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Georgia, Russ and Tay at the LeMay America's Car Museum
America's Car Museum
Harold LeMay owned a successful refuse company, Harold LeMay Enterprises, within the Tacoma metro area and amassed the world's largest private car collection. After his death, the city of Tacoma donated 10 acres of land next to the Tacoma Dome for the Museum that would contain some of his car collection. The majority of the collection remains at the LeMay Family Collection at Marymount in nearby Spanaway. At a price of $100 million, the Museum is being called "America's Car Museum." The Museum has 165,000 square feet of exhibit space and contains Harold LeMay's cars. The museum has a 500 car gallery showing cars remarkable for their speed, technology and design, as well as their importance to car culture. The building also contains gift shops, restoration shops, lecture halls, galleries, a banquet room, and café.
1966 Shelby GT 350
The Shelby is a higher performance variant of the Ford Mustang which was built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967, and Shelby Automotive from 1968 to 1970.
1967 Shelby GT 500
1966 Ford Mustang
1966 Ford Mustang
When I was in high school I had a '66 Mustang of this exact color, except that it was a hard top and had a 6 cylinder engine instead of an 8 cylinder V-8
1966 Mustang GT 350 H (for Hertz)
Forty years ago, Carroll Shelby and The Hertz Corporation came up with an ingenious plan to help get a batch of high-performance, special-edition Shelby Mustangs into the hands of rental customers who also happened to be car enthusiasts. Ford supplied the new Mustangs with V-8 engines and mostly automatic transmissions, Shelby added extra performance and style, and Hertz gave the public access to the kind of unique driving experience that one would normally only find on a racetrack.
1066 Mustang GT 350 H
1966 Ford Mustang
1966 Ford Mustang
1951 Nash Rambler
The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 to 1954. On May 1, 1954, Nash-Kelvinator merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). The Nash Rambler was then built by AMC in Kenosha, Wisconsin through 1955. The Nash Rambler established a new segment in the automobile market and is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car.The 1950-1955 Nash Rambler was the first model run for this automobile platform. Using the same tooling, AMC reintroduced an almost identical "new" 1958 Rambler American for a second model run. This was a rare feat of having two distinct and successful model runs, an almost unheard of phenomenon in automobile history. The sticker price was $1,933.
1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire
The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-size automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1950–1981 model years. Initially only the two door Hardtops in the Chevrolet model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to 1952, as distinct from the Styleline and Fleetline models for the remainder of the range. With the 1953 model year the Bel Air name was changed from a designation for a unique body shape to a premium level of trim applied across a number of body styles. The Bel Air continued with various other trim level designations until US production ceased in 1975, production continued in Canada for its home market only through the 1981 model year.
1959 Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size sedan built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the South African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United States.The 1959 Chevrolet Impala was radically reworked. Sharing bodyshells with lower-end Buicks and Oldsmobiles as well as with Pontiac, part of a GM economy move, Chevrolets rode a wheelbase 1-1/2 inches longer than before. Atop a new X-frame chassis, roofs sat three inches lower, and bodies measured more than two inches wider overall. The growing size contributed to increased curb weight, one more trend of the times. Its tailfins protruded outward, rather than upward. Auto tester Tom McCahill, of Mechanix Illustrated, declared that a Chevrolet's deck lid had "enough room to land a Piper Cub." Chevrolet replaced the triple-taillight rear style this year with a very large, single "teardrop" taillight at each side.
1959 Chevrolet Impala-Distinctive tailfins and teardrop brake lights.
1959 Chevrolet Impala-Distinctive tailfins and teardrop brake lights.
1942 Chrysler Windsor Highlander
The Chrysler Windsor was a full-sized car built by the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan (USA) from 1939 through to the 1960s. Production temporarily ended in January, 1942 as all automobile companies in the USA switched to war production. The 1942 heralded post-war design, with fenders being better integrated into the overall bodywork.
1932 Ford Deluxe Roadster
Henry Ford once again made automotive history when, in 1932, he introduced the first low priced (under $500) car with a V-8 engine.
1960 Corvette
Georgia fell madly in love with this car and wants me to but her one.
