VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 2AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM QUARTERLY PUBLICATION S P R I N G , 2 0 0 7

OPENROADSpecial Edition 2006 MILESTONES ANNUAL REPORT

2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-InSUNDAY, MAY 20, 2007

W e b s i t e : w w w . l e m a y m u s e u m . o r gPhone: 253.779.8490 Toll Free: 877.902.8490 Fax: 253.779.8499

Car Clubs! The LeMay Museum is the perfect place to gather for your group’s summer meetings and car shows! Call 253.536.2885 to reserve a date for your club event.

SUNDAY, MAY 20

Time: 11 AM – 3 PM

Location: Grand Prix Raceway in Lakewood, Washington

Cost: Member Clubs/person $30.00 Non-member club/person* $40.00

Join us for the 2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-In at the Grand Prix Raceway in Lakewood! Cost includes Cruise-In memento, lunch, and opportunity to race fellow club members on the ¼ mile indoor circuit! Join the Grand Prix Races by signing up in advance. A group of eight will compete in time trials for the recognition as the Cruise-In Grand Prix Champion! Afternoon will also include an opportunity for Clubs to show off their cars and have some fun!

*Non-member car clubs are welcomed, however, they are not eligible for club trophies or recognition certificates. For more information please contact Kelly Werner at (253) 779-8490 in the membership department.

2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-In

2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-In

David Chesanow fills us in on the history of an American roadside classic—the diner.

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY:

1938 HORCH 850 LIMOUSINE

GUEST EDITORIAL: A BLAST FROM THE REPAST

2 BEHIND THE WHEEL A report from David Madeira, LeMay Museum President & CEO

3 IN THIS ISSUE A look at what’s inside this issue of OpenRoad

4 SIGNPOSTS & EVENTS Late breaking news, upcoming activites and events

5 I REMEMBER THE TIME... Stories of Harold and Nancy

5 “BACK RAP” Our readers and editors respond

9 MEMORY LANE Member Jon Harrison and the quest for the Chevy II Fuelie

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10 MUSEUM HIGHLIGHT Project architect Alan Grant takes us through the design process 15 A ROAD WELL TAKEN The California Mille

20 BEHIND THE SCENES Meet the people working behind the scenes to bring your new Museum to life

PLUS... 18 ACM DOES the NAIAS19 Collector Corner22 Museum Gift Shop23 MILESTONES 2006 Annual Report

When it comes to cars and car people, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is all about “inclusion.”

This time around it’s a car with a historic past and a link to a modern German brand.

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BEHINDTHEWHEELBY DAVID LOWE MADEIRA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karl Anderson, Chairman Concrete Technology Corporation Tacoma, Washington

Neal Arntson, President, Albina Fuel Company Vancouver, Washington

John Barline, Attorney Williams Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC Tacoma, Washington

Stephen Boone, President Northwest Harley-Davidson Olympia, Washington

Nicola Bulgari, Vice Chairman, BVLGARI S.p.A. Rome, Italy

Harry Clark, President and CEO Classic Enterprises Temecula, California

Bob Craves, President and CEO National Education Foundation Founding Officer (retired), Costco Issaquah, Washington

Norm Dicks, U.S. Representative Honorary Board Member Washington. D.C.

John C. Dimmer, President FIRS Management, LLC Tacoma, Washington

James France, Vice Chairman/CEO International Speedway Corp. Daytona Beach, Florida

Charles Goodman, Owner, Goodman Enterprises San Rafael, California

McKeel Hagerty, CEO, Hagerty Insurance Traverse City, Michigan

Scot Keller, Staff Director, Corporate Brand & Technology Communications General Motors Corporation Detroit, Michigan

Thomas J. Kowaleski, actk2 LLC Communication Consulting Birmingham, Michigan

Barb LeMay-Quinn, Corporate Secretary LeMay Enterprises, Inc. Tacoma, Washington

Doug LeMay, Vice President LeMay Enterprises, Inc. Tacoma, Washington

Nancy LeMay, President, LeMay Enterprises, Inc. Tacoma, Washington

Charles Liekweg, President/CEO AAA Washington Inland Bellevue, Washington

David Lowe Madeira, President & CEO The Harold E. LeMay Museum Tacoma, Washington

Keith Martin, Publisher, Sports Car Market Portland, Oregon

B. Corry McFarland, President McFarland Cascade Tacoma, Washington

Donald Meyer, Executive Director Foss Waterway Development Authority Tacoma, Washington

Paul E. Miller, Managing General Partner, Miller Investment Partnership Tacoma, Washington

Patty Murray, U.S. Senator Honorary Board Member Washington, DC

Michael J. Phillips, Chairman Russell Investment Group Tacoma, Washington

Charles Podowski, President/CEO Auto Club Group Dearborn, Michigan

Burt Richmond, Chairman/Tourmeister Lotus Tours Chicago, Illinois

Adam Smith, U.S. Representative Honorary Board Member Washington, DC

Jason Vines, Vice President-Communications Daimler Chrysler Auburn Hills, Michigan

Edward T. Welburn, Vice President-Design GM North America, General Motors Design Center Detroit, Michigan

William T. Weyerhaeuser Director/Chairman, Columbia Bank Director/Vice Chairman, Potlatch Corp. Tacoma, Washington

James M. Will, President Titus-Will Enterprises, Inc. Tacoma, Washington

Mike Yager, Chief Cheerleader Mid America Motorworks Effingham, Illinois

Denise Sullivan Art Direction & Graphic Design Tomsic Sullivan Design

Denise has a BFA in graphic design from Pacific Lutheran University and has run her own business for 25 years. Passionate for sports cars, she has owned several throughout the years including a 1964 TR4 Sebring, a 1972 TR6, and a 1979 Porsche. She currently drives a black Miata.

Walt Tomsic Managing Editor & Writer The LeMay Museum

Professor Emeritus at PLU, Walt is a confirmed “car nut.” He started with a ‘53 Austin-Healey 100 in high school and continued through a procession of Triumphs, an Alfa Romeo, a Shelby GT-350, three 60s vintage Mercedes SLs and now another Healey 100, this time powered by a 327 Chevy engine.

Alan GrantContributing Writer Project Architect

Design Principal of L.A. based Grant Architects, Alan graduated from UC Berkeley before getting his Masters from Columbia. While at Berkeley, he was a part time auto sports photographer at Laguna Seca Race Track. A lifelong car enthusiast, he loves his BMW 540 six speed.

I’m delighted to present our 4th annual Milestones Report in this issue and hope that you’ll take the time to read it. I think you’ll be as amazed by our progress as I am. Take note of the multitude of individuals and organizations who are part of the effort to create the world’s foremost auto museum —AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM. I can think of no better way to report on a year-end and begin the new year than by acknowledging the wonderful support we’ve received from so many in so many ways. Our sincere thanks to you all!

As we begin 2007, I’m struck by the expanding vision of the Museum. It’s a direct result of the enthusiastic response to our programs and the opportunities which have been created through alliances with sponsors active in the automotive community. For example, 2007 will see new programs through our alliance with The Collectors Foundation and Sports Car Market magazine. With their collaboration, we will reach out to educate enthusiasts regarding collecting, caring for and selling automobiles.

Our relationship with Clover Park Technical College continues to expand providing opportunities for young people to prepare for careers in automotive restoration and preservation. We’ll continue to promote the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic and the Kirkland Concours. Both serve the enthusiast community, promote interest in the Museum and benefit worthy causes, such as Children’s Hospital.

Griot’s Garage will expand its efforts to help care for our collection and to train members in the care of their own cars. Alliances with the North American International Auto Show and New York International Auto Show will promote the Museum on a world stage and in the mainstream press. Our Open Roads programs will provide members with unique opportunities that range from Poker Runs and weekend trips to our European Grand Tour. Look, too, for opportunities for our members

at Laguna Seca and Watkins Glen due to our relationships with the leaders of those tracks. And the beat goes on….

What excites me most is the expanding enthusiasm for membership in the Museum. We now have members from 39 states and several countries. Our Club Auto program, based in Kirkland, Washington now has 70 members enjoying the camaraderie of their clubhouse and unique events through membership. Enthusiast groups in several other areas of the country are asking that we expand these efforts to include satellite “campuses” as part of the Museum.

In truth, what has happened in these past few years is the creation of America’s Car Club—a community of enthusiasts brought together in the shared enjoyment of one another’s company and all things automotive. Unlike most car clubs, America’s Car Club exists to benefit AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM—preserving a national treasure—100 years of automotive history. And, unlike any other Car Club, America’s Car Club will have the greatest clubhouse imaginable—AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM.

There are a number of incredible opportunities on the horizon which should come to fruition in late 2007 and early 2008. When they do, your Museum and America’s Car Club will be increasingly recog- nized—on a global scale—as an important force helping to create, sustain and expand a world-wide enthusiast community. We’ll keep you posted as we approach these milestones—and the impor- tant milestone of opening our future home in 2010.

If you’re currently supporting AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM through your membership in America’s Car Club—THANK YOU! Stay involved and encourage your friends and colleagues to JOIN US NOW! No one should be left by the roadside.

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Museum Administration

OPENROADOpenRoad is the quarterly membership magazine published by The Harold E. LeMay Museum.

The LeMay Museum, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM, is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation. All membership fees, contributions and sponsorships are tax-deductible.

Please address correspondence to the specific parties above. Mail Backraps and photos to: The LeMay Museum/Open Road, Post Office Box 1117, Tacoma, Washington 98401 Phone: 253.779.8490 Toll Free: 877.902.8490 Fax: 253.779.8499 Website: www.lemaymuseum.org

Not all of the automobiles depicted in OpenRoad are part of the LeMay Collection. Some of the photographs were chosen in order to illustrate or enliven a feature story while others were selected purely for their artistic merit.

AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is a trademark of The Harold E. LeMay Museum®.

Walt Tomsic Denise Sullivan Alan Grant Managing Editor Art Director & Graphic Designer Contributing Writer

David Lowe Madeira President & CEO Bruce P. Benson Chief Operating Officer

Valerie O’Shea Executive Assistant

Rod Alberts, Executive Director Detroit Auto Dealers Association Executive Director, North American International Auto Show Detroit, Michigan

Robert Ames, Director Bonhams & Butterfields Chairman, Crown Holdings, Race Car Racer Portland, Oregon

Peter Brock, Auto Designer & Racer Motor Sports Photo Journalist Redmond, Washington

Thos L. Bryant, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, Road & Track Newport Beach, California

Gill Campbell, CEO/General Manager Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California

John J. Carlson, Chief Executive Officer National Association of Antique Automobile Clubs of Canada Corp. Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada

Dominic Dobson, President/CEO Motion Research Corporation Seattle, Washington

Rick Eagen, Partner and Controller AAA Interstate Transportation LLC Evergreen, Colorado

Bob Falleur, Auto Restoration, Street Rod Builder and Collector Portland, Oregon

Diane Fitzgerald, President, Lotus Tours Chicago, Illinois

Randy Garfield, Executive Vice President Global Sales &Travel Operations/President, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Peter Hageman, Founder Suite 200 Automobile Collection Kirkland, Washington

Jim Hammond, Executive Director Seattle International Auto Show, President, Puget Sound Auto Dealers Association Seattle, Washington

Paul Ianuario, Executive Director South Carolina Racing Museum Spartanburg, South Carolina

Grant Lynch, Vice President International Speedway Corp. President, Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Alabama

Al McEwan, Founder Suite 200 Automobile Collection Kirkland, Washington

Bruce Meyer, Enthusiastic Collector Beverly Hills, California

Glenn Mounger, Former Co-Chairman, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Bainbridge Island, Washington

Troy Olason, Manager, Seattle Office, Page One Seattle, Washington

Robert Ross, President Arts and Antiques Magazine CurtCo Robb Media Malibu, California

Richard Rurak, Vice President PPG-Kansai Automotive Finishes Troy, Michigan

Craig Rust, President Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York

Martyn L. Schorr, President, PMPR, Inc. Sarasota, Florida

Scott W. Stubbs, President/CEO, H.B. Stubbs Co. Detroit, Michigan

Tim Van Hoff, Director of Marketing State Farm Insurance Companies Bloomington, Illinois

Bill Warner, Chairman Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Jacksonville, Florida

Craig Watjen, Classic Car Collector Former Microsoft Executive Co-owner, Seattle Mariners Seattle, Washington

BY WALT TOMSIC

David Chesanow Contributing Writer

It’s spring and time for another expanded edition of OpenRoad. The “Milestones” section honors all of you who, through your memberships, are instrumental in making AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM the exciting and vibrant institution it has become. Your continuing support will help ensure our future development as we move ever closer to building the world’s fore-most auto museum.

As usual, “Sign Post” and “Save-the-Date” will bring you up to speed on late breaking news and upcoming events. Our page 5 remembrance of Harold is a classic and reveals much about the man’s character and kindness. It’s a two-parter that will be wrapped up in the summer issue.

Our “Feature Story” is an important one because it puts forth, in no uncertain terms, an essential aspect of ACM’s operating philosophy. If you’re into cars, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM and our membership arm America’s Car Club welcomes you with open arms. It’s come one, come all!

Moving on, member Jon Harrison shares a “Memory Lane” story about his quest for a special Chevy II. Next, project architect Alan Grant offers an insightful look at the ‘experience design’ side of the new museum. It’s a much more involved and fascinating challenge than you might think.

