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Gazette
Vol. 2, No. 3 — July 2016
Lawn Events in full swing at LAAM!
Save the dates!
2016 Lawn Events
In June, the AACA, Corvettes, German cars and British cars all had their day at LAAM.
Clockwise, from above: Rob Alexander with his Porsche 912; Sam De Marco and his Ford
Thunderbird; Emily Durham all smiles in her Austin-Healey.
Sun., July 10 — Microcar Classic, 12noon-4pm
Sun., July 17 — Miata Day, 10am-2pm
Sun., July 24 — American Car & Truck Day,
10am-2pm
Sun., July 31 — Day of Triumph, 10am-2pm
Sun., Aug. 7 — Tutto Italiano, 10am-2pm
Sun., Aug. 14 — BMW Day, 9am-2pm
Sat., Aug. 20 — MG Day, 10am-2pm
Sun., Aug. 21 — Ford Lincoln Mercury Day,
10am-2pm
Sun., Aug. 28 — Swedish Car Day, 10am-2pm
Sat., Sept. 10 — Porsche Day, 9am-3pm
Sun., Sept. 11 — European Motorcycle Day,
10am-2pm
Sun., Sept. 25 — Mercedes Day, 10am-3pm
Sun., Oct. 9 — Transporterfest, 9:30am3:30pm
Sat., Oct. 15 — Tutto Lite, 10am-2pm
Sun., Oct. 16 — Japanese Car Day, 10am-2pm
Sat., Oct. 22 — Extinct Car Day, 10am-2pm
Sun., Oct. 23 — Studebaker Day, 10am-3pm
And so... what’s your pleasure, friend? A little nostalgia perhaps about a
car you once had, maybe the car that you could have gotten but that somehow
slipped away, or how about the car you always dreamed of, but other dreams got
in the way? Maybe a recollection or two about cars you remember seeing almost
everywhere you went but are scarce today, if they’re seen at all?
We’re talking Corvette Stingrays. Volkswagen Beetles and Karmann Ghias.
BMW 2002s. Ford T-Birds. MGBs. Even the earliest Mazda Miatas! Vehicles
more than a quarter century old, yet fondly remembered as if they’d been sold
only five, maybe ten years ago...
In June, we visited “antique” cars that somehow don’t seem so antique...
Corvettes that were always the epitome of cool... German cars that, no matter
how inexpensive they were back in the day or how pricey, always bespoke a
build quality and presence that told everyone, this is a solid car... and Brits that
ran the gamut from cheeky Bugeye Sprites to stately Rolls-Royces.
This issue revisits those memories, and looks forward to memories to come
at LAAM’s Lawn Events. Hey! Did you catch that ’57 Bel Air that just cruised
by? Or that Triumph TR6? I had one of those! An Isetta, you say? Well, let’s
look at some of those, too!
Come visit the Museum in July and see what you remember.
Cars and Coffee
Cars and Coffee was created for car enthusiasts to meet up early
on a Saturday morning. They’d grab coffee, talk cars and by 11am
they’d be gone.
We’ve started our own tradition here at the Larz Anderson Auto
Museum. The Museum opens early at 8am on designated Saturdays
for your viewing. Grab a coffee and a snack and check out some of the
Boston area’s best cars.
Cars and Coffee is sponsored by Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management – The Keeney Group and Yuppieracing.net. This event is free,
but we encourage attendees to become Museum members!
Our next Cars and Coffee is Saturday, July 16, 8-11am.
Pictured above is one of the cars that came to Cars and Coffee last
year. Was it yours?
Photos by John Scullin & AC Photography
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Contributors to this issue:
Richard A. DeVito, Sr.
