The Annual LeMay Car Show began in 1978, as a small gathering with Harold and Nancy LeMay and friends. The tradition continues to this day, with over 1,000 vintage cars shown on the last Saturday of August each year, and collectors coming to see them. The yearly event is held at the LeMay Family Collection Foundation at Marymount in Tacoma, Washington, and the LeMays open up their home. This event is not just about celebrating cars, though. The staff and volunteers view this car show as a way of connecting people with history.Bomb Shelter as Feature Car in 2013 An article in the Seattle PI The past few years, an auction has also been part of the car show.
Feature Cars Each year, the LeMay Car Show has had a car featured as the centerpiece of the show.Information available from the LeMay Family Collection at Marymount.
Show # Year Featured Car(s) 1 1978 N/A 2 1979 N/A 3 1980 1933 Packard Eight 4 1981 1929 Windsor Model 8-82 5 1982 1941 Cadillac Series 62 6 1983 1937 Chevrolet 7 1984 1938 Chevrolet Master 8 1985 1931 Cadillac Series 355 Phaeton 9 1986 1934 Ford Deluxe Roadster 1935 Ford Deluxe Phaeton 1936 Ford Convertible 1938 Ford Deluxe 2-Door Convertible 1939 Ford Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 10 1987 1936 Auburn Supercharged 11 1988 1928 Chevrolet Cabriolet 12 1989 1919 Cadillac Phaeton 13 1990 1958 Chevrolet Impala 14 1991 1940 Cadillac V16 Convertible 15 1992 1949 Kaiser Deluxe 4-Door Convertible1949 Kaiser Deluxe 4-Door Convertible 16 1993 1946 Chevrolet 2 Ton Wrecker 17 1994 1920 Stutz Fire Truck 18 1995 1940 Pontiac 1939 Buick Century 1939 Australian Chevrolet Ute 19 1996 1926 Rolls-Royce 20 1997 1912 White Dump Truck 1913 Oakland 1920 Pierce-Arrow 1922 Austro-Daimler 1947 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck 1949 Buick Super 1954 Packard 1954 Sunbeam Alpine 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible 1959 Ford Thunderbird 1960 Chrysler 300F 1969 Chevrolet Corvette 1962 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT 500 1968 Dodge Charger 1969 Chevrolet Caprice 1970 Dodge Charger1970 Dodge Charger 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche 1916 Buick Abadal 1957 Ford garbage truck 21 1998 1954 Wolseley Police Car 1946 Chevrolet Farm Express Pickup 22 1999 1913 Daimler 23 2000 1938 Horch 24 2001 1936 Case tractor 1929 Acme Dump Truck 25 2002 1960 Chevrolet El Camino 26 2003 1942 Chrysler Windsor Highlander1942 Chrysler Windsor Highlander 27 2004 1923 Autocar Station Bus1934 Autocar Station Bus 28 2005 1956 GMC 250 Wrecker 29 2006 1954 Kaiser Darrin KF-161 RoadsterKaiser Darrin KF-161 Roadster 30 2007 1940 Chevrolet COE Paddy Wagon 31 2008 1956 Nash Statesman Super1956 Nash Statesman Super 32 2009 1937 Chrysler C17 Airflow1937 Chrysler C17 Airflow 33 2010 1956 Powell Station Wagon1956 Powell Station Wagon 1956 Powell Pickup Truck1956 Powell Pickup Truck 34 2011 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 881958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 35 2012 1948 TuckerTucker 48 36 2013 1961 Civil Defense Shelter1961 Civil Defense Shelter 37 2014 1940 Mercury Eight 4-Door Convertible1940 Mercury Eight 4-Door 40 2017 1956 Mercury Monterey Phaeton
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