The subject of our spring “AutoBiography” is some-thing of celebrity. It’s a 1938 Horch 850 limousine with a storied past. “Road Well Taken” is another in our series of ‘do-it-yourself’ high profile road tours. This time it’s the California Mille and you needn’t drive a concours class car to sample the route.

News Tribune, advertising department writer David Chesanow fills us in on roadside diners in his “Guest Editorial.” We follow that with news of our participation in the North American International Auto Show and premier a new item in OpenRoad, ”On the Road,” featuring ACM members and their worldwide road adventures.

Check out page 19 and the coverage of February’s member tech session held at Griot’s Garage. It was fun and informative and one of many such activities we’ll be putting together. That same page lists some other upcoming ‘not-to-be-missed’ member events.

Be sure and get to know the folks “Behind the Scenes” and visit the Museum Gift Shop before delving into “Milestones,” the 2006 Annual Report. Drive safely and we’ll see you on the road!

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, David Chesanow is a writer in the advertising department of the The News Tribune of Tacoma. He has wide-ranging pop-cultural interests, from doo-wop to roadside to tattooing, and dreams of owning a 1953 DeSoto FireDome sedan.

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Member Benefit/Discount Applies

For additional information please contact Trudy Cofchin or Bruce Benson

April 5-8 New York International Auto Show New York, New YorkApril 28 NW Chapter American Historical Truck Association LeMay MuseumApril 28 Member Appreciation Day LeMay MuseumMay 19 Gig Harbor Cruisers LeMay MuseumMay 20 2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-in Grand Prix Raceway Lakewood, WAJune 2 Puget Sound Cruisers & Mt. Rainer Cruisers LeMay MuseumJune 10 All Pontiac Street Show Puyallup, WAJune 23 City of Lakewood Car Show Lakewood, WA June 30-32 Northwest Historics/SOVREN Pacific Raceway, Kent, WAJuly 7 Run for the Dogs LeMay MuseumJuly 14 Classic Glass Corvette Club Car Show LeMay MuseumAugust 25 Annual LeMay Museum Car Show LeMay Museum

AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM to Host European Grand Tour

ACM will be hosting The LeMay Museum Grand Tour 2007 starting June 25 in Paris, France and ending July 1 in Rome, Italy. Participants will have the option to rent an exotic car of their choice or ship their own to drive while touring some of the most exclusive locations throughout Europe. All hotel accommodations, meals and drinks throughout the event will be covered in the original fee. Support and facilities from the Grand Tour team will be provided including a full technical backup team, road books, maps and access to all the special events as well as assistance with local information at overnight stops.

For more information about the tour, please contact Valerie O’Shea, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO at (253) 779-8490, email her at valerie.oshea@lemaymuseum.org or visit the Grand Tour website at www.lemaymuseum.org/grandtour.

AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM Receives Sponsorship From Racetrack Developer

The LeMay Museum is delighted to announce the renewed sponsoring gift of $25,000 for 2007 made by Great Western Sports, developer of the proposed NASCAR racetrack in Kitsap County. A formal relationship was forged between our two organiza-tions in 2005 when the major racetrack franchise made its first sponsoring gift of $25,000.

Great Western Sports is a division of ISC (Interna- tional Speedway Corporation) which owns and operates 11 major race tracks in the United States. President and CEO of the Museum David Madeira has been working closely with Grant Lynch; Vice President of ISC, President of Talladega Superspeed-way and Senior Vice President of Great Western Sports, to urge the State of Washington to approve a race track to be built in the state. “I’m excited about the potential these partnerships hold for us and believe that together we can bring well over 1 million tourists to our region on an annual basis” noted Madeira.

ACM Leadership “In The News!”

A number of members of our leadership team have been making news of late. Board member Nicola Bulgari was featured in the January issue of Robb Report. The story focused on the opening of the fabulous new Bulgari Hotel in Thailand and included fascinating background on Mr. Bulgari and his many interests.

Steering Committee member Scott Stubbs of H. B. Stubbs & Company has been featured in a number of recent articles in car magazines and The Detroit News. You can see his company’s creative efforts showcased in our “ACM Does...” story on page 18.

Board member Ed Welburn made Motor Trend’s list of the most important figures in the automotive industry. The February issue had him ranked #13, up from #33 in 2006. He was lauded for helping bring recent GM design back to prominence.

Steering Committee member Rod Alberts and his wife Tammy were featured on the cover of Hour, Metropolitan Detroit’s Monthly Magazine. Rod acts as executive director of both the NAIAS and the Detroit Auto Dealers Association. The article centered around the importance of the event and its impact on the community.

Tim Van Hoof and Craig Rust Join Museum Leadership Team

We’re pleased to announce the recent appointment of Tim Van Hoof and Craig Rust to our advisory Steering Committee. Van Hoof is Director of Marketing for State Farm Insurance Companies. Rust is President of Watkins Glen International and Nazareth Speedway in Lehigh Valley, PA. Both of these fine gentlemen bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in auto-related endeavors and will be invaluable as we move forward in our plans to build the world’s finest automotive museum. We’ll do more detailed profiles on Tim and Craig in future issues. For now, welcome aboard!

LeMay Museum Has Been Busy...

In spite of wind, rain and snow, winter didn’t slow down The LeMay Museum. January saw us exhibit once again at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. (see the related story on page 18) Back home in Tacoma, the International Race Drivers Club celebrated their 2006 IRDC AwardsBanquet at Marymount. That same month, a bevy of SLKs representing the Mercedes Benz Club motored in for a group tour. “I had a car just like that!” was heard many times. Incidentally, SLK stands for “Sport-Leicht-Kurz” or “Sport-Light-Short” in English.

A multi-hued convoy of Mercedes-Benz SLKs paid a visit to Marymount in January.

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STORIES OF HAROLD AND NANCY“IREMEMBERTHETIME...”

H A R O L D A N D T H E “ B E T T Y ” C A R B Y H A R V E Y W I D M A N

“I just wanted to stop by the booth to let you know how much my husband and I enjoyed seeing all the cars at Marymount and to let everyone know it was well worth the trip out west. Thanks for coming to the Detroit show.”Sibella Richardson, NAIAS visitor

This was the most interesting few hours I have ever spent in any Museum. Our tour guide Mike Ellis is very knowledgeable. I am sure he’s representative of all the volunteers at LeMay. I can only hope your efforts result in the new facility proposed, as your work is definitely a great contribution to preserving the heritage of your great country. Evert Johnson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, by email

“On a recent visit to your Museum I was transported back in time. There was a white convertible with red leather interior just like the one my mom used to drive when I was little. I can remember sitting in the back seat, top down with the sun on my young face cruising through Wyoming in the summer. Good Times!” Maddy Hamilton, by email

“The strength and scope of the LeMay collection is apparent even to the non-expert. I felt a sense of nostalgia immediately upon entering the Museum and gazing at all the beautiful classics that adorn each exhibit area.”Darren B., by email

COULD THIS BE THE LEGENDARY

‘BARN FIND’ HIDDEN AWAY IN PERFECT

CONDITION AND FORGOTTEN UNTIL THE

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Harvey Widman is a Real Estate Broker in Tacoma, WA and has been a LeMay volunteer for 6 years.

In the hot summer of 2000, Harold arrived at my real estate office dressed in his customary style (coveralls and running shoes) and announced, “If you don’t have anything pressing for a couple of hours, come with me. I need some help getting a car.” My acquaintance with Harold was short, about a year at that time, so I was still trying to get to know him, and appreciated the opportunity to spend a couple of hours getting to know him better.

Off we went in his cab-over truck that had “Harold LeMay & Recreational Vehicle” stenciled on the door. Harold handed me a contract and asked me to read it over. For all who have not ridden in a cab-over truck while trying to read—don’t bother. You sit ahead of the front axel and every slightest bump becomes a jolt making reading material little more than a blur. At one point, out of the corner of my eye, I caught Harold smiling.

On the way I asked, “What is it that we’re going to retrieve?” “Well, I’m not exactly sure, I think it is a 40’s Dodge” “You’ve never seen it, I asked?” “No, this gal called me and I said I would

got right to business. “Did you bring the money?” “Yes Betty,” Harold nodded, “I have it right here.”

We entered a kitchen unchanged from the day it was constructed in the 1950s and I watched as Harold proceeded to write out a check (with one comma) for an amount that I would guess had been discussed with Betty prior to the trip. If the car in question turned out to be in good condition, I was of the opinion that Harold had made a good buy. If it was in perfect condition, Harold had just bought himself a bargain. I looked around the kitchen and noticed several photos of a young couple, both dressed in armed forces uniforms. Betty informed me, “That was my husband. We were married in 1947. Same year we bought a new car.” Meanwhile, Harold had handed Betty the check which she examined and then carefully folded and placed in her purse. Harold: “Can we see the car now?”

From a vertical row of keys hanging on the doorframe, she care-fully picked one and ordered us to follow, which is a difficult process when the leader moves one step about every 5 seconds, and when you have a journey of at least 50 feet. Five minutes later, after finally reaching the garage side door, the chosen key failed to operate the lock. I think the vision of 5 or 6 trips at maybe 10 minutes per trip prompted Harold to point at me and declare “Send him. He’s young.” A few seconds later I was back with the whole row of keys clenched in my hand. Amazingly, the first choice turned the lock.

Unopened for several years and with an accumulation of dust and debris higher than the sill, the door seemed unwilling to yield forth the automotive treasure within. Three or four strong shoves, however, and it swung open. Betty reached in and switched on a light. Well, well, well. Indeed... it was a Dodge. It was also apparent that Betty might have been either dislexic, failing in memory or both. Harold and I stood surveying the not so glamorous, dented, scratched, gouged and wrinkled flanks of a Dodge–a brown, 2 door, 1974 Dodge Dart.

Be sure to look for the amusing conclusion of “Harold and the Betty Car” in your next issue of OpenRoad.

come over and get it. Says she and her husband bought it new,” Harold replied. I felt the stirrings of a little mystery. Could this be the legendary ‘barn find’ hid-den away in perfect condition and forgotten until the owner decided to dispose of it?

We arrived via the alley at a small and rather unkempt cottage. Harold knocked loudly at the door, calling out, “Betty, it’s Harold.” A very elderly, small stooped figure appeared at the door, scrutinized us, offered a one word “Hello!” then pointed at me and demanded, “Who’s he?” Harold replied, “He’s my helper.” Betty may have moved slowly but she was focused on her primary issue and O

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COME One

COME All!

“INCLUSION” rather than “exclusion” is the heart of our mission and vision.

AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is about cars—all manner and type: large and small, new and old, foreign and domestic, the exotic and the plebian. Granted, to gain entry into the ranks of The Museum’s collection, a car must represent, in some fashion, historical and cultural significance, recognized aesthetic quality or ‘break-out’ technical achievement. No such qualifications will be applied to our members, visitors or their cars!

By WALT TOMSICPhotos provided by Hagarty Insurance

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20 something in the winged and blown ‘rice burner.’ Never mind that the tuned 4-banger would probably suck the chrome off about any small block powered ’32 out there. Silly isn’t it?

In truth, we all can ‘just get along.’ All it takes is a common bond with sufficient adhesive strength to overpower our compulsion to form ever more tightly focused and exclusionary subcultures. It also helps to realize that what motivated that duck-tailed, grease covered kid busting his knuckles back in 1956 is the very same thing that keeps today’s buzz-domed “tuner dude” bolting on the latest power enhancing ‘gizmajig.’ We’re the same person—brothers and sisters—united by a shared love of cars, separated only by time and the superficial trappings of popular fashion.

I did the only thing I could think of. I started looking at the cars. They exuded a hard to pin-down, almost primal quality, something so brutally unadorned as to be compelling at a baseline level. Plywood floors, Navaho blanket upholstery, exhaust pipes that could have been filched from an oil pipeline. It was anti-art —“car noir!” I liked it. I started asking questions. The first of which was, “Do you resent the term ‘rat-rod.’” I’ll never forget the answer, delivered without an ounce of sarcasm, “Naw man, rats are cool.” Before I knew it, a can of Schaefer Beer (the finest bargain priced brew on the planet) was shoved in my hand. The gulf had been bridged, the bond forged. I was now just another car guy. Would I ever own one of these babies... probably not. Will I ever deny or dismiss their curious appeal? Never!

Let’s face it, we’re a tribal species. We like to hang with those we perceive as kin and clan. We declare our tribal allegiance by how we act, dress, speak and live. Why else would an otherwise rational, intelligent human being shove

The truth of this was brought home to me a few years ago. I was in Las Vegas covering the annual SEMA show. After an exhausting day plying the aisles at the convention center, I decided to take a shortcut back to my hotel. It took me

WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE WHEN A 60 SOMETHING HOT RODDER SNEERS AT THE 20 SOMETHING

IN THE WINGED AND BLOWN ‘RICE BURNER.’

a safety pin through their brow ridge or voluntarily submit to multi-hued needle jabs. And we’re not just talking about generations “X, Y and Z.” One need only consider the flocking tendencies of the more senior set. The power of the tribal drive is the only reasonable explanation for the existence of gated, golf course communities socially centered around clique-ridden club houses. OK, that’s just my opinion but you get the point.