1960 Corvette
1960 Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is the first generation of the sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. It is commonly referred to as the "solid-axle" generation, as the independent rear suspension did not appear until the 1963 Sting Ray. Features to appear in 1960 models included tailamps molded into the rear fenders and heavy grill teeth. New features include aluminum radiators, but only with 270 hp and 290 hp engines. Also for the first time, all fuel-injection engines required manual transmissions
1930 Duesenberg. Model J
1930 Duesenberg. Model J
Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. (sometimes referred to as "Duesy") was an American manufacturer of luxury automobiles. Founded in Des Moines, Iowa, United States by brothers August Duesenberg and Frederick Duesenberg, the company's principal place of operations moved to Auburn, Indiana. Duesenberg was active in various forms from 1913 to 1937. A distinctive feature of the Duesenberg was the "bowtie" style front bumper, which used two pieces of steel, with the top piece bent to resemble a bowtie.
1930 Duesenberg. Model J
Detail-1930 Duesenberg. Model J
1926 Rolls Royce 20/25 Silver Ghost
Henry Royce designed the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost to replace his rough-running six-cylinder "Thirty" with something more reliable, smoother and quieter. He succeeded so completely that the new car, introduced at the Olympia Motor Show and later named Silver Ghost, became the longest-running single model next to the Model T Ford.
Detail-1926 Rolls Royce 20/25 Silver Ghost
1924 Lincoln Model L Towncar
Lincoln distinguished itself as one of the premier American luxury automobiles in the 1920's. One of the most famous Lincolns that came out of Edsel Ford's leadership was the Lincoln Model L Town car.
Detail: 1924 Lincoln Model L Towncar
1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham
1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham
Detail-1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham
1936 Alvis Silver Eagle SG
Only 15 of this model were built and only 9 survive.
1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car
Detail-1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car
Detail-1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car
1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight 2 Door Coupe
Designed under the direction of the renowned industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the Starlight coupe was a unique 2-door body style offered by Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1947 to 1952 in its Champion and Commander model series.Unlike other pillared two-door sedans that use two side windows separated from the rear window by roof supports, designer Robert E Bourke created a roof rounded at the rear with a wraparound window system that provided a panoramic effect, similar to a railroad observation car. The curved window was achieved with four fixed panels of glass. The roof was supported by two wide pillars (sometimes called "B" pillars) immediately behind the doors and in front of the wraparound back window.
1942 Lincoln Continental 2 Door Coupe
Lincoln Continental was a model name for a series of automobiles produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from 1939 to 1948 and again from 1956 to 1980 and from 1981 to 2002.For the 1942 model year, which was cut short by the beginning of direct American involvement in World War II, all Lincoln models were given squared up fenders, and a revised grill. The result was a boxier, somewhat heavier look in keeping with then-current design trends, but perhaps less graceful in retrospect.
Detail: 1942 Lincoln Continental 2 Door Coupe
1956 Continental
The Continental name was revived in late 1955 as a separate marque, produced by a separate division of Ford Motor Company, with its sole model being the Continental Mark II. Ford made it very clear that this Continental was NOT a Lincoln. This version was a unique design with the highest quality control ever seen in the automobile industry. High-class luxury abounded in the new Continental, and with very limited availability, it appeared even more exclusive than the original. Continentals for 1956 were among the most expensive cars in the world — with a cost of $10,000 at a time when a regular Ford could be had for less than $2000. it rivaled Rolls-Royce. Ford believed that its price point would elevate the car's status among those who could afford the very best. Despite its astronomical price tag, Ford Motors lost money on each one sold.
1956 Continental
The Continental Mark II was sold for just two model years. Between the tales of dealers turning potential buyers away because they were not deemed to be the right kind of people to own a Continental, and its sticker price found affordable by only the world's wealthiest, the Continental became almost mythical. Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Shah of Iran, Nelson Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger were part of the Continental owners circle. Warner Brothers Studios gave Elizabeth Taylor a custom-built 1956 Mark II, which was painted to match her eye color.
