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LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayTalking Auctions…and JapanIn this episode, join co-hosts Eric LeMay and Todd Kelley as they take us inside of car auctions, both as bidders and drivers. Learn terms like “buyers premium” and “reserve” and how it applies to bidders looking for a deal on a car. We also dive into some great auction sound and some stories involving the great Harold LeMay. We also give you a bigger peak behind the curtain of our upcoming trip to the World Forum for Motoring Museums being hosted in Nagoya, Japan. (Did someone say, "Toyota 2000GT?")2024-10-0144 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayGrabbing gears on a '34 Ford busIn this short, natural sound episode, join co-hosts Eric LeMay and Todd Kelley as they do a shuttle run between the parking lot and the drop-off point for guests visiting the 46th Annual LeMay Car Show on August 31, plus a return trip. Todd spent the entire day double-clutching a 1934 Ford bus. Also in the shuttle rotation was a 1945 GMC “Ride the Ducks” amphibious tour bus once used in Seattle and Lake Union. The Ford, widely believed to originally be a Yellowstone National Park tour bus, was restored by LeMay Restorations and is powered by the legendary Ford flat...2024-09-0908 min
LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayOne for My Baby (Grand Chevrolet), One More for the RoadJoin hosts Eric LeMay and Todd Kelley as they interview one of Todd’s high school friends, Russell Trahan, author of, “One for the Road: Cars and Cocktails that Share a Name.” Hear how Russell came up with the idea while drinking Manhattans (Kaizer!) with friends and how he researched the cocktail recipes, along with the car ads and descriptions that go with the drinks. Also, hear how Russell and Todd come up with names for their cars and how they recall the cars they drove while students at Beaverton High School in the (ahem) early 1980’s. (Russell hasn’t changed...2024-08-0744 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayIt's Model T Season!Its that time of year again! Time for the Model T Experience! Sessions begin in May and you spend the day learning to drive a Ford Model T around the 90-acre grounds at the beautiful Marymount Academy. In this short episode, LeMayZing Co-Host Todd Kelley gives a brief history of the Ford Model T and we hear from two recent “graduates” of the Model T Experience. Join us! Visit https://lemaymarymount.org/model-t-experience/ for dates and other information.2024-04-1908 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayThe two museums: Connecting visitors to a meaningful experienceJoin LeMayZing Host Eric LeMay and Co-host Todd Kelley from LeMay Collections at Marymount as they are joined by Pandora Paul, the curator at LeMay-America’s Car Museum, both located in Tacoma, WA. We have a wide-ranging conversation about car collecting and creating a meaningful car museum experience for a more diverse audience by connecting them to their own memories and experiences. A great conversation, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA, all during a Seattle Seahawks game!2023-12-171h 17LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayEnjoying Car Shows Indoors this WinterJoin Eric LeMay and cohost Todd Kelley as they bring the fun of car shows indoors, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA. With the summer of 2023 in the books and the holidays upon us, this episode explores what you (and your visiting holiday relatives) can see at LeMay Collections at Marymount’s “year-round car show.” Hear many of the “back stories” of how several of the cars ended up in Spanaway, including the 1948 Tucker and the “Rat Pack” 1958 Dual Ghia, once owned by actor Peter Lawford and how it may have been used to connect Frank Sinatra to the Kennedy2023-11-2544 min
LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayTacoma's Venerable Ball Auto!LeMayZing! pays a visit to Ball Auto, a mainstay in Tacoma’s Stadium District since 1946. Founded by R.H. “Speed” Ball, he later handed it over to his son Kirk, who ran the business for over 50 years. Kirk then handed it off to his son-in-law, Derek Barnett, who is married to Kirk’s daughter, Lori. They are about retire and are handing it off to their sons, marking the fourth generation of family ownership. Ball Auto is a car repair shop, gas station, auto sales and auto storage, a very unique combination that harkens to an era gone by. (They als...2023-07-1327 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayThe Boeing Company Archives with Mike Lombardi Confucius said, “Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.” Join co-host Todd Kelley as he interviews Boeing Historian Mike Lombardi, who found his passion preserving the history of The Boeing Company. If you’ve seen documentaries about Boeing or its products, you’ve likely seen Mike. Hear about the development of the 707, 747 and the 777, and names like William Boeing; his first partner, George Conrad Westervelt; Pan American Airways’ Juan Trippe; longtime Boeing Chairman Bill Allen, who ushered Boeing into the jet age, and several others. You will also hear the humble beg...2023-05-1849 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayMarymount Academy: A Brief HistoryThe LeMay Collections at Marymount is more than an interesting place to store the classic car collection of the late Harold LeMay. Prior to the property becoming an interesting venue for a world-class car collection, not to mention a “collection of collections,” it also has a significant place in local history as a military academy for young boys, run by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma. Join host Eric LeMay and co-host Todd Kelley as they interview Nancy LeMay and the members of the committee that is preserving the rich history of the former Marymount Academy in S...2023-04-021h 04LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayCords, Franklins and…Ferraris? An interview with Sam BarerLeMay-zing co-host Todd Kelley talks to local car aficionado, collector and classic car dealer Sam Barer, who has a special family connection to a car on display at LeMay Collections at Marymount. He also shares the story of his 1929 Franklin, his six-of-a-kind Ferrari and memories of special times with his car-loving father. For more information on Sam's business, Class Winners, go to http://www.classwinners.com/2023-03-0648 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMaySaturdays at Marymount, Vol. 1Join 15-year Marymount volunteer and LeMay-zing! co-host Todd Kelley in his first episode where he interviews two longtime LeMay Marymount volunteers Bill Reynolds and Harvey Widman about their favorite Harold LeMay stories. Todd also adds his own favorite story he shares about Harold during his tours of the LeMay Collections at Marymount.2023-02-0220 minLeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMayBig News! New Help for LeMayZING! has arrived!An introduction to Todd Kelley, who you're going to hear a lot from on LeMayZING! in 2023. Meanwhile, Eric is still trying to transfer files and figure out how to use new software, so bear with him on the editing. For instance, I couldn't figure out while I didn't have my entire "Merry Old Olds" playlist, until I realized we had recorded it off a record from the 1940s in one take on two sides years ago...and I never broke it down into each version (technical stuff, but it's been frustrating me), so you get the salsa...2023-01-0340 min