A 1915 Dodge Brothers Touring car, right and a 1937 Delahaye, left, at the historic vehicle display. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Hot rod builder George Barris poses for photographers with a BatMobile cake. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air at the historic vehicle display. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A 1953 Dodge Storm Z-250 by Bertone at the historic vehicle display. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Dylan Price of Professional Detailers dusts “Hell’s Chariot,” a 1949 Mercury with a 1950 grille that was used in the movie “Grease.” (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
The Motor Press Guild historic vehicle display at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
The grille of a 1964 Chevrolet C 10 pickup. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Chalmers Niemeyer of Porsche has an early morning coffee as he looks at a 1919 La Bestioni. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Zach Freeman, 11, cranes his neck to look at the gull-wing doors on the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Leah, a Chihuahua, casts a nervous eye around as owner Anne Proffit pauses to see a 1953 Cadillac Series 62 coupe originally owned by Rita Hayworth. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
