian\\u2019s celebration, it was announced that Lions Automobilia Foundation museum, which celebrates the lost Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, will open to the public with pre-purchased tickets, under a schedule that allows initial access to the museum on Saturdays. Lions Automobilia Foundation \\u0026#038; Museum, which has been closed since January 2020 due to COVID-19, requires adherence to current pandemic protocols. Mask and temperature-check are required, the museum stated.\\n\\nThe Petersen continues its efforts to bring the joy of motoring to the public. \\u201cEach month, our Breakfast Club cruise-ins gather enthusiasts from every corner of Los Angeles for a morning of conversation laughter, and some truly amazing cars,\\u201d said Terry Karges, the Petersen\\u2019s executive director. He went on to note that this cruise-in starred \\u201cthe man who brought the hobby to life, Ed \\u2018Isky\\u2019 Iskenderian himself.\\u201d It appeared no one had more fun at the gathering than the honoree.\\u0026#8217;\\n\\nClick Here to Begin Slideshow&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Early-in-the-day-the-hot-rods-kept-coming-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80628&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petersen Museum Honors Ed \\u0026#8220;Camfather\\u0026#8221; Iskenderian&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Pontiac-GTO-with-rotating-model-in-engine-compartment-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80624&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petersen Museum Honors Ed \\u0026#8220;Camfather\\u0026#8221; Iskenderian&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/The-BMW-2002tiis-Kugelfischer-fuel-injection-is-original-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;80625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Petersen Museum Honors Ed \\u0026#8220;Camfather\\u0026#8221; 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