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The LeMay \u2013 America\u2019s Car Museum will have its grand opening on June 2, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, having completed a massive construction effort within budget and on time. \u201cWe\u2019ve managed to build a museum during difficult economic times when nearly everybody said it couldn\u2019t be done and we expect to attract more than 425,000 visitors annually,\u201d says President David Madeira.<\/p>\n

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Photo: David Imanaka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overlooking the Foss Waterway, the nine-acre campus with the four-story, 165,000 square foot museum as the hub will include a massive show field to host everything from vintage car events to rock concerts and drive-in movies. There will also be a gift shop, banquet center and caf\u00e9, meeting facilities, educational center and library and 15 galleries housing cars from the 3,500 car collection amassed by namesake Harold LeMay.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica\u2019s love affair with the automobile is the centerpiece of the museum,\u201d says Madeira. \u201cEverybody remembers their first car, family driving vacations, a sports car they fell in love with as a teenager. We\u2019ll spotlight more than a century of automotive history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The debut will also feature an exhibit entitled \u201cBritish Invasion\u201d which will feature some of England\u2019s notable vehicles, including Mini, MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey, Jaguar and Aston Martin. According to Scott Keller, \u201cThis exhibit celebrates the magical time when British culture exploded onto the American scene and just for fun, there will be a nod to the mods and rockers and their caf\u00e9 bikes that buzzed around London during the Sixties.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.lemaymuseum.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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