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1963 Ford Thunderbird
1928 Chrysler Series 72 Roadster
Mercedes Benz 280 SL
1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe
Detail-1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe
Detail-1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe
1948 MG TC
1947 Ford Super Deluxe Woodie Station Wagon
1939 Packard Super Eight Convertible Coupe
2014-10-03-Chicago, IL-Vanessa's crib and 'hood
2014-10-03-Chicago, IL-Vanessa's crib and 'hood
2012-09-22-Walla Walla, Wa-Whitman College and the drive back to Bellview
2012-09-22-Walla Walla, Wa-Whitman College and the drive back to Bellview
2021-03-27-Cohasset, Massachusetts-Windy Hill Ledge slated for destruction
2015-12-16-Christmas Carroll
2016-05-05-Plymouth, MA-Plimouth Plantation
2016-02-26 to 3/1-Nuevo Vallarta, MX-With Jack, the Arnetts & Masottas
2016-02-19-Jamestown, RI-Meeting Palmer William Parsons
2016-02-14-Cohasset & Hull, MA-Superfreeze
2016-01-05-NVNA & Hospice Holiday Vol Party
2015-12-05-Cohasset, MA-Reflections on Straits Pond
2015-11-21-Cohasset and Boston, MA-ND-BC Weekend
2015-11-17-Norwell, MA-Hospice Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
2015-10-17-Evanston, IL & South Bend, IN-ND-USC Weekend
2015-09-08-La Rochelle, FR (Day 1)
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2015-09-07-Amboise, FR- Château d'Amboise & Château du Clos Lucé
2015-09-07-Chenonceaux, FR-Château de Chenonceau
2015-09-06-Chartres, FR-Chartres Cathedral
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Gargoyles and Chimeras of Notre Dame
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-La Madeleine, Place Vendôme & Eiffel Tower at night
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-St Eustace, Montmarte, Sacré-Cœur Basilica
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Louvre and Palais Royal
2015-09-04-Paris, FR-Place de la Concorde, L'Orangerie & Tuileries Garden
2015-09-03-Versailles, FR-The Palace of Versailles
2015-09-02-Paris, FR-Isle St Louis, Left Bank & Musée d'Orsay
2015-09-02-Paris, FR-Cathedral of Notre Dame & Sainte-Chapelle
2015-09-01-Paris, FR-Napoleon's Tomb & Paris at Night
2015-09-01-Paris, FR-L'Arc de Triomphe & Champs-Élysées
2015-08-31-Paris, FR-Seine River Cruise
2015-08-31-Paris, France-The Marais District
2015-06-14 to 17-Durham, Sisters and Mt. Hood, OR-Post Sarah's and Tom's Wedding
2015-06-13-Portland, OR-Sarah's and Tom's Wedding Day
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2015-06-11-Bandon to Lake Oswego, OR
2015-06-11-Bandon, OR-Golf at the Bandon Preserve
2015-06-10-Bandon, OR-Golf at Old McDonald GC
2015-06-09-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Crossing & The South Oregon Coast
2015-06-08-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Dunes GC & Pacific Dunes GC
2015-06-07-Bandon, OR-Golf at Bandon Trails & The Punchbowl
2015-06-06-Jacksonville & Bandon, OR
2015-06-05-The Upper Rogue Segment of Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Drive, OR
2015-06-04-The North Umqua Segment of the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway, OR
2015-02-28/03-01 to 08-Nuevo Vallarta, MX-Occidental Allegro
2014-12-02-Cohasset, MA-The filming of "The Finest Hours"
2014-11-13 & 14-Fort Bragg & Fayetteville, NC-Gabe's Barracks & The Airborne & Spec Ops Museum
2014-11-12-Fort Bragg, NC-Gabe & the 82nd Airborne return from Afghanistan
2014-10-10 to 12-Cohasset, MA-David's & Shelia's Visit
2014-10-05-Evanston IL-Jack's Neighborhood and Northwestern University
2014-10-03-Chicago, IL-Vanessa's crib and 'hood
2014-09-23-Tacoma, WA-The LeMay Auto Museum
2012-09-22-Walla Walla, Wa-Whitman College and the drive back to Bellview
2014-09-21-Dayton & Columbia County, WA-Patit Creek Campground, Winery Visits and Whitman Soccer
2014-09-20-Walla Walla, WA-Farmers' Market, Whitman College, Stu's Soccer Game, Dinner at Dunhams
2014-09-18 &19-Belleview and Walla Walla, WA
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2014-09-06-Notre Dame Michigan Weekend
2014-08-24-Salem, MA-Peabody Essex Museum
2014-06-03-Cohasset, Hull and Scituate, MA-Peter and Olga visit
2014-08-06-Jamestown, RI-Golf with Brad & Jack at Jamestown GC