If left unchecked, this human tendency to declare, “I’m with them—and not you!” can fractionalize to the point of absurdity. String theorists belong to either the 10 or 11 cosmic dimensions camp. American Flyer model rail- roaders won’t recognize and accept ‘Lionelists.’ Certain Harley types snub anything Japanese. We’ve all been there when a 60 something hot rodder sneers at the

through the parking lot of one of those older, slightly seedy casinos you never see in the “Glamorous Las Vegas” video clips. There before me stretched ranks of ‘low-rent’ looking rods—soot black, flat headed, baby mooned, louver slit and tin riveted. It was as if I had wandered into a wormhole and popped out on a California dry lake bed circa 1953.

Nothing about me sent the proper “I’m part of this” message to the owner/drivers and their entourage. There I was, sixtyish, Nike logo’d, lugging bulging bags of SEMA flotsam. There they were, young, pierced and tatted. The guys: James Dean slouch, engineer boots, 4-inch cuffed Levis, plain white T-shirts, gel-slicked hair and odd little ‘beardlets’ here and there. The ladies: pedal pushers and toreador pants, angora sweaters and cat’s eye shades, raven black hair and blood-red lipstick.

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AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM—

exclusively vehicular

and inclusive of all

things so labeled.

Come one. Come all.

WE’RE THE SAME PERSON—BROTHERS

AND SISTERS—UNITED BY A SHARED

LOVE OF CARS, SEPARATED ONLY

BY TIME ANDTHE SUPERFICIAL

TRAPPINGS OFPOPULAR FASHION

AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is blessed with an endless supply of this powerful bonding agent—our love affair with the Car! That’s “Car” in a plural and encompassing sense—not “classic car, sports car, tuner car, European car, muscle car, etc., etc.” The love blanket covers all of these and more. The last thing AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM

will ever become is a private club for prestige marque collectors. Nor will we be a ‘true-believers only’hangout for the ‘rat-rod’ set, or the hot-rod set— or any “ set.” In fact, we’re designed to accommodate multiple enthusiast sectors from the club room suites of our Concours and Collector level to the meeting rooms and banquet facilities available to America’s Car

Club members.

We will, over time, mount exhibits that feature all of these intriguing permuta-tions of automotive culture. We will occasionally host events and organize activities which center around a par-ticular marque or type of car. At other times, these activities will welcome a broad spectrum of participants driving all manner of vehicles 2 and 4-wheeled. An institution of this caliber

can’t legitimately position itself as “the center of car culture” and then post a bouncer at the door.

We certainly don’t expect someone who bleeds ‘Ford Blue’ or has dedi- cated their life to the ‘prancing horse’ to suddenly fall in love with say, 50s vintage European micro-cars. But what we will attempt to do is present each automotive variant in such a way as to establish its place in history, its social and cultural context and the “why” and “how” of its appeal to aficionados. If “love” doesn’t necessarily bloom from the encounter, perhaps deeper understanding and some degree of respect will. “Understanding” and “Respect”—not bad precepts for any museum to foster and promote!

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ACM members Jon and Nora Harrison live in Portland, Oregon.

The story of my Chevy II fuelie begins when it was built — in 1965. No, wait, it really begins in 1957 when I bought my fi rst car. Back then, my teenage friends in Long Island, New York, typically drove 1949 - 1951 Fords,although the small block 1955 Chevy was starting to take over. I, however, liked to be different. My fi rst car was a 1951 English Ford Anglia. In later years (due to a quirk in drag racing rules), this car became very popular amongserious quarter-mile racers. But in 1957, itwas about the most primitive automobile in the United States: 24 HP Flathead four, mechanical brakes, an auxiliary (and very effective) crankstarter, and wooden fl oorboards. For the $115purchase price, it was actually quite presentable,and after a valve grind it provided transport-ation to my senior year of high school. The point of this aside is that the Anglia started me off on a habit of yearning for cars that were just a little bit different than the mainstream ride.

Fast forward to 1965 and northern California — Palo Alto to be exact. I had just fi nished an exhausting two years at Stanford and had a master’s degree in engineering, a decent paying job at Lockheed and was able to indulge in some car fantasies. One of my friends had purchased a new 1963 fuel-injected Corvette. I fell in love

with the look and sound of that engine but a Corvette was just a little too over the top for me. I had taken a mild interest in the Chevy II ever since GM introduced it in 1962. I liked the overall size and simple, uncluttered bodywork; I also liked that a small block V8 could bolt right in, despite that the early models only came with a four or six. By 1965 things had changed, and I learned that the Chevy II could be ordered with the Corvette’s next-to-highest output engine — the 350 HP L79 and a Muncie fl oor shift close ratio four speed. While the L79 was a screamer, it still had just a four-barrel carburetor. I thought it would be a simple thing for GM to offer the car with the L84 Rochester injection unit. Then, I would have all the fury of a fuelie Corvette (since at 2800 pounds they weighed about the same) wrapped in some plain sheet metal that would really be under the radar. However, try as I might, GM would not allow me to order an L84 Chevy II.

Of course, I could have ordered all the bits and pieces from the parts department, but at the time I was not that motivated. I gave up on the Chevy II and ended up buying an ivy-green 1965 Mustang notchback with the 271 HP high-performance small block. After adding traction masters and a set of Gabriel Silver E shocks, I had a car that was close to the GT 350 but was, like the Chevy II, a sleeper.

For the next 40-some years, the “Fuelie II” wasnever completely forgotten. Then, in the summer of 2006, I ran across this car online. It had beenfeatured in Hot Rod magazine (July 2002) and on the Hot Rod television show. From the magazine article, I learned that the Fuelie II was brought to life by professional southern California car builder Curt Stimpson. Curt found a pristine six-cylinder survivor — a two-door post, the most basic (and lightest) model. Curt was able to talk a longtime friend out of his L79 long block that was purchased new in 1966.

After a lot of searching, Curt also founda stash of correct new/old stock GM upholstery, the heater, clock and radio-delete plates and,of course, the 1963 Corvette fuel injector anddistributor. Chris Wykersham, a top Chevrolet fuel-injection expert, rebuilt the injector.

I decided I wanted to know more. Within minutes, I was speaking with the owner, who was identifi ed in the magazine article. (I got his number from directory assistance.) He was not home, but his wife gave me his cell number where I could reach him at Hot August Nights in Reno, Nevada. So, standing amidst the chaos of that event, he told me more. He no longer had the car, but he could connect me with the current owner.

This information satisfi ed one of my three require-ments for purchasing a collector car: provenance (the history of the car). A one-day trip to southern California to inspect the car satisfi ed my other two requirements: the paint job was at least three years old but looked perfect (rust and rot have a hard time hiding under a three-year-old paint job) and the car was regularly yet minimally street driven (all the mechanicals had been sorted out).

In the months I’ve had the car, it’s proven to becompletely reliable and a blast to drive, althoughI’ve come nowhere near to loosening the reins. I plan to show it at next year’s Forest Grove Concours in Oregon. Unfortunately, it will have to be entered with the modifi ed cars with 12-inch slicks and 6-71 blowers blocking the driver’s view. Too bad, because with a nod from a GM official in 1966 it would have been countedamong the stock classic cars.

A ‘SLEEPER’ THAT ROARS

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Editors Note: Up to this point, project architect Alan Grant’s quarterly essays have dealt primarily with the external structure of AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM, the ‘container’ if you will. In this edition of “Museum Highlight,” he confronts what is perhaps the most complex and at the same time, most intriguing aspect of the new Museum’s design—the experience itself. It’s a topic that will require additional installments. Here then, is the first…

Exhibit Design = Experience DesignWhenever I’m faced with a design challenge of this scope and complexity, I first try to see past the ‘blizzard’ of minutia and focus on the core of the problem—voiced in the most simple of terms. As a designer, you are at your best when working from the “general” to the “specific.” The result becomes a kind of true compass heading. No matter where you drift in the day-to-day, you can always get back on point.

When we talk about “exhibit design” we are actually dealing in the realm of “experience”—the experience of being in The Museum. The displays one encounters are an important part of the experience, but only a part. To fully engage the visitor, the museum needs a compelling story line, a convincing answer to the question, “What is the point?” For example, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is all about the art and design of the 20th Century. Its many exhibits revolve around the basic theme of “Modernism.” The motivation to go and the expectation upon going are both very clear.

Once the ‘big picture’ has been isolated, you can separate the task into two phases. First, you need to know exactly what the goal is and then you need to figure out a way to attain it. A bridge designer first needs to know what river to cross. Next, and here comes the difficult part of the equation, he or she needs to figure out how best to do it on a technical level.

In a similar way, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM has a basic goal—to “Celebrate our love affair with the automobile.” So-far-so-good! Now, what does that phrase mean exactly and how do we go about doing it? How does my grandfather’s love affair with the automobile compare to my grandchildren’s? These generational differences speak to the fact that this “love affair” is not a fixed component, universally defined for everyone. It’s an ever changing and evolving thing—different today than yesterday, different again tomorrow. To be vital and viable, a museum—our Museum—must acknowledge this and create experiences that connect with a broad spectrum of people.

When dealing with themes and life experiences that span multiple generations there are lessons to be learned from other like institutions. Take for example, Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, guided by a similar goal—to cele-brate the love affair with Rock and Roll. When first opened, it was wildly popular. Over time, its popularity has waned. In my view, one reason for this ‘cooling-off’ is because the museum is more about the past history of Rock and Roll rather than the evolving nature of the music. The reality is that Rock and

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DOING IT? Roll, in some ways, remains unchanging—youthfully raucous, and rebellious—while at the same time constantly featuring a new cast of characters, the bands and musicians. As much as I love and relate to Led Zeppelin, my kids are never going to be able to experience them in the same way I did when they were new on the scene.

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The automobile is very similar in that it’s been around ‘forever’ and is everywhere. What we have to keep in mind as we create the exhibits and experiences that make up AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is that those experiences must engage and illuminate the past, the now and the future. We’ve all been to museums where the designers simply lined up some old cars, dropped in a few dioramas, added a few descriptive panels and called it a day. You don’t celebrate an ongoing love affair that way and we certainly will not take that approach.

So, how will we develop a museum centered around something as abstract and ever changing as a love affair with an inorganic object. The deeper we got into it, the more we felt like a bunch of high school students trying to impress the teacher with an essay on “Love.”

Gradually, the aforementioned compass heading kicked in and we started to assemble some key concepts. We began to conclude that it wasn’t purely about the vehicle alone. In short, a “car” is about a multitude of things that make up the culture that is America—obvious things like roads and bridges and the way our cities are laid out—abstract things like personal mobility and freedom, social connections and the exhilarating sensation of speed.

We began to understand that our interaction with the car involves the complete person, the rational and the emotional. If we designed exclusively for the logical left brain by only stressing the technical and functional evolution of the automobile we’d be missing out on half the human experience. Creating a full understanding of something as mysterious as an emotional reaction to a car will not be easy but it’s an exciting design goal and one I’m confident we’ll successfully achieve.

So there you have it, at least as it stands to this point. We know what we’re about. We know what we need to do. What follows will be a set of spaces and exhibits designed to move the visitor through a progression of experiences. These will include both a logic based awareness of the car as a technical exercise and the emotional associations and attachments we feel for this most fascinating of devices. The design process is ongoing and I’ll have more to say on this subject in your summer issue of OpenRoad.

DRAGSTER EXHIBIT CONCEPT

Schematic diagrams and graphic presentations are a useful way to clarify and refine creative concepts.

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A U T O B I O G R A P H Y

The next time a suburban dwelling, upwardly mobile, urban professional

with 1.73 children pulls up next to you at a stoplight in an Audi station

wagon, show a little respect. You’re cozy’d up next to the tip of an

automotive silver spear that stretches back one hundred plus years.

Those four interlocking chrome rings were brought together in the forge

of history not some ad agency’s Mac lab. Each represents a distinct

automotive entity which, when linked, formed Germany’s mighty Auto

Union—Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. That third ring from the left

provides the subject for this issue’s AutoBiography.

THIRD RING FROM THE LEFT

Photos by Richard Beatty

Model 850 Limousine1938 Horch

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enerally conceded to be the birth-place of the modern car, Germany, by the late 19th Century was already home to a number of automotive manufacturers. August Horch & Cie.,

HE TOOK “HORCH” AND CONVERTED IT INTO ITS REGIONAL SAXON MEANING-THE IMPERATIVE “LISTEN UP!” HE THEN TRANSLATED THAT INTO

ITS LATIN LINGUISTIC EQUIVALENT – SAY “HOWDY” TO “AUDI” OR, MORE ACCURATELY, “AUDIWERKE GMBH,”...

By the time he founded Audi, August Horch had amassed a decade’s worth of engineering achievements. His first cars were diminutive little devices powered by twin-cylinder, 4.5 hp engines. Barely able to reach a top speed of 32 km/h (that’s about 20 mph in ‘Yank’ speak), the cars nonetheless featured such technical innovations as alloy crankcases, friction clutches and shaft (rather than chain) drives. Over a seven year period, Horch had upped the displacement/power ante in a series of progressive steps. Four cylinders replaced two, while horse power escalated upward finally peaking at 40. The addition of two more cylinders in 1907 kicked the power curve into the mid 60 range and the car suddenly became something of a ‘raceHorch’ (sorry, couldn’t resist).