Stephen Beach
Margie Cahn
Jennifer Corriveau
Matthew DeVito
Karen Hasenfus
Dr. Dean Saluti
Sheldon Steele
Bruce Vild
All photos courtesy of our contributors
unless otherwise credited
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The Larz Anderson Auto Museum:
Get to know us
President: John Carberry
Executive Committee Members: Joseph Freeman, Richard A. DeVito,
Sr., John Darack, Susana Weber, Denis Bustin, William Keeney, Northrup
“Norty” Knox, Thomas Frisardi
Museum Staff: Museum phone number - (617) 522-6547
Executive Director - Sheldon Steele, [email protected], Ext. 19
Member Services Manager/Operations Manager - Karen Hasenfus, events
@larzanderson.org, Ext. 18
Marketing & Lawn Event Manager - Jennifer Corriveau, lawnevents@
larzanderson.org, Ext. 13
Education Manager - Joseph Price, [email protected], Ext. 21 
June Lawn Events
Seven decades of classics
by Richard A. DeVito, Sr.
Clockwise, from upper left: Dean Zwicker and 1950 Chevy convertible; Richard
Reingold and 1948 Buick Super woody; Paul Franchi and 1991 Mazda Miata.
Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Day
brought out some interesting people.
First, we had Richard Reinhold from North Attleboro,
Mass., a former insurance agency owner. He brought his
1948 Buick Super woody station wagon and his own machinist, Al Sharp, who rebuilt the wood structure on the
Buick. It is beautiful.
I’m told by a Buick aficionado that for ’48 they had two
straight eight engines, a 302-cubic-inch unit and a larger cubic-inch variety. But Rich’s ’48 looked like it just came out
of the box with a 302.
Richard has owned this car for nine years. He also has
a few other cars: a ’49 Cadillac, eight restored Model As, a
’48 Packard station wagon, a ’52 Buick Riviera, and a ’69
Ford Fairlane Ranchero. At 80 years old, he just shows us
it’s never too late to collect and enjoy classic cars.
Next up was Dean Zwicker from Norton, Mass., who
brought his 1950 Chevrolet convertible, with Mass. registration number 1950. Dean was an insurance adjuster. He has
a collection of 16 cars, mostly from the Brass Era. He also
has a wife who enjoys collecting cars. They have matching
1926 and 1927 Chevrolets. Their cars start from 1907. So
far he and his wife have come the closest to matching my 22
cars. They are fortunate indeed to have each other.
Paul Franchi brought his 1991 Miata — and yes, it qualifies as “antique” — it is 25 years old! He races the Miata
in the autocross at Fort Devens, and anywhere the Porsches
race. Paul, a native of Natick, Mass., started his collecting
with a ’59 Bugeye Sprite. He also had a 1964 MercedesBenz 220SE convertible.
Paul is a ’59 Naval Academy grad. He spent five years
on a destroyer and was in Havana Harbor during the Bay of
Pigs Invasion. He retired from Polaroid as a software engineer.
Also seen on the lawn were a 1960 Ford Thunderbird, a
’66 Cadillac, and a Ford Model T from the ’20s. That gives
a production run from oldest to newest cars shown of about
70 years. Seven decades! AACA Day never disappoints.
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June Lawn Events
Corvette Day
by Richard A. DeVito, Sr.
Left: Jim DiGiorgio and his Southwest-sourced
’56. Right, from top: Bill Marohn brought his
’64 Stingray; Tom and Dee Pedersen, their ’16
C7R; and Rick Avella, his 2000 coupe.
Believe it or not, even though many Vettes look alike, there are
many differences. Since the Corvette was introduced in 1953, there
was a new model almost every year, unlike most other cars that live for
five or more years in the same body and drivetrain.
At this year’s Corvette Day we met Jim DiGiorgio, who brought his
’56 Vette from Pepperell, Mass. It’s stock with every option but power
windows. It has a 265, 3-speed and dual quad carb, and he’s owned it
for four years. He bought the car in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Jim also has a 1934 green Hudson convertible. He works for Senior Helpers, a home care company.
