historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate..

A woman looks at a 1946 Ford "Woodie" station wagon on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures







The front end of a 1950's Cadillac convertible on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures





The tail fins of a 1961 Cadillac Sedan DeVille on display at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures.



A 1955 Ford Thunderbird on display with other classic cars at the Cartopia exhibition celebrating Southern California's early car culture at the USC campus in Los Angeles on April 7, 2010. The display of historic automobiles and vintage hot rods from the golden era of California car culture -demonstrate the utopian aspirations and dreams in 1950s and '60s automotive design and youth car-mod subcultures.