Following WWI, while August Horch was turning out his Audis, the other “Horch” continued to build evermore powerful and up-market cars in its Zwickau factory. In 1928, Herr Horch sold his company to JorgenSkafte Rasmussen who owned DKW (“Damp-fkraftwagen” which translates as “Steampowercar.”) In 1932, Audi merged with

founded November 14, 1899, was one of them. A pioneering figure in automotive engineering, August Horch had served three years as head of production for Carl Benz before going into business on his own. In 1904, he relocated his operation from Reichenbach to the southeastern German city of Zwickau in the province of Saxony and ‘went public’ by issuing stock shares. As with so many industrial innovators who surrender control in the quest for operating capital, Horch soon became disenchanted with his business bedfellows. In 1909, depending on the version you happen to be reading, he either picked up his tools and walked away or was summarily shown the door.

OK, here comes one of those “impress (or bore) your friends with obscure bits of trivia” moments. Unable to use his surname for the new enterprise, August, ever the clever Mensch, did the next best thing. He took

“Horch” and converted it into its regional Saxon meaning-the imperative “Listen up!” He then translated that into its Latin lin- guistic equivalent. Say “Howdy” to “Audi” or more accurately, “Audiwerke GmbH,” effective 25 April, 1910.

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850 Limousine is something of a celebrity, at least in political circles. Once owned by the city of Stuttgart, it was used to ferry about the likes of Konrad Adenauer the first Chancellor of the then new “West Germany.” Adenauer’s anti-naz- and and anti-communist stance during the war made him the logical choice to take over the reigns of the new German state. He assumed that position in 1949. Because German prestige car manufacturers could not resume full-scale production immediately after the war, most government officals were required to use vehicles of pre-war vintage. Due to its storied history, the LeMay Horch was loaned to the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2006 as part of their “Presidents, Popes and Potentates: Cars of Heads of State” Exhibit—a fitting tribute.

Horch and DKW which then acquired Wanderer. This series of corporate mergers and acquisitions would eventually snap all the ‘rings’ together and give us what was then called (cue Wagner) “Auto Union” — what we know today as “Audi.” In typically efficient Teutonic fashion, inter- corporate sniping was avoided by giving each ring in the chain a specific target audience and life mission. Ala Chevy, DKW was positioned at the lower end of the scale. Audi and Wanderer did the Pontiac- Oldsmobile thing and slotted into the mid- range. Horch was aimed directly at the wealthy ‘Cadillac’ segment of the market. This strategy placed the Horch directly in the path of Germany’s other uber-auto, the Mercedes-Benz. In the years prior to WWII, the Horch name plate acquitted itself quite well in the race to dominate the German high-performance

luxury car market. While Mercedes offered a greater range of models, Horch tended to win on matters of style. By 1938, 55% of the cars sold in Germany with a displacement in excess of 4 litres were made by Horch. The competition between Horch and Mercedes was not confined to public roads. The three-pointed star and the four linked rings engaged in some epic struggles on the race track as well. From 1933 to 1939, Horch’s Zwickau plant was the point of origin of the wickedly fast—and by most accounts, wickedly twitchy—rear-engine, Auto Union Grand Prix racecars. As with most other aspects of the ‘Alt-Deutchland,’ Allied carpet-bombing closed the book on that chapter of German history. Mercedes-Benz emerged from the rubble of WWII and gradually rebuilt itself into the corporate giant it is today. It now owns some of the very facilities which once

produced the military wherewithal used to destroy it in the war. History is just crammed with these little ironies. Auto Union did not fair quite so well. Situated more to the east, Auto Union’s holdings became war-booty of the occu-pying Soviets who would later use the factory to produce the much unloved Trabant P-50. Company officials—and their four-ring logo—made their way to Ingolstadt, Bavaria where, in 1949, a much less impressive Auto Union was reborn, limping along on the backs of DKW motor- cycles, small displacement 2-stroke powered cars and a few Wankel powered NSUs. In 1965, the Volkswagen Group acquired the company and the Audi name. Fast forward some 40 years and you are now back at the stoplight beside that silver Audi station wagon.

Serial #: 850383 Wheelbase: 148’ Overall length: 19’ Weight: Approx. 6,000 lbs

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Great American Road Trips

CALIFORNIA MILLE LeMay Board member Burt Richmond drove the 2006 edition at the wheel of the Museum’s 1953 Citroen 2CV, a veteran of the 1997 16,000+ kilometer Peking to Paris Rally. Equipped with FWD and ‘powered’ by a 2-cylinder, 602cc air-cooled engine, the “ugly duckling” as it is known, is the smallest car to have ever participated in the California Mille. Of the experience, Burt notes with a smile, “We may have been slow and always got passed by the other cars but we held our own in the twisties and never arrived more than 20 minutes late for lunch or dinner.”

Day one: Begin your drive at the imposing Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Francisco. By whatever route is best at the time, find your way to Half Moon Bay and the

This is the third in our series of “do-it-yourself” road trips. They allow you to replicate some of the most famous and prestigious of these grand tours. The California Mille has become a benchmark event in the spring calendar of classic car rallys. We’ll simplify the route just a bit and shorten it from four days down to a more manageable three. Enjoy the ride!

PCH (Highway 1). Head south down the coast through Santa Cruz and around Monterey Bay to Carmel-By-The-Sea. This is as good a place as any to end our first day on the road. If you plan the trip at off-season, you’ll find dining and lodging to be less expensive and more available.

Day two: Continue south on the PCH. Approximately 5 miles south of Lucia, it’s decision time. You can either elect to continue south along the coast to one of the world’s best examples of how the other half lives, the Hearst Estate at San Simeon or, you can hop on the Nacimiento Fergusson road (not well marked according to Burt) and follow the more challenging CA Mille route up into the mountains.

If the Mille way is your way, be prepared for lots of climbing, turning and possibly getting lost. Here, Burt adds another

IT WAS HERE THAT

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1953 MOVIE “WILD ONE.”

word of caution, “The road enters Fort Ligget Meyer and is aggressively patrolled by the Military Police. They will stop any and all who exceed the 35 MPH speed limit.” You will have picked up route G14 at Jolon. Stay on it south down to Paso Robles.

If you elected to take the coastal route, you might want to spend the night in Cambria as did the CA Mille participants. If you want to knock off a few miles from the last day’s drive, head over to Paso Robles on route 46 or grab 101 north to San Miguel—your choice.

Day three: From San Miguel, head north on route 25 all the way to Hollister. It was here that the largely fabricated “biker riot” took place—the one that inspired the 1953 movie “Wild One.” It is also time for another decision. If you’re tired and want to get home, stay on 25, pick up 101 and head on up to journey’s end in San Jose.

If you’re inclined to follow more of the actual CA Mille route, take HWY 152 as it curves east up and over the San Luis Reservoir to I-5. Head north on the Interstate for about 30 miles before exiting west on HWY 130 near Patterson. This will put you on some wonderful Alpine-like roads snaking up to the Lick Observatory and 4,208 ft. Mt. Hamilton. From here it’s down to San Jose and, if you desire CA Mille authenticity, the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

Burt Richmond offers these additional trip tips: for dining try the Nepenthe in Big Sur south of Carmel and the Hamlet in Cambria. For aficionados of the B&B, Cambria’s Olallieberry Inn is a must.

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Over the broad and changeable landscape of Americanpopular culture, the automobile crosses all terrains, all social divides: From art and music to sport and lifestyle, among rich and poor, regardless of gender, race, creed or political persuasion, cars continue to elicit the same fanfare and excitement that greeted the fi rst “horseless carriages” in city streets and cow towns across a U.S. on the threshold of the twentiethcentury. They have always been, and will always be, cool. Repast

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By DAVID CHESANOWImage Credits: Paintings courtesy of John Baeder • Matchbooks; Ed BrassardSilver Moon Diner Photos; Kullman Buildings Corp.

Diners still servemotorists good eats with a side order of nostalgia

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ars, and the people who ride in them, have needs, the most basic of which is fuel. And so car culture met food culture along the nation’s roadways, giving rise to a distinctly American icon: the diner.

Even those with no fi rsthand experience of real diners still recog-nize them on sight from their depictions in the media and through the paintings of John Baeder, a former advertising art director who began creating stunningly realistic portraits of diners for postcards in the early 1970s; today his work is in major museums and private collections around the world.

“I like to consider myself a preservationist fi rst and a painter second,”Baeder said of his diner images. Originally from Atlanta, and authorof the roadside classics Diners and Gas, Food, and Lodging (fi rstpublished in 1978 and 1982, respectively), Baeder recalled theimpression that diners made on him before he ever consideredthem subjects for paintings. “I was photographing storefronts andsignage, and then a diner would pop up and I would just photo-graph it because I didn’t grow up with diners. I sort of saw them as temples from a lost civilization, I guess. I liked the uniquenessof the diner in the way it was placed in its environment, and how different they were in the city as opposed to, say, out in the country.”

Along with Baeder, architect Richard Gutmancreated new generations of diner loversand rejuvenated older ones by recognizingthe structures as vanishing Americana with his 1979 book American Diner. Nowcurator and director of the Culinary Archives

& Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., Gutman identifies the diner in its purest form as a prefabricatedbuilding with counter service that can be moved long-distance and plunked down where the owner wants it. More casually, he described diners as “shiny, compact, portable buildings that focused on the counter, where the food was made right behind it, and were clad in materials that made them stand out from other buildings, so that if you’re tooling down the two-lane blacktop, it’s going to stop you in your tracks by the way it looks and by the promise of good food and a nice cup of coffee.”

Indeed, Gutman pointed out, long before diners became retro idealizations, their attraction was “homecooked food, there’s a wide selection, the prices are good, you see it come out of the icebox and thrown on the grill, and then it’s slid down the counter to youand then you don’t have to do the dishes either. “So what’s notto like?” For the hungry traveler, the family dining out and theworker on lunch break, not a whole lot.

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fast-food chains and left to languish on backroads by the new interstate system, were abandoned to the roadside weeds or reconfigured into

Mediterranean or Early American design eateries bearing little evidence of their forward-looking streamlined origins.

But Americans are a nostalgic people, and business people are discovering that good food plus retro ambiance equals a salable commodity—even if the “home-style” entrées on the menu nowinclude Tandoori chicken, pad Thai or stir-fry. Indeed, diners areundergoing a renaissance, and companies like the Kullman BuildingsCorp. continue to design them in stainless steel with an in-your face Art Moderne look for the twenty-

fi rst-century customer. Be sure to grab a seat at the counter.

For more on diners ...view many of John Baeder’s paintings online at www.johnbaeder.com. • In addition to the books mentioned in the article, see Richard Gutman’s American Diner Then & Now (1993), which bears little resemblance to his earlier volume. • Visit www.roadsideon-line.com to learn about Roadside magazine and Randy Garbin’s diner recipe books. • Tour the Kullman Buildings Corp. Web site at www.kullman.com.

companies that were getting out of theirfirst line of business and starting tobuild diners.” Some of these strugglingcompanies were builders of railroad cars; small wonder thatthe classic elongated diner—a term believed to have evolvedfrom “dining car”—is so reminiscent of rolling stock. The longlayout made the counter the diner’s defi ning characteristic; italso made it easier to clean.

After the Second World War, Americans’ patronage of diners paralleled their ownership of automobiles. Returning veteranswere going to college on the G.I. Bill, then getting better jobs.Some even purchased diners, marketed as great businessesfor independent operators. Families were buying their very fi rst cars. Working people had disposable income. Whatthey needed were places to dispose of it. Inthe late 1940s and ‘50s, diners offered good,familiar food; meat loaf, turkey, BLTs, pancakes, at good prices for travelers and local folks alike.

“The concept of the diner had been in existence for a long time; they were largely populated by working men who would go there for lunch or after work, that kind of thing. Now diners were positioningthemselves as family restaurants, or at least trying to,” Garbin said.

In fact, late-shift working men formed the clientele of Providence,R.I., entrepreneur Walter Scott when he began selling hard-boiled eggs and sandwiches out of a horse-drawn freight car in the early 1870s. Over ensuing decades Scott and his “night lunch wagon” found imitators. The makers of horse cars (the predecessors of motorized buses) began to build conveyances for use as food concessions. When city ordinances started to restrict the wagons’ all-hours custom in the early 1900s, their owners simply lost the wheels, creating the prototype of the diner as we know it.

Ease of transport was an essential feature of diners, which were usually located along highways in order to cater to truckers, a major chunk of the motor traffi c through the 1920s. While the Depression spelled disaster for other industries, like the railroads, it spurred a growth period for diners, said Randy Garbin, founder of Roadside magazine and author of Diners of New England: “Despite the fact that the country wasin hard times, people still had to eat, and there were actually

A lot of diners’ appeal was physical; They emanated the same modernism of the cars that their customers arrived in. “Diners were pretty outrageous-looking buildings—they were clad in stainless steel, for crying out loud—and they were still very streamlined. They looked like they moved,” Garbin pointed out. “They had what I have referred to as the transportation metaphor, and they kept that into the sixties.”

“Diners used to come out with new models every year, almost like the cars,” noted Harold Kullman, whose father, Sam, began building the now legendary Kullman diners in 1927. Now 82, the younger Kullman joined the New Jersey-based business in 1946. “Every year we’d come out with a new design... we would change the corners of the diner—that was sort of a takeoff on the cars—and I guess when Cadillacs had those big tailfi ns, we were building diners with canopies fl aring up from the roofs.”

In the 1950s and sixties, just as independent automakers were driven to extinction, the classic mom-and-pop diners, assaulted by

From left: John Baeder, “Short-Stop” (Bloomfi eld, N.J.) oil on Canvas, 30 x 48” © 1978. Diner postcards and matchbooks have become prized collectibles representing a vanishing aspect of roadside ‘Americana.’

