New York International Auto Show

The LeMay, America’s Car Museum, presents:

HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER

An eclectic exhibit at the New York International Auto Show celebrates the spirit of motoring, 1912 to 2007. (

New York City, NY) -- There’s something for everyone -- rarefied elegance to pavement-pounding power –- at HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER, the LeMay Museum’s “Auto Show Within An Auto Show” at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, April 4-8, 2007.

2. Showcasing iconic classics, street rods, musclecars, Concept vehicles and NASCAR, Grand-Am, Indy, GT and NHRA racecars, the 22,000-square-foot exhibit is located on the Lower Level, Hall 1E.

“Like the LeMay Museum itself, HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER celebrates the very essence of spirited motoring throughout the years,” said LeMay CEO, David Madeira.

“We couldn’t have produced this exhibit without our sponsor, State Farm Insurance and strategic partners: GM Heritage Center, Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, NYIAS, Precision Motors and Watkins Glen International. Special ‘thanks’ go to Board member Nicola Bulgari and Friends Of The LeMay for providing many of the vehicles on display,” added Madeira.

                             
Highlights of HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER:
1912 Standard Electric
(Early eco-friendly automobile, LeMay Museum)
1927 LaSalle 303 Roadster
(Harley Earl’s first design at General Motors, LeMay Museum)
1930 Lincoln Limousine
(Custom built for the rich and famous, LeMay Museum)
1931Chrysler CG1 Imperial LeBaron
(One of 85 Dual Cowl Phaetons, Nicola Bulgari Collection)
1936 Cadillac Series 85 Coupe
(Rare Art Deco styled Cadillac, LeMay Museum)
1940 “Bette Davis” Buick Estate Wagon
(One of 495 Woodies, movie car, Nicola Bulgari Collection)
1953 Hudson Hornet “Satan Of Morimar.”
(Legendary 1950s sports car and hillclimb racer, Nicola Bulgari Collection)
1962 XP-785 Corvair Super Spyder Concept 
(Supercharged racing-inspired roadster, 
GM Heritage Center)
1968 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda SS/AA
(Rare, #69 of 70 built for Chrysler by Hurst, John Troxell Collection)
1987 Buick Grand National GNX 
(Brand new, #221 of 547, Nicola Bulgari Collection)
1989 Buick NASCAR Winston Cup Regal
(David Pearson’s “Chattanooga Chew” racecar, Nicola Bulgari Collection)
1992 GM Ultralite Concept 
(Carbon-fiber four-place, 135-mph future car, GM Heritage Center) 
DuPont DOMINATION Show & Street Rod
(Coachbuilt at a cost of over $300,000, Don & Flo Makofske Collection)
Lexus Riley Grand-Am Daytona Prototypes
(A pair of winged and wild 185-mph Rolex Series rocket ships)
Rahal Letterman Racing #17 Indy Car
(650-hp Ethanol-fueled Honda IndyCar Series racecar)
Minestar/Doncaster #17 Porsche GT3
(170-plus-mph Grand-Am Rolex Series GT racecar)

About The Harold E. LeMay Museum:

The Harold E. LeMay Museum in Tacoma, WA, is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the LeMay Collection of automobiles and memorabilia, along with vehicles and artifacts it may acquire. The LeMay Collection was recognized in the

Guinness Book of World Records as the largest privately held car collection in the world. At its peak, the collection was in excess of 3,000 automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and other vehicles, plus more than 30,000 pieces of related 20th Century Americana. Plans are under way to build a museum in Tacoma to feature a permanent collection of 1,200 cars and memorabilia. For more information about the museum please visit www.lemaymuseum.org.