Next we saw a 1964 Stingray brought by Bill Marohn from Carlisle, Mass. Bill’s car has a lot of firsts. He and his wife had their first
date, then honeymooned in the car. Later, their son came home from
the Mt. Auburn Hospital in this same car. That son now lives in Florida
and has a Vette.
And boy, the Vettes in the Marohn family sure get a workout! Bill
said his odo stopped at 100K. It’s on its second clutch and the trans was
rebuilt. And no wonder, after carrying around all the family!
Bill’s mother had a white T-Bird, a ’56, at LAAM during our “Cars
of the ’50s” cavalcade. His father was a Ford guy so Bill inherited the
Bird. However, he preferred the Vette and bought it new in July of
1964.
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June Lawn Events
Deutsch marques
by Stephen Beach
John Dickey’s 1973 BMW 2000.
German Car Day was packed with over 300
cars on a beautiful spring day, with something for
everyone — from a Goggomobil TS400 microcar
to a gullwing Mercedes-Benz 300SL.
There was quite a collection of early BMW Lloyd Dahmen’s 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Below: Roger Fuller fields
2002s clustered together, and I had the good for- questions about his 1989 Trabant 601S Deluxe.
tune to talk to John Dickey of Gilmanton, N.H.,
about his Fjord Blue model. He reminisced about his youth, the car for a down payment on a house in New Hampshire,
traveling in Europe in 1973, where he arranged delivery of a where he had found a new job. Needless to say, he regret2002 on the Continent through Tyler Imported Cars of Farm- ted selling the car, so he went on eBay and found a properly
ington, Conn.
restored 2002. Luckily for John, the seller overspent on the
“It was Malaga Maroon with a pre-delivery price of
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$4,379 USD,” he said. “My wife and I put on
22,000 miles over a 16-month period.”
When it was time to come back, he had the
car shipped into Montreal. He subsequently sold
Bill Raymer with the trophy won by his 1967 Karmann
Ghia.
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Corvette Day (Continued from page 4)
Janice and Steve Sarmanian brought their ’06 from Lexington.
Right: Robert Enos and his all-original ’72 in Pewter.
Bill is a retired VP of Finance at the United Way of Mass
Bay, having worked there for 10 years. He also has a ’67
Malibu and a 2016 Camaro convertible with a turbo fourcylinder engine. He says the Camaro beats the Vette in drag
racing. That’s one helluva four-banger!
Tom and Dee Pedersen from North Andover, Mass.,
brought their 2016 Z06 C7R Special Edition. It’s one of
Ralph Spears and his ’73. Below: Jose Rivera and his ’16 Z06.
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500 made. This car has a special sequential VIN number,
a graphics package, special sill plates, a C7R interior, and a
plaque with dates commemorating ten wins at Le Mans.
It’s nice to see husband and wife with their car. Dee
does payroll accounting and Tom is an elevator contractor.
Tom has had Vettes all his life. This one is his fifth.
Rick D’Avella brought his 2000 red fixed head coupe
with a Borla exhaust all the way from Winthrop, Mass. He
bought it eight months ago and added a K&N air filter.
Rick also had a 240Z and a Chevy Monza, which he
raced at SCCA. He is retired from the Coast Guard.
Steve and Janice Sarmanian from Lexington, Mass.,
brought a 2006 Vette. Their plate number is XK because
they used to own a Jaguar. They like the Vette better, but
here’s the thing. Janice can change the plugs on the Jag. Her
hands are small enough to fit in the engine compartment, and
she just does what a lady has to do!
(We need more women like Janice. I know my fat hands
won’t fit in many places, so my choice is to jack up the engine Ferrari-style and get a very long extension.)
Both folks are retired. He was formerly in software.
Jose Rivera came up from Willimantic, Conn., with his
white 2016 Z06. He put on spoilers, has had the car nine
months, and drives it on weekends when there is no snow.
Smart guy!
From Tewksbury, Mass., came Robert Enos and his
1972 all-original convertible. It has P02 tires and P02 turbine wheels. This Pewter color was one of 1,400 made.