The classic diner is alive and well in the form of this“Silver Moon Diner” by the Kullman Buildings Corp.

John Baeder, “Big Mikes” (Harrison, N.J.) oil on Canvas, 30 x 48” © 1978. www.johnbaeder.com.

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Museum Friends & Family Around the WorldON THE ROAD

Welcome to AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM world of road travel. Whether by two-wheels or four-wheels, we want to see where in the world you’ve been. Send us your travel photos (see contact details below) and we’ll try to include it in our next issue of OpenRoad magazine. Here’s what we’d like to have from you:• The photo needs to be shot at a high resolution (the largest pixel depth/photo size) • It needs to be obvious where you are (take pictures in front of road signs, landmarks etc.) • You need to be in the picture, wearing LeMay-branded clothing, cap, gear, etc. • You need to supply a caption for the photo, including: your name, home city and state, where you are and when and what you’re doing there. Be sure to mention your current museum membership level.Send or email your photos and information to: The LeMay Museum, Attn. OpenRoad Editorial Assistant holly.wood@lemaymuseum.org or by mail, P.O. Box 1117, Tacoma, Washington 98401

LEMAY GOES TO ETHIOPIAIn November 2006, Museum member and Chicago attorney, Jeff Goldberg, and Museum Board member, Burt Richmond (also from Chicago), relax along-the-way while touring the historic northern area of Ethiopia. The trip was a Lotus Tours motorcycle scouting tour.

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1936 Cadillac Series 36-85 V-12 – a technical tour de force in the mid 30s. It is one of 901 built and sold new for $4,095.

1927 LaSalle 303 Roadster – produced along side Cadillacs, LaSalles were fast, reliable and unfortunately, took sales away from the Cadillac brand. Production ceased in 1940.

For the second consecutive year, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM was invited to participate in one of the nation’s premier auto shows, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. As a ‘must do’ showcase for the world’s leading automotive manu-facturers, the NAIAS has become an important launching pad for new production models and mold-breaking concept vehicles. The show is an important venue for the LeMay Museum as we work to establish a national, indeed international, reputation as a premier historic resource and center of enthusiast activity.

This year’s ACM display featured four stunning vintage vehicles and a set of interpretive graphic panels which told The LeMay Museum story in impressive style. H.B. Stubbs Co., one of the nations foremost exhibit design firms, partnered with us to produce and install the display. During the two week run of the show, over 75,000 people visited the exhibit, many of whom expressed plans to visit the collection on their next trip to the Northwest. Next up, the New York Auto Show in early April. We’ll have coverage of it in your summer issue of OpenRoad.

Vehicles on display / below, left to right:

1912 Standard Electric Roadster – able to run 110 miles between charges, this is one of a few remaining examples.

1930 Lincoln Model L Willoughby Limo – V-8 powered and costing over $6,000. It is one of only 244 produced in 1930.

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APRIL&MAYEVENTS MEMBERSHIPACTIVIITES

Saturday, February 17th dawned sunny and bright, a perfect day for the LeMay Museum/ Griot’s Garage Car Care tech session. 70+ Mu- seum members made the trek to the company’s Fife, Washington head- quarters to sip coffee munch pastries and learn the ins-and-outs of car care from people who actually know what they’re doing.

Held in the spotlessly clean, 3 bay company training area, the session proceeded smoothly under the capable guidance of Jason Mathews and Guy DeVivo. The pair presented a hands-on demonstration of the proper way to clean, polish and protect a car’s finish -- insider stuff you don’t get from reading the average product label. Outside, a car wash corral was set up for those who wanted to give their cars a quick spiff.

obviously lives the Museum’s philosophy of enjoying cars where they belong–on the road!

All in all, it was a very successful event that managed to be both enjoyable and informative. Our thanks go out to the Griot’s Garage team for hosting such a well pre- sented, and well received, member event. There will be many more such member- benefit activities planned for the future. Keep checking OpenRoad and the Museum website for the latest postings.

Bronze key, Charter Member Ray—“I’ve never won any thing in my life!”—Witherrite displays his raffle prize, the Griot’s car care travel pack that broke his losing streak.

SUNDAY, MAY 202nd Annual Car Club Cruise-InTime: 11 AM – 3 PM Location: Grand Prix Raceway in Lakewood, WA. Cost: Member Clubs/person $30.00 Non-member club/person* $40.00Join us for the 2nd Annual Car Club Cruise-In at the Grand Prix Raceway in Lakewood! Cost includes Cruise-In memento, lunch, and opportunity to race fellow club members on the ¼ mile indoor circuit! Join the Grand Prix Races by signing up in advance. A group of eight will compete in time trials for the recognition as the Cruise-In Grand Prix Champion! Afternoon will also include an opportunity for Clubs to show off their cars and have some fun!

*Non-member car clubs are welcomed, however, they are not eligible for club trophies or recognition certificates. For more information please contact Kelly Werner at (253) 779-8490 in the membership department.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Ferrari Club Meeting at Club Auto

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Member Appreciation Day Time: 10 AM – 5 PM Location: Marymount Academy Cost: FREE for Members!Don’t Miss Out!! We want to thank you for your support in helping to preserve a national treasure! We are holding our second Member Appreciation Day Saturday, April 28th. Members are able to view the remarkable LeMay Collection for FREE! Show your membership card to gain admittance. Bring a friend and they will be able to view the collection for only $10.00!!

Tour reservations are required 24 hours in advance. Make your reservation today by calling our retail and tour office at 253.536.2885. Don’t delay and miss this great opportunity for you and your friends to the see the amazing LeMay Collection!

A car wash corral was set up for members in Griot’s parking lot. Griot’s employee Guy DeVivo demonstrates proper polishing techniques.

Jason Mathews puts a high shine on a black Audi.Over 70 LeMay Museum members attended the inaugural Griot’s Garage Car Care Tech Session.

Members in attendance displayed great enthusiasm for both AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM and their cars (some flipping open wallets to show snap-shots of their prized rides). It’s obvious the membership “gets it” when it comes to the positive impact the new Museum will have on Tacoma’s image and economy.

A dozen PT Cruisers driven by the “Mt. Rainier Cruisers,” a Museum Car Club member group, attended the event as part of a “sunny winter day” club outing. It’s great to see such an active group and one that

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Welcome to “Behind the Scenes” where we give you the opportunity to meet the people behind AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM. By serving on our Board of Directors, Steering Committee, professional staff or as volunteers, these dedicated and skilled individuals give freely of their time and energy to help make this vision of the world’s foremost automobile museum a reality. Each issue of OpenRoad will contain a selected number of profiles. Over time, you’ll get to know everyone. So for now, please meet...

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B. Corry McFarlandPresident, McFarland Cascade

John J. CarlsonCEO, Natl. Assoc. of Antique Auto. Clubs of Canada

Scot M. KellerGeneral Motors Staff Director, Corporate Brand & Technology Communications

BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS STEERING COMMITTEE

Tacoma resident and Board of Directors member Corry McFarland received a B.S. degree in Manage-ment and Economics from Claremont Men’s College in 1967. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of McFarland Cascade Holdings, Inc., Cascade Pole and Lumber Company, L. D. McFarland Company, Great Northern Resources, Inc., Great Northern Holdings, Inc. and Shelby County Forest Products.

Mr. McFarland, as with so many of the LeMay Museum leadership team, is actively involved in a number of civic projects and organizations. He is currently serving his fourteenth year as Director of TOC Man-agement Services of Tigard, Oregon, is past Presi-dent and Chairman of TOC Management Services, American Wood Preservers Institute and Western Wood Preservers Institute. He continues to be active as a member and frequently as a director and officer of various other industry associations. He is serving his fifth year as a Director of the U. S. Bank Wash-ington Advisory Board. In addition to his service on the Museum’s Board of Directors, he is the treasurer of the LeMay Automobile Museum and serves on the Finance Committee.

Mr. McFarland is an Elder of Marine View Presbyterian Church and has served as a leader of the Personnel Commission and as a member of the Christian Education Commission. He is a past member of the Tacoma/Pierce County Presidents’ Round Table and a past Director of the Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is fortu-nate to have a man of Corry McFarland’s energy and expertise on board.

John Carlson is the President & CEO of the National Association of Antique Automobile Clubs of Canada Cor-poration (NAAACCC), North America’s largest collector vehicle association. John has presided as Chief Judge in more than 60 concours gatherings throughout North America including the 2005 Hilton Head Concours in South Carolina. He is a Chief Class Judge at the pres-tigious Pebble Beach Concours in California. He also serves as Chief Judge for the NAAACCC and the Vintage Car Club of Canada.

Born in Spokane, Washington, John graduated from Gonzaga and then obtained a degree from the University of British Columbia. He has done extensive work in mechanics at both the Masters and Doctoral level. He served in the US Coast Guard for 8 years during the Vietnam War. In the late 1960’s he was asked by the Government of British Columbia to help develop the Pro-vincial Secondary School Power Mechanics Program. Thirty years later in 2000 he retired from the public school system.

His passion for collecting started at an early age with miniature race car and airplane engines. This passion evolved into motorsports where he raced limited hydro-planes and built custom cars. This eventually evolved into the antique car hobby. Part of his eclectic collection includes a 1950 J2 Allard that won the 1st Monterey Unlimited Pebble Beach race in 1950, a 1968 Camaro that held the NHRA record in 1968, a 1929 Model A Ford three-time ISCA National Class Champion and a Dearborn 1932 Ford. He has been a member of the Classic Car Club of America, Early Ford V/8 and MAFCA for 25 years. John, his wife Koko, and two sons, JJ and David reside in the seaside community of Belcarra, BC just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

Born and raised in Southern California, Scot M. Keller is a third generation car executive whose career spans 25 years. He has broad-based experience in automotive marketing, communications, motor sports, heritage and brand management.

Early in his career, he worked in the racing and per-formance engineering industry for companies includ-ing Callaway Engineering in Old Lyme, Connecticut. In the 1980’s, Scot held a number of sales and marketing management positions for Alfa Romeo including advertising, merchandising and strategic development.

Scot was hired by Chrysler Corporation in 1994 to manage advertising and consumer communications for the Chrysler and Jeep brands working in the corporation’s international operations located in Detroit, Michigan and Brussels, Belgium. In this capacity, he managed a wide range of activities including motor sports and enthusiasts communica-tion events.

In 1999, Scot joined General Motors Corporation where he currently holds the position of Staff Director, Corporate Brand & Technology Communications. In this capacity, Scot directs the corporation’s activities around global shows and events, technology com-munications and the strategic management of the GM corporate brand. He also has responsibility for GM’s heritage activities, including the building and operation of the GM Heritage Center in Detroit.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

MUSEUM WISH LIST

Greg StarypanGrant Officer

VOLUNTEER

Check out these volunteer opportunities. It’s your chance to get involved, make friends and have fun doing it!

LeMay Museum Store Assistants

Library Assistants

Administration Office Assistants

Vehicle Displaying

Vehicle Drivers

Docents at The LeMay Museum

Special Events Department Assistants

For specifics and time requirements on each of these volunteer service catagories, contact:

Erick Westerhoff, Volunteer Coordinator, The LeMay Museum, 253-536-2885

• Wheel chairs • 20 folding chairs • 42” plasma TV for Club Auto • Race deck flooring for Club Auto • 2 photocopiers • Office size refrigerator • Conference room table and chairs for 12 • Tow tractor (10-15K pound capacity) • DVD playerAs a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization, all gifts to The LeMay Museum are tax deductible.

Your donations and gifts help us improve member services and bring us closer to our goal. In addition to monetary gifts and member dues, we are seeking gifts of the following items...

ACM STAFF

Grants Officer Greg Starypan brings over 25 years of development experience to the LeMay Museum. His previous position being at Oregon Coast Aquarium as the Director of Annual Support for nearly nine years. Starypan comes to the Museum with prolific knowledge of development, grant writing and teaching. He brings extensive experience in these areas related both to foundations and govern-mental support.

Greg holds a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography from the University of Washington, and a Master of Science in Zoology from Rutgers University. Living in Tacoma for 20 years before moving to Oregon, Starypan was the Education Curator at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium for over two years, and before that, he worked at the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park for over 16 years where he was responsible for grant writing and program development.

As he joins our other recent hires, Greg Starypan will add yet more tools to the Museum’s management team. Greg’s skills are of particular importance as we move toward our goal of building the world’s fore-most automobile museum.

Pat and Renee CristLeMay Museum Volunteers

Pat and Renee Crist, volunteers and charter mem-bers of the LeMay museum have been collecting cars since the 70’s and first saw Harold and Nancy’s collection 22 years ago attending an open house with a car club.

Over the years, the Crists have owned 1940’s Fords, Chevy Cameo Pickups, a Porsche 356, and their current garage is filled with a 1958 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and Renee’s first car a 1965 Volkswagen beetle.

Pat is a regular on Tuesday Volunteer days, and is able to draw on his 39 years of professional driving experience to help the museum drive and transport vehicles and is one of the museums lead drivers.

Renee, once a professional driver herself, now is a professional photographer and owner of Photo Pro in Gig Harbor. She enjoyed volunteering her ser-vices at the popular photo booth for the Museum’s Fabulous Fifties Sock Hop last November.

Renee and Pat’s eclectic interest in all things auto-motive sparked them to be one of the founders of the Gig Harbor Cruisers Automotive Club. It’s one of the many car clubs supporting the museum through a group membership.

