{"id":459438,"date":"2001-03-01T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2001-03-02T02:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=119899"},"modified":"2024-02-13T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:22:06","slug":"dick-messer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/dick-messer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dick Messer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Petersen Automotive Museum in Southern California is arguably one of the finest museums of its type anywhere in the U.S. Recently, Casey Annis sat down with Dick Messer, the Petersen\u2019s first and now newly appointed director, to discuss the museum\u2019s turbulent past and seemingly bright future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>VRJ: The Petersen Museum has gone through a pretty tumultuous time over the past year or two. 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