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Harold LeMay owned a successful refuse company, Harold LeMay Enterprises, within the Tacoma metro area and amassed the world's largest private car collection. After his death, the city of Tacoma donated 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land next to the Tacoma Dome for the Museum that would contain most of his car collection. At a price of $100 million, the Museum is being called "America's Car Museum." The Museum has 165,000 square feet (1.53 ha) of exhibit space, and contains Harold LeMay's cars along with gift shops, restoration shops, lecture halls, galleries, a banquet room, and café.
The museum has a 500 car gallery showing cars remarkable for their speed, technology and design, as well as their importance to car culture. Outside the museum is a 3 acres (1.2 ha) courtyard and clubhouse for car clubs. The museum may also become home to the LeMay Annual Car Show, which is currently held on the last Saturday of August at the Marymount grounds and the LeMay homestead. It is the largest automobile museum in the world (in square footage and in the number of cars on display).
The museum has "Club Auto" satellite locations in Tacoma, Kirkland, Washington, and Lakewood, Colorado.
The museum's cafe, Classics by Pacific Grill, is run by famed chef Gordon Naccarato, chef/owner of Pacific Grill restaurant in Downtown Tacoma. The cafe is located on the mezzanine level and offers views of the main floor of the museum along with Downtown Tacoma, Thea Foss Waterway and Commencement Bay.
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