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GIFTSHOP

Membership Discounts apply to all merchandise except closeouts and sale items.

Call today or go online to learn more about your numerous member benefits!

To order call 253.536.2885 or fax to 253.779-0919These items and more are available in our Museum Gift Shop, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.

“HAWAII UP”FOR SPRING AND SAVE 20% TOO!

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The Museum Gift Shop A large selection of clothing, collectibles and accessories are available for automobile enthusiasts and the people in their lives, including fleece vests and jackets, 1950s-style clothing, caps and T-shirts, novelty items, toys, pens, license plate purses, photo albums… and more. Plan to pull into The Gift Shop the next time you visit The LeMay Museum.Not visiting Tacoma, WA anytime soon? Simply call or fax your orders for these or any items featured in past issues of OpenRoad .

Car Enthusiasts Hawaiian Shirts (#0013, #0026, #0030, #0060, #0066)Jumpstart your spring and summer barbeque or travel wardrobe with these vintage car-themed Hawaiian shirts. From “city lights” to “surf’s up,” own all of the different scenes available at The Gift Shop. Light-weight, comfortable and easy-care polyester In a variety of sizes, up to 3XL.Shirts originally $39.99 plus tax + shipping SPRING SALE 20% off retail price (Member discounts not applicable to sale items.)

Gift CertificatesDon’t forget about your favorite co-drivers. Surprise them with a LeMay Museum Gift Certificate for The Gift Shop’s merchandise, tours, or memberships. You pick the value of the gift certificate, beginning at $20; your co-driver picks what they want from an assortment of car-themed products, tours and membership levels. Certificates make great birthday presents!Certificates begin at $20

Seatbelt Belts Buckle up for spring and summer fashion with your authentic seatbelt belts. Wear them anytime, anywhere. Accent every outfit with our variety of buckle brands and webbing colors. Belts are adjustable to fit all sizes! Call The Gift Shop for our current inventory.Belts (#0140) $24.95 plus tax + shipping

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Milestones

2006 ANNUAL REPORT

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WPledges toward our $125,000,000 Drive for America’s Car Museum surpassed $47,000,000—pretty good for a young organization and, perhaps, the most raised by a private, not-for-profit auto museum in such a short time. We remain on track for a Museum opening in 2010 and with continued good fortune, we’ll succeed.

A major milestone achieved in 2006 was qualitative rather than quantitative in nature but has profound implications. In past years significant personalities in the auto-related industries spoke of the need for us to develop a solid “brand” presence for the Museum. In 2006 our increased presence in international auto shows, world-class concours, the automotive media and other venues resulted in a different commentary. Now I hear regularly that “The LeMay–AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM” is a well- recognized “brand” and will be increasingly attractive as we seek broader national support.

Important to our recognition as AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is the growing realization that our vision is far larger than the act of building a museum campus. Yes, we’re committed to creating a gathering place to celebrate America’s love affair with the automobile and we’ll attract more than 500,000 persons annually to our campus. Yet, AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM is the home of “America’s Car Club”—a network for enthusiasts to enjoy all things auto- motive and each other’s company. Today, Charter membership in The LeMay surpasses 1,700 members from over 39 states and

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several foreign countries. Our program for members includes involvement in Open Road travel programs, Adopt-An-Auto opportunities, Collector Symposium and Museum sponsored events far and wide.

America’s Car Club is “going places.” The launch of Club Auto with the former Suite 200 in Kirkland, Washington provides a venue for our members to enjoy club activities in their own club house and “on the road” with their fellow members. Club Auto, Collectors Club and Concours Club members also enjoy private storage opportunities in a club context which will be greatly expanded in the future Collector Car Center. Club Auto now boasts over 70 members and we’ve received serious inquiries for the creation of Club Auto sites in Colorado, Scottsdale and upstate New York.

In all respects, 2007 promises to be a banner year for the Museum. Opportunities for our involvement in major venues such as the NAIAS in Detroit and the New York and Seattle International Auto Shows, our Grand Tour of Europe, Club Auto activities and involvements with Laguna Seca, Pebble Beach, Kirkland and Amelia Island promote the brand, enhance our alliances, encourage membership in the most dynamic car club in the world and ultimately help facilitate the building of AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM.

We have some distance to go on our journey but we’ve achieved many milestones along the way. To all of you whose names appear in the pages that follow, “Thank You!”

— David L. Madeira President & Chief Executive Officer

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I N D I V I D U A LConcours Club -ChairmanNancy LeMay, 8Anonymous, 3

Concours Club - DirectorJames and Sally Will, 6

Concours Club - JudgeRod and Tammy Alberts, 2Karl and Christine Anderson, 5John and Sally Barline, 5Stephen and Michele Boone, 3Rep. Stephen ConwayBob and Gerri Craves, 2Harry and June Delaloye, 5Diane Fitzgerald and Burt Richmond, 4Jim Hammond, 4Mr. and Mrs. Erivan Haub, 4Bruce and Jolene McCawB. Corry and Donna McFarland, 4Paul and Gloria Miller, 5Dr. Robert Ryan, 5Henry T. Schatz, Dr. William Scheef Scott and Barbara Stubbs, 2

Collector Club - ClassicDaniel CookJohn and Marilyn Dimmer, 3 James C. France, 2 Lesa France Kennedy, 2Doug LeMayGrant Lynch, 2

Collector Club - VintageMcKeel and Rebecca Hagerty, 2 Michael and Chantelle Phillips, 3Gerald and Grace Schimke, 5Craig and Joan Watjen, 3

Collector ClubNicola BulgariByron DraholdDaniel and Lori Durr, 4Rick and Cherie EagenPeter and Annemieke HagemanScot and Sandy Keller, 2David J. Keudell, 3Thomas and Diane Kowaleski, 2Charlie and Rayna LiekwegAl and Sandi McEwanGary L. MontgomeryAnnie and Steve Norman, 4Charles and Sue Overaa, 4Anthony and Debra ReedScott RenyvaanFred and Anne RobersonKeith Stone, 2Mark SwansonRay and Marilyn Tennison John and Dorothy VipondEdward T. and Rhonda Welburn, 2Neil Wiener

Concours Club - Best of ShowCity of Tacoma

Concours Club - ChairmanState Farm Mutual Insurance Company

Concours Club - DirectorGary E. Milgard Family FoundationThe Titus Will Families Foundation, 7

Concours Club - TrophyBen B. Cheney Foundation, 5

Concours Club - JudgeCraves Family Foundation, 2Detroit Auto Dealers AssociationThe Fitzgerald Group, 4Flex-a-lite Consolidated, 2Forest Foundation, 4Grantmaker Consultants Inc.Harold LeMay Enterprises, Inc., 8 H.B. Stubbs CompaniesLotus Tours, 4The News Tribune, 5Northwest Harley-Davidson, 3North American International Auto ShowPuget Sound Automobile Dealers Association, 4Seattle International Auto Show, 4Sequoia Foundation

Collector Club - ClassicColumbia Bank, 2 Dimmer Family Foundation, 3 Great Western Sports, 2 Jefferson Motorsports The Russell Family Foundation Russell Investment Group, 4

Collector Club - VintageAAA Washington / Inland, 2 Edward P. and Juanita J. Miller Fund of GTCF, 5Hagerty Classic Insurance, 2Heritage Bank, 4 International Speedway Corporation, 2 Korum For Kids Foundation, 2Simpson Investment Company, 2 Talladega Superspeedway, 2Titus-Will Chevrolet/Cadillac, 5

Gold KeyChevrolet Motor Division, 2General Motors, 2Standard Parts CorporationTomsic Sullivan Design, 2TubeArt Signs and Sports

Silver KeyAA Party Rentals, 5Auto Warehousing Co.Buffalo Restorations, LLCCollectors Foundation 2Cosmopolitan Motors, LLC., 2Griot’s GarageKey Bank, N.A., 3U. S. Oil & Refining Co.

Bronze KeyAutomotive Service Association of Washington, 2B & J Restorations Ltd.C. J. Andersen, Inc., 6Canepa DesignDreamtime Visual Communications, 2EHLI Turners AuctionsFrances C. Heidner Fund of GTCFInterstate Distributor Co., 4J. H. Large Truck Repair, Inc.Les Schwab TiresMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMoss Adams, LLPNordlund Boat Company, Inc.Northwest Automotive Industry TradeshowOlympia Auto Mall Dealers Association, 3Phil Smart, Inc.Roger Steen PhotographySports Car Market Magazine, 2The Boeing CompanyThe Upper CrustTitus-Will Ford/Toyota/ScionWilliams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, 4

Matching GiftsBoeing Gift Matching Program, 5Mellon Finanical Corporation Fund, 3Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Microsoft Giving Campaign - The JK Group IncRussell Matching Gift ProgramUnited Way of Pierce County - Donor Voice Program, 3Washington Mutual Matching Gift Program, 4

Additional Corporate and Foundation GiftsArt by AnneBose Limousine ServiceCar TalesCity MotorsConcours Transport SystemsDavid G PhotographyEnhanced Visual Imaging, Inc.Gene’s TowingHarmon Pub & BreweryThe Intrigue Collection, LLCKZOK 102.5 FMLynnwood Rotary Club, Inc.Marantha Plating, Inc.New Ventures Group, Inc.President Council of Womens OrganizationsPuget Sound Bouvier ClubRollin Alla Round, Inc. DBA Cascade Kettle KornThe Saint’s Car ClubTriamp Production ServicesValue One AppraisalWill Brewster, Photographer

AMERICA’S CAR CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2006~ Lifetime Membership Recognition ~CONCOURS AND COLLECTORS CLUBS

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Gold Key Cal and Joanne BamfordPeter BradyWill BrewsterSteven Brown and Sally FoxChristopher and Valerie EnsorKenneth and Michia Fox, 5Richard E. and Cherie Gesinger, 4Jeff GrahamEric and Gwen Hawley, 5Jack HudspethWilliam I. Jacobs, 2Sandra Kasky-Button and Martin ButtonJohn and Meredith KinclOpal and Raymond MaronBud and Marilyn Melby, 2Myron MelickDavid and Lydia MurrayLeroy and Gorrian Nau, 5William and Wendy Rabel, 2Shirley Rollins, 2James A. Schmidt, 5Larry SternMike and Nan Thoe, 2Merlin and Hedda Wright, 5

Silver KeyClifford and Karen Ansteth, 2Barnard A. Baer, 3Harold J. Baer, 2Byron T. and Patricia A. Bair, 5Carol and Arnold J. Barer, 2Ed BarrLarry and Rebecca Batton, 2William M. Becker, 5Lou and Bunny Berquest, 5Samuel and Nathalie Brown, 5Thomas L. and Patricia Bryant, 4Don and Marlene Bryce, 6Richard and Judy Buckingham, 5Jack and Patricia Bullard, 4Eugene R. Cederstrand, 5Gary G. Coy, 5Carl Davidson, 5Dana and Stanley DayRay Delger, 5Curtis J. Dyckman, 2Doris and Michael Dyson, 5Randy Eaton, 2Carolyn EvanoffGary Evans, 5Kenney and Patricia Fengler, 4Jeffrey M. Goldberg

Tom and Susan Armstrong, 5Bruce and Lauren Benson, 4Carl and Chris BomsteadMichael Boylan, 4Ildiko and Michael BradleyJohn BradleyBarry and Sharon BriskmanEd CaldeiraGill CampbellRod Carver and Jane Long-Carver, 3Miles and Parker CollierDanial Corrigan, 5Bob and Gerri CravesReid DavisStanley and Valerie Dickison, 4Richard DriehausPatrick and Susan Dunn, 7LeeAnn FarrellDavid and Dorothy FlukePaul FrittsCharlie and Nancy Garthwaite, 2Frank Geyer, 4Barbara and Charles GoodmanPeter and Annemieke HagemanMcKeel and Rebecca HagertySteven W. Hanson, 2Daryl Hedman, 4Richard and Carol HooperPaul JaffeJohn C. and Suzanne P. James, 5Timothy and Edie JohnsonHal, Liz, Justin, and Adam, LeMay, 3Gene and Carla LeMay, 4Barb and Tom LeMay-Quinn, 6Robert MacMahon, 6David and Lynda Madeira, 5Roy and Terri MagnusonBrown and Sara Maloney

Keith Martin, 2Kenneth and Patty McBrideAl and Sandi McEwanPeter K. McGill, 5John and Nancy McGinnis, 6Gary and Kathy McLean, 4Terry and Barbara McMichael, 2Michael MedleyJohn W. MeisenbachDale A. Meyer and Janeanne Upp, 4Donald and Tali Meyer, 4Charles and Alex MorseGlenn and Mary Lynn Mounger, 2John and Laurel NesholmRobert and Betty Newgard, 5James D. Snow and Barbara McLainLynn and Kathy Sommers, 4Gary and Merri Sue Steinman, 3James and Diane Tallman, 5Craig and Joan Watjen, 3Lee and Marlene Zuker, 2Bill and Carole Zuppe

Platinum Key John and Marcia Baker, 5Richard M. Belfoy, 2Verne A. Berry, 2William and Sandra CammaranoHarry ClarkRobert J. and Susan FalleurNorman and Vicki LeMay, 4

