LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMay

In 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?")

In 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 flathead V-8 and a “square gear” manual transmission. This bus will give any driver a true workout. (Todd clocked 347 zone minutes on his smartwatch that day!)

Join 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 a bit! Good on ya, Russell!)

Join Todd & Eric in this first episode in a recurring series as they take the show on the road…or the air…to a foreign venue to attend the next World Federation for Motoring Museums (WFFMM). Japan!!!

Join us as Eric raves about the amazing 7-Eleven egg salad sandwiches, Todd looks forward to hanging out at the hotel pool with the British contingent and we get to walk the halls of an incredible automotive venue. We have some great episodes on this special trip on the way!

We’d love for you to help us fulfill this vision. We do this podcast mostly out of our own pockets, so we are dipping our toe in the waters of fund raising! Help “LeMayZing” become the voice of the LeMay Family Collections at Marymount and a voice in the international car museum community! Donations can be made to Marymount and earmark it for “LeMayZing!” (These are tax deductible donations!) www.lemaymarymount.com

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.

Join us for another fun episode with Eric & Todd at The Hideaway Tavern ($4 dirty burgers on Wednesdays). In this episode, we discuss how different LeMay Collections at Marymount and LeMay-America’s Car Museum are from each other, but they are symbiotic in a way that will surprise visitors to both. It is a bit of a continuation of our previous episode as we share great stories of cars in both collections that hold fond memories for both of us. Then, the comparison devolves into Eric classifying LeMay Collections at Marymount as an “orgy of the senses.” (Hey Eric, this is a family show…let’s call Marymount what it is…a “collection of collections.”) (ERIC'S NOTE: I think "orgy of the senses" is one of the greatest phrases ever uttered on early 1991-era international live broadcasting. The entire thing deserves a short documentary. It was big on a lot of levels. But I never thought of it as a "blue" question. In fact, I might have been the last person who realized what I was saying. Terry Anderson had such a great answer...)

(TODD'S NOTE: Good excuse, Eric. Isn't he funny?)

Join 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!

Join 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 Kennedys!