November 4, 2000 – Harold LeMay, record auto collector, dies
At the time of his death on this day in 2000, Harold E. LeMay had amassed one of the largest personal collections of automobiles ever recorded. It contained upwards of 3,000 cars, trucks, motorcycles, military vehicles, buses and other modes of transport. It also included thousands of pieces of automotive memorabilia. The collection was so enormous it earned a Guinness Book of World Records title in 1997 for being the largest private auto collection.
Top: Cars at the LeMay Collections, via lemaymarymount.org. Above: America's Car Museum exterior.
How could one afford such a mass of vehicles? Harold started a trash collection company in Spanaway, Washington following high school, which led to the founding of Harold LeMay Enterprises just after WWII. The company continue...