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Brad C. Green and Peg StockingJanet Penner Gundlach, 3 Ray and Mary Harrison, 5Larry and Dorothy Hayden, 3Ed and Elise Hoit, 3Margaret A. Jayne, 3Ronald Johnson, 1Richard D. and Judy L. JonesLee Davis Kell, 2Ted E. Knudson, 5Teresa, Kelsey and Steven Kovach, 2Tom LaVackEric, Pilar and Annalaan LeMay, 5Bart Lovely, 2Dennis C. Marshall, 2John A. McQuownJohn and Shizue Meister, 2S.J. Micholofkik, 4Jerry and Lorelei Molitor, 5Vern and Susan NelsonRandy Olson, 3Robert OsborneElden and Miriam PlattPeter E. Plotner, 2Stephen E. Ramsden, 2Art and Dallas Redford, 4William R. Reynolds, 5Douglas and Virginia Rhine, 3Bobbiedine Rodda, 3Robert RossKeith and Barbara Campbell Rowan, 2Ronald Rubatino, 2James S. Rugowski, 2Stan Selden, 4Merrill and Carol Severson, 5Jim Shepherd, 5Gary R. Simmons, 4C. Joseph and Patricia K. Sinnitt, 4Donald Smith, Jr.G L Steward Jr., 3Larry TrelevenArvin Vander Veen, 3Fred Wagner, 5Chris and Jo Walker, 2Sam and Tim WaltJeffrey A. and Linda G. Watts, 2Clue Westmoreland, 3Harvey Widman, 4David and Jean Williams, 2

Bronze KeyClyde Akers III, 3William G. Allen, 5Bill and Dena Allison, 5Joe and Rosemarie Anderson, 5Ron Anderson, 2James and Mary Appell, 5Jim and Ella Aprill, 4Clarence Armstrong, 2Ben C. Arnold, 4John and Karen Austin, 3Yogi BairSam and Lisa Barer, 2Rob Barker, 3Wesley T. Barkley, 4Pat Barnes, 5Clifford and Peggy Bartholomew, 5Art Baske, 2John and Joanne Bastian, 3Edward A. Bates

Bruce and Gayle Baurichter, 2Christopher Bayley, 3Dr. and Mrs. Douglas N. BensonDonna Benson, 5Glenn and Lisa BillingsDr. Albert and Linda P. Bird, 4Roy Bittinger, 2Mark and Patricia Blumenthal, 3Richard L. Bobbitt, 2Matt and Mary BodhaineHerbert L. Bone, 2Michael BrownRobert and Sue BrysonMichael and Carol Burke, 3 Ed Burris, 5Brad and Julie ButlerLewis and Muriel Byrd, 5Janice E. Camp and Steven Gilbert, 2John and Debbie CampbellDave Campbell, 2Wally and Carol Jean Carlson, 6John and Koko CarlsonDiane Carter, 2 Roland and Cristal Cartisser, 2Mike Chilton, 5Chris and Linda ClarkGary CnossenDon and Sallie Comstock, 5Peter ConnellBill and Susan Connolly, 4Bob Cooksey, 2Michael Coulter, 5Charles and Mary Creech, 2Pat and Renee Crist, 2Tommy R. Crook, 3Michael H. Davidson, 5A. Neil and Patricia De Atley, 3Mike and Jo Devlin, 5Abraham and Sandy Douglas, 5Raymond J. Drummond, 3Patricia A. Ducolon, 2George D. Eadie, 5Peter and Debbie EllisFred C. Ellsworth, 2Gerry and Linda EvansonMichael and Cynthia Ewing, 5Eric and Connie Falk and FamilyMatt FastSteven Faulkner, 3Jennifer FeiringWilliam and Linda Fischer, 5J.F. Florey, 3William Foley, 3Howard and Evelyn Freedman, 2LeRoy C. Freeland, 2

Randol and Laura Friesen, 4Ronnie Gabbard, 5Mr. and Mrs. Frank GarrattLee and Betty Gerold, 5John and Ruth Goetzinger, 1Ken Gordon, 3Darryll V. GraberAlan Grant, 2Neil R. Guptill, 4Paul GuyWilliam D. and T. Doris Hagen, 4Stephen and Judy HamiltonMark and Joan Hardie, 5Chuck and Nancy Harding, 3Ron and Barbara HayhurstBill Heald, 3Dave Heying, 4Russell and Beth Hobbs, 2Patricia HofferFred and Margie Hoheim, 5John A. Holmes, 3Stephen L. Holt, 4Doyle and Susie HughesTom IngJeffrey JacobsAl Jacobs, 5Jeff and Melissa JagoshKyle Jensen, 3Kevin and Judith Jewell, 5Duncan P. Johnson and Deanna B. Dahlke, 4John and Debbie Jones, 4

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Alan Joslyn, 4Harold Kent Jr., 5Jon and Maria Kjaerulff, 3Carmen S. Knudtson, 5Harold Koch, 2William Kontes, 2John Kooy, 2Kevin KoscheGeorge and Phyllis Kowats, 5Jim and Dianne Kriese, 5Myron E. Krumm, 5Dennis and Keita Laine, 6Charles D. Laird and Judith H. ShepherdArt and Shirley Lancaster, 3Dan H. Landon, 4John E. Lantz, 5Roger LarsenTerry and Joan Larson, 2George and Gayle LazurRoxy LehnRalph LehtolaGeorge and Gold Leslie, 4Steven and Lynn Ann LewisJohn Linvog, 4Jerald and Mary LongJeff and Carla LovellStewart Lowe, 5Walter Lowrie and Leslie GouldDavid LynchElisabeth and John LynnRoger and Terri Main, 3Jim and Sue Maniatis, 3Robert MarienTerry MarshallGreg Marshall, 4Wallis and Judith Martin, 5Larry MarvikKen and Marty Masden, 6Blair and Tami MasenhimerMax and Katie Mathews, 5Lawrence and Betty Jean Mayer, 5Mac McBride, 5Brad and Karen McElroy, 2Charlie McNiven, 4Albert and Georgia Meier, 6John D. Melvin, 4Gene Mendenhall, 2Bruce MeyerBob and Muriel Mickel, 4Don and Patti Miller, 5Walter and Janice Miller, 3Richard and Marcia Moe, 5William W. Montgomery, IIIJack Moore, 2Bill Mortimer, 5

John and Sue MullerDavid and Catherine MyreSteve and Marcie Nelson, 4Ken and Becky Nelson, 2Michael Nemlich, 3Keith and Dawn Newsom, 5Don and Evelyn Nicholson, 4Daniel R. Oban, 2Dr. Charles C. O’MorchoeTheresa, Jeff and Mel Morgan and Tom Gould Donald and Annie Oord, 5Stace Overaa, 2Arlo and Judy Pagel, 2Gene and Margaret Pankey, 2Danny Pascoe and Catherine BevensDon Pauley, 5Walt and Audrey Paulsen, 3Henry Pedersen, 3Keith and Virgina Pederson, 4Roland Pennington, 2Jerry and Karen Pischel, 2Michael PollackBrian and Randy PollockJim Pollock, 3Bob and Ruth Porter, 6John and Sharon Porter, 5Michael J. Portmann, 5William Privett, 5Dusty and Lavonne Purnhagen, 3Greg and Megan PursellDuane QuandeLeigh and Louise Rabel, 2Joe Reasoner, 5Jan ReederPhilip P. Renuart, 2Larry Reynolds, 2William and Ann Riley, 4Duane and Linda Rodgers

William and Sheryl Rogers, 3James and Eltrina Rose, 2David W. Ross, 3Ray Rush, 6Randy and Karen Rushforth, 2Karla and Charles Russell, 3Travis and Crystal Sams, 4Elmer R. Sarb, 4Greg Sauser and Kathy Ingram, 2Nancy K. Schmauder, 5Harold F. and Linda M. Schmidt, Jr.Mike Seeger, 2James and Barb Sells, 2William and Dagmar ShannonMindy Shaw, 2Larry ShawTony and Jenny Shore, 3Bob Sills, 3Langdon S. Simons Jr., 3Everett Anton SingerPieter A. Sluis, 3James L. Smalley, 2Larry and Phyllis SmithMelvin Smith, 3Virgil and Daphne SmithJoseph and Stephanie SmutsJordon SnyderLeonard H. Souchek, 2Al Spector, 3Rufus M. and Ann Sprague Jr., 2Edward and Evone Stojack, 5Maurice StrattonBernard and Debbie Strub, 4Samuel and Sandy StuartRobert K. Stump and Pam SchreckDavid and Susan Suess, 4Jack and Susie SuttonWalt and Pat Sweyer, 5Don B. and Linda G. SwierLeo Synakowski, 3Robert and Rebecca Tenges, 2Ralph and Mary Ann Thomas, 2Fred and Suzanne Thompson, 5Ric and Carolyn Thompson, 5Donald R. Tjossem, 2Tom TorrensJohn Treece, 2Jim and Mary Tynan, 4Roger and Jan Van Hoy Ron VandegiftTerry D. VandercarGeorge and Shirley Vanek, 3

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Jim and Diane Vernon, 5Larry Waldron, 5Ed Wallace, Jr.Brian Ware, 2Jack WarnickReynold and Barbara Watt, 2Jeffrey and Linda Watts, 2Rogers Wells, 2George L. Westenberger, 5David C. White, 4Thomas and Patrica Whitman, 5Ed and Ginger WiensKen and Kathy Wilkes, 3Robert Wilkinson, 3Vickie Willson, 3Todd T. WilsonKarl Winter, 5David R. Winther, 3Ray and Jacquie Witherrite, 2Doug Wolford, 2Richard and Judy Woodburn, 3Bill Woomer, 5James and Patricia Wooster, 2

Family DriversAlvarita, Rick, Ethan and Travis Allen, 5Jay Anderson, 2Marion and Mary Ann Bartholomew, 6Donna BezonGary BrackettDuane, Marguertia, Brandon and JJ ChapmanSteve Chatman and Family Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Dagan, 2 Lee and Martha Davis Mile and Dianne DochowDave and Kathy Finch, 2Robert and Sandra GantenbeinTimothy GartlandSusan and Michael Graham, 3Barry, Jane, Kevin and Sarah HaneeDayrl and Vie Harrington, 5Wayne and Tessa Harris & Zack and Marissa SchultzJon and Nora HarrisonFred and Dorothea Hart, 5Murray and Arlene Hill, 4John A. HouserE. P. Howard and Bettye L. Craft, 3Nelson and Mickie Jeffers, 5David and Shirley Kaltenbach, 2 Brad and Cathy Lovass Gary Magnuson and Sharon Masse David and Polly McNeilRobert MerzJohn (Pat) and Janet MonroeStan and Julia Mueller, 2Spencer and Anna Marie NelsonTed OkrasinskiRoger and Charleen Oscar, 5Justin and Sarah Osmer, 3Faye and Jerry Reed, 2H.J. and Patricia Schafer, 3Lewie SoraichMichael Y. and Norma Baker Thompson, 6Tony Tribe, 4Larry VeraRon Wade, 2

Dual DriversVic and Janice Anderson, 5Bill and Carol Bageant, 5Thomas and Nancy Bageant, 5Pat and Jim Bayle, 3L. S. BeaumontLuther and Lois Bekemeier, 5

Judy Berrian and Kevin Strilcov, 2Al and Phyllis Bibelheimer, 5Don and Lynn Bishop, 2Cara Briskman and Mike FinkKen and Larken Buchanan, 5Barbara and Mel BullingerBill and Patricia Burger, 3Donald and Patricia CliffordBob and Pat Darnbrough, 3Kenneth and Marolyn DavisKathleen G. Deakins, 5Bill and Karel Deibel, 5Paul and Judith Dexter, 2Herb and Tracy DickLou and Barbara Dryden, 2Jack and Andora Eichmann, 5Jim and Dot FitzgeraldJames and Estelle Friant, 4Roy and Jeanette Friis, 4Elmer and Mary Lou GiltnerScott and Judy Groff, 2Jordan and Donna HainesKitty and Steve HammerDon and Barbara Harmon, 2Rip and Susan HarrisLeonard and Priscilla HathonScott Hawes and Ellen Grus, 3Thomas and Ellen Hentschell, 5Jeff and Gayle Herrmann, 3Roger and Nancy HibbingMichael and Liane Hickey, 2Clayton HollandDon and Betty HubachekSusan and Gary Jacobson, 2John D. James, 5James and Sonja Jolly, 5David KageyamaDon and Peggy KahlerRichard and Sharon King, 2Jaquelyn and Greg KleinerEmmett and Diane KoontzJerome and Gayle Kroke, 2Percy and Yvonne Kropf, 5Ottie and Clara Ladd, 2Richard T. Laine and Garry LaineRonald A. and Patricia V. LangChuck and Andrea Lashley, 5 Roberto and Lourdes MaanaoGary and Kayla Main, 5Donn and Donna Marschall, 4Frank Marshall and Kathleen Plato, 3Charles and Barbara Meadows, 5Ronald Mecham, 4Tye and Grant MorrisJames and Lois Morrison, 6David and Anna MortaraOddvar Ogland and Dixie Johansen, 4Fred and Annabel O’LearyBrent and Reba Olsen, 3Denise Pauley & Mitch Grayson, 4

Kevin and Barbara PerrySteven PossonWM and Julie Reiersgaard, 2Ross K. Rieder and Brenda DoolittleRobert L. and Linda L. RoseberryArlene and Timothy SchubertJeff Sebak and Geoff FalkKenneth and Betty Lou Severa, 5Dr. Thomas C. Shaudis and Linda W. ShaudisDomenic and Louise SportelliKent A. TraubLeon G. and Sandra L. TraynorDale and Lynda VaringJim and Ruth Viren, 5Janet and Theodore West, 2Dave Wilder and Sandy Fox