2014-10-03 & 04-South Bend, IN-Notre Dame-Stanford Weekend
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2014-01-07 to 09-St Kitts-Days 5-7
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2014-01-01-Cohasset, MA-A Girl and her dog
2013-12-25-Cromwell, CT-Christmas Day at Lee's
2013-24-12-Christmas Eve-Essex & Cromwell, CT
2013-12-22-Boston, MA-Christmas in the City
2013-12-19-Boston, MA-Boston Symphony Hall-Holiday with the Pops
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11-26-13-Cohasset, MA-Thanksgiving Weekend
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2013-11-19-Cohasset & Hull, MA-A walk around Straits Pond
2013-11-17-Chestnut Hill, MA-BC vs NC State. Eagles Win
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2013-07-19 to 21-Portland and Little Diamond Island, ME-Visiting John & Libby
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2013-06-29-Hull & Cohasset, MA-Georgia's 60th Birthday Weekend Celebration
2013-06-14-San Antonio, TX-Fort Sam Houston-Gabe graduates as a combat medic
2013-06-08-Rockport, MA-Visiting our good friends, the Spectors
2013-06-04-Cohasset, MA-Windy Hill Gardens
2013-06-02-Hull, MA-Corby gets a bath at Liz Bates' house
2013-05-27-Cohasset, MA-Memorial Day
2013-25-05-West Point, NY-Thomas Cunningham's USMA Graduation and Commisioning Ceremony
2013-05-03-Rockleigh, NJ-Lauren Salonia's and Justin Lapin's Wedding
2013-05-11-Pawtuckett, RI-Patrick and Karen's Wedding
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2013-01-27-Cohasset, MA
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2012-02-12-Whitefield, NH-Heidi Friedman's Wedding
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Russell and Taylor graciously took the day off from work and led us on an expedition to the fabulous Lemay America's car museum, home to several hundred impeccably restored classic autos. We also toured the University of Washington's impressive Tacoma campus, where Taylor studied. During the course of the morning we recalled our days in Singapore and the delicious food we had there and in Malaysia, which triggered Pavlovian mouth watering for Roti and other Malaysian culinary fare, prompting us to visit a Malaysian restaurant in Belleview, where enjoyed a delicious meal and got our Roti "fix" . Afterwards, we visited Russ's and Tay's lovely new home and were impressed by how quickly they and Andy have renovated it to their liking. A great day!
Georgia, Russ and Tay at the LeMay America's Car Museum America's Car Museum 1966 Shelby GT 350 1967 Shelby GT 500 1966 Ford Mustang 1966 Ford Mustang 1966 Mustang GT 350 H (for Hertz) 1066 Mustang GT 350 H 1966 Ford Mustang 1966 Ford Mustang 1951 Nash Rambler 1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire 1959 Chevrolet Impala 1959 Chevrolet Impala-Distinctive tailfins and teardrop brake lights. 1959 Chevrolet Impala-Distinctive tailfins and teardrop brake lights. 1942 Chrysler Windsor Highlander 1932 Ford Deluxe Roadster 1960 Corvette 1960 Corvette 1960 Corvette 1930 Duesenberg. Model J 1930 Duesenberg. Model J 1930 Duesenberg. Model J Detail-1930 Duesenberg. Model J 1926 Rolls Royce 20/25 Silver Ghost Detail-1926 Rolls Royce 20/25 Silver Ghost 1924 Lincoln Model L Towncar Detail: 1924 Lincoln Model L Towncar 1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham 1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham Detail-1942 Cadillac Town Brougham Derham 1936 Alvis Silver Eagle SG 1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car Detail-1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car Detail-1927 Cadillac Phaeton 7 Passenger Touring Car 1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight 2 Door Coupe 1942 Lincoln Continental 2 Door Coupe Detail: 1942 Lincoln Continental 2 Door Coupe 1956 Continental 1956 Continental 077 1963 Ford Thunderbird 1928 Chrysler Series 72 Roadster Mercedes Benz 280 SL 1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe Detail-1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe Detail-1932 Packard 903 Super Eight Roadster Coupe 1948 MG TC 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Woodie Station Wagon 1939 Packard Super Eight Convertible Coupe
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