Individual DriversDavid Ager, 2Rep. Gary AlexanderAl H. AllenKen Anderson, 2Dave Anderson, 4 Scott B. Anderson, 3 Robert AndrewsWalter H. Andrews, 5Gail R. Andrews, 5Greg Andrews, 3 Jim Archer, 2Kelvin Arndt, 5Edward R. AshburnSteve BagleyBrad Baker, 5Ken BakerWilliam O. Barnes, 2Lawrence H. Barrett, 2Gerald W. Beckendorf, 2Carol BeitzFrank J. Bell, 2Jordon Beller, 3Donald E. Berschauer, 5Don Bishop, 2Charles Blackman, 2Seth BlausteinLynn BoastJohn W. Bolender, 5Douglas M. Bomarito, 5John BrinkKeith L. Brown, 4Jack Brown, 5Thomas BrownKay Buehrig, 3Donald J. Buss, 5Howard Call, 4Douglas L. Cameron, 2Gregory CampMichael Carlisle Harold CarlsonR.W. Carpenter, 3Diane Carter, 2Richard Cereghino, 2Lois ChristersonNorman J. Christianson, 5James F. ChumbleyThomas H. ClaridgeCW Clark, 3Richard Clyne, 3Stan ConnellyCharles E. Cook, 2Ray CoreyJeff CornishJulia Craig, 4

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Norman Creitz, 4Mary F. Crisman, 4Christopher CrookerJohnston A. Crouse, 5A J Cue, 5Tony CunioJanette CunninghamAnn Davis, 2Kenneth D. Davis, 5George De Haan, 5Robert G. De Pirro, 5Harry DeitzlerJohn DenzlerJannifer DiBucciFrans W. Doelman, 2Lynda E. DokterGeorge Donovan, 4Terrence E. Dovre, 2Karl DurkheimerLarry Elliott, 2Brad Enders, 3Jerome ErbDel EversonJames B. FeldmanRobert FieldBruce FieldsMichael Fields, 2Steven FisherTim FlemingGary Freeman, 2Louie French, 2Gayle Frink-ShultzWilliam FritzEd FruhlingKeith W. FrutigerJerry Games, 3William B. GehringR. Kirk GietzRichard E. Goodwin, 2 Fritz GrothroppDarrel HagenPatrick Halstead, 5Russ Hammond, 2Ron HangartnerHal Hannon, 2Paul Hansen, 2Dick HansenRon Healey, 4James E. Henderson, 2Kurt L. Hensley, 3Steve HicksBill HillSharon Hill, 3Tamara Hinck, 2Herman M. Hoffman, 3James Holley, 4Ed Hommel, 2Frederick W. Jackson, 5James JacksonPete JacksonJames Jacobs, 5Donald K. Jacobson, 5Sig JacobsonClint JamesMario JedwabnikJoseph E. Jessop, Jr., 4Mark JohnsonDr. Mike Jones, 2Joel JonesChuck E. Jorgenson, 6David M. Keister, 5

Mark Olson, 5Robert OsborneDennis O’SheaLarry W. OstrawderArdon OverbyNeal E. PadurKenneth PanulaBud Parmelee, 2Dave PetersDavid PetreRichard M. PetriS.B. Pick, 4Malebrache PierreMargaret E. Poindexter, 6Fritz Potter, 2Keith A. Preece, 2James PriceDr. Jerry V. Ramsey, 3Michael Rapkin, 2Thomas F. RasmussenJames Rea, 2Alexander L. Rentovich, 5Robert Rezba, 2Dave Ricks, 4James RobbleeStanley RobichauxDennis RoodJ. Preston Root, 2Robert RothKen Rothaus, 4Carl Roy, 4Donna RudigerBen R. Sack, 2Scott Santy, 2Richard W. SatterStephen F. Sauer, 5David M. SavageJohn Scheidt, 5Alan SchmidtRob SchoutenMarion Sebring, 5EllDee L. Sedy, 2Karen Seinfeld, 3Stuart Selis, 5Gary SelkeMichael ShafferJames M. Shanahan, 2Mary Shaw, 5Robert SheehyRobert A. SidlkowskiJohn Simon, 2

William M. Keith, 2Don KiesbuyGary KorsgaardJohn D. KovachPatrick KrierMichael R. KrolMichael J. Kronick, 2Sig Larson, 2J. R. LawrenceKathleen A. LeGreidDavid LeMayJohn LeMayEdmunde Lewin, 2 Bill LewisLarry V. Long, 2Dawn Lucien, 5Richard J. Ludeman, 4Gerald L. Lyman, 5Bruce MacDonald, 5William G. Maibusch, 5Ken MaitozaKathleen A. Manke, 5Dorette M. Markham, 2Don Marshall, 3Gary L. McCann, 4James McCartney, 5Mike McClainThomas McCoy, 2Dave McFarlane, 3Kenneth C. McGill, 5Kenneth G. McGill, 2Rachelle Leigh McGinnisMichael McKinley, 2Michael D. McQuaid, 5Donald R. MelnickWilbur D. Middleton, 4Dave MiklusMichael J. Miller, 2Greg MoakVerne E. MoberlyRon Moblo, 3Don Mochel, 2Clifford E. Moore, 5Dan MorleyJohn Morris, 2Hans Mueller, 4Richard MundyKenneth Nailon, 6Jack L. Neilsen, 4Drake NelsonDoug T. Nelson, 2Larry Nelson, 5Arnie Ness, 5Terry Nicholson, 5Steven Nord, 4Susan M. NovakChris Olsen, 3Christopher M. Olsen

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Student DriversJames Arnold, 5Carlton BallStan Hammer, 4David W. Madeira, 3Griffin MooresDavid RisingAlex Swenson

Military DriversMelodie FoxMike JakubecAndrew LinehamOwen LyonAlfredo Martinez Jr.Brent Reynolds

SilverGallopin Gertie Model A Club, 5

CopperPacific Northwest Region, Porsche Club of America

ChromeMustangs Northwest - Bellevue, 2

SteelAmerican Truck Historical Society- Northwest Chapter, 5Evergreen Model A Club of Seattle, 2Northwest SAAB OwnersPontiac Oakland Club International - Puget Sound Chapter

IronAntlers Astray RV ClubBuick Club of America - Portland ChapterCascade Rambler Club, 2Classical Glass Corvette Club, 2Corvairs NorthwestCorvettes de Olympia, 2Golden Era Automobile Association, 2Greater Seattle Studebaker Drivers ClubJaguar Drivers and Restorers Club of Northwest AmericaJet City Fieros, 2Mt. Rainier CruisersMustangs West, 2National DeSoto Club - Puget Sound ChapterPeninsula Dream Machines, 4Puget Sound CruisersPuget Sound Limiteds, 2Puget Sound Miata ClubRainier South Sound Vintage Thunderbird Club, 2South Sound 442 ClubStratocruisers South Car ClubVintage Chevrolet Club of America-Mt. Rainier, 3Whidbey Cruzers, 2

Pete SimpsonDouglas Skinner, 3Robert E. Smith, 4Larry SmithDavid SnowMark SnyderTodd Snyder, 5Jerry SoltisJames Sotak, 2Richard J. SpangenbergShirley Starr, 2Lee W. Steil, 4Kenneth StogsoillPete StrolisKent Sullivan, 4Ken SummersFlorence L. SwansonNed SwansonThomas TetzlaffRobert P. Tingstad, 5Donald R. Tjossem, 2Rosalie TorluccioDon TuckerJames Floyd TurnerHenry E. Turner, 2Donald J. Ugelstad, 2Ronald Vandervort, 5John G. Voigt, 2Alex VossRichard Wakefield, 4William WakefieldGary A. Walden M.S., CPA/ABVEd WalkerStephen H. Walker, 3Woody Warmoth, 5Richard J. Waters, 4Mary West, 4Gary Westergard, 4David WetterJessie Whaley, 2Craig WheelerJack White, 3 Philip White Cutter WicksWayne Wilcox, 6Alvin WilcoxJohn WilcoxElizabeth Willard, 5Michael J. WilliamsMidge Wood, 5Donald Wood, 3Dennis YoungHank YoungmanRobert ZiegCarol Zimmerman, 3Raymond C. Zimmermann

Every effort has been made to accurately report our membership. We apologize for any omission or misrepresentation

CAR CLUBS

ADDITIONAL DONATIONS

MUSEUM STAFFDavid Lowe Madeira President and CEO

Bruce Benson Chief Operating Officer

Valerie O’Shea Executive Assistant

J. David Snow Director of Major Gifts Development

Greg Starypan Grants Officer

Kelly Werner Membership Development Manager

Trudy Cofchin Events Manager

TRIBUTE GIFTSGifts which honor the memory ofa special someone.

In Memory of David Edward Myre, Sr.In Memory of Don PuvogelIn Memory of Kermit E. WilliamsonIn Memory of John Farrell

Alvarita, Rick Ethan, and Travis AllenGeorge BallLou and Bunny BerquestDana L. DayJerry FugereCharles Goodman Scott LeachStephen and Annie Norman Thomas F. RasmussenJim RothwellRichard RussellDennis B. Welch

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Campaign Status

Campaign Amount % of Total GoalBuilding $19,545,410 21%Land/Improvements $18,500,000 100%Operating Fund $9,551,238 64%Endowment $90,682 1%Totals $47,687,330 32%*Building # includes $1M design grant and $3M in State of Washington Commitments. Also Includes Cash, Pledges, In-kind donations, and Stock.

Percent of Total Campaign Achieved: 32%

FACTS & FIGURES:

Total Charter Members

Year Members % of Increase1999 12 2000 112 833%2001 221 97%2002 702 218%2003 967 38%2004 1123 16%2005 1352 20%2006 1653 22%

Total Giving:(Includes Cash, Pay-Cash, Stock, and In-kind donations)

Year $ Amount % Increase1999 $59,5782000 $61,880 4%2001 $249,602 303%2002 $997,608 300%2003 $3,412,345 242%2004 $3,679,827 8%2005 $3,696,885 0.50%2006 $5,329,244 44%

Sources of Giving:(Includes Cash, Stock, In-kind Gifts, and Payments made towards pledges)

Source 2006 % of TotalBoard and Steering $2,246,319 42%Corporations $1,931,580 36%Foundations $568,000 11%Individuals $566,600 11%Government $00 0%Car Clubs $16,74 0.31%Totals $5,329,244 100%

2006 Gift Allocations

Fund Amount % of TotalOperations $1,943,588 36%Building $3,079,209 58%Collection $279,546 5%Endowment $26,901 1%Total $5,329,244 100%

Here is where we started. $0

Here is where we are. $48,000,000

Here is where we’re going. $125,000,000

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Information current as of 2-06-07

AA Party RentalsAAA WashingtonAuto Warehousing Co.Automotive Service Association of WashingtonB & J Restorations Ltd.Ben B. Cheney FoundationThe Boeing CompanyBuffalo Restorations, LLCC. J. Andersen, Inc.Canepa DesignChevrolet Motor DivisionCity of TacomaCollectors FoundationColumbia BankCosmopolitan Motors, LLC.Craves Family FoundationDan Cyr Enterprises / Portland Roadster ShowDetroit Auto Dealers AssociationDimmer Family Foundation

Dreamtime Visual CommunicationsEdward P. and Juanita J. Miller Fund of GTCFEarly Ford V8 Club of America – Puget Sound Group #1Flex-a-lite ConsolidatedFitzgerald GroupForest FoundationGallopin’ Gertie Model A ClubGary E. Milgard Family FoundationGeneral MotorsGrantmakers Consultants, Inc.Great Western SportsThe Greater Tacoma Community FoundationGriot’s GarageH. B. StubbsHagerty Classic InsuranceHarold LeMay Enterprises, Inc.Heritage BankInternational Speedway Corp.Interstate Distributor Co.

Jefferson MotorsportsJ.H. Large Truck Repair, Inc.Key Bank, N.A.Korum for Kids FoundationLotus ToursMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMustangs Northwest–BellevueThe News TribuneNordlund Boat Company, Inc.North American International Auto ShowNorthwest Automotive Industry TradeshowNorthwest Harley-DavidsonOlympia Auto Mall Dealers AssociationPhil Smart, Inc.Porsche Club of America – Pacific Northwest RegionPuget Sound Automobile Dealers AssociationRoger Steen PhotographyThe Russell Family Foundation

Russell Investment GroupSeattle International Auto ShowSequoia FoundationSimpson Investment CompanySports Car Market MagazineStandard Parts Corporation – NAPA Auto PartsState Farm Mutual Insurance CompanyTalladega Superspeedway, LLC Titus–Will Chevrolet/CadillacTitus Will Ford/Toyota/ScionTitus–Will Families FoundationTomsic Sullivan DesignTubeArt Signs and SportsThe Upper Crust CateringWilliams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC

Thank you to our Sponsors and FoundationsHELPING TO BUILD AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM

NON PROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGEPAIDTACOMA, WAPERMIT NO 356

Mailing: Post Office Box 1117, Tacoma, Washington 98401Administrative: 917 Pacific Ave., Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98402Phone: 253.779.8490 Toll Free: 877.902.8490 Fax: 253.779.8499 Website: www.lemaymuseum.org