Robert also has a 2015 Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic Vette, two daughters, and a commercial construction
company. Glad to have him with us.
Finally, we had a Brookline resident, Ralph Spears, bring
his ’73 Corvette in all-original white. He bought the car new
from Commonwealth Chevrolet in Boston.
If you like Vettes, it was quite the day!
June Lawn Events
British Car Day
by Bruce Vild
Norm Michaels and his 1976 Lotus Eclat. Left, from top: Brett Lemoine with his
’66 MGB GT; Keith Carlson and his ’61 Alvis TD21; Alex Daly and his ‘sibling,’ a
’62 Mini Cooper S.
The month of June closed with a beautiful day for British cars to
come out and play at Larz Anderson. British Car Day has been going
on for 30 years or more and it always attracts strong support from clubs
and individual enthusiasts alike.
It was good to see the local contingent of Tigers East/Alpines East
bring a whole line of Sunbeam Tigers, and one very cool Alpine racecar, to the Museum lawn. The Jaguar Association of New England also
brought a lot of cars, and if you like Jags you had your pick of everything from a very faithful D-type replica to the very latest F-type sports
car. MGs from J2 to BGT were on display, with the Triumphs matching
them in numbers and Austin-Healeys big and small holding their own.
And don’t forget Lloyd Dahmen’s well-patinaed AC Ace Bristol!
One of my earliest conversations was with Brett Lemoine from
Waltham, Mass., who has been active in the British car hobby since
he was a boy — with, of course, the encouragement of his father Ken.
He helped his dad restore a Morris Mini Traveller that is a consistent
show winner, but his own tastes of late have run toward MGBs. He
started out with a 1974-1/2 rubber bumper B tourer (convertible) that
he bought from a junkyard for the princely sum of $100 and restored.
Eventually he sold that car and moved on to a 1966 MGB GT (coupe),
and that was what was on the field this year.
Brett found the car last fall in Marlborough, Mass., and the price
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German Car Day (Continued from page 5)
work and John benefitted handsomely from all the effort and
attention to detail without being saddled with the cost of refurbishment.
During the ’60s some persons, such as my own father,
recognized the Karmann Ghia model as a sexy alternative
to the pedestrian, but much loved, Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle. Bill and Donna Raymer were no exception. They acquired their 1967, finished in a light blue, 10 years ago from
Dorchester Avenue via California. Bill found the car while
driving by a body shop. The car was never really for sale,
but it caught his eye. The shop owner had the vehicle for six
or seven years. Bill refitted the correct chrome bumpers and
black steering wheel with the Karmann of Innsbruck badge
on the column.
After finishing up with Bill and his blue Karmann Ghia,
I walked right over to a vehicle that is very uncommon today, the Porsche 912. This 1966 car is owned by Rob Alexander of Framingham, Mass.
The 912 series was an exercise in marketing for the Stuttgart firm. When the 356 product line was phased out and
the new 911 models arrived for the 1965 model year, prices
took a big jump for the American market. Porsche had the
presence of mind to realize they were faced with a price
point challenge — so they took the thoroughly up-to-date
envelope of the new body shell and married it to the 356
powerplant. The 911 models retailed around $4,800 USD,
while the more modest 912 stickered around $3,800-4,000.
The strategy worked and they sold like hotcakes.
Rob bought the car four years ago. “While the car was
nice cosmetically, the engine was tired,” he said. Autobahn
Performance in Peabody, Mass., did the refurbishment on
this “numbers matching” car.
Did someone say ‘Speedster’? Here’s Bob Goldman’s sleek silver
example from Maine.
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Under the trees near the entrance to the Carriage House,
there was a nod to German Unification in the form of a 1989
Trabant 601S Deluxe, finished in Papyrus White and powered by a 600cc two-stroke engine. Owner Roger Fuller was
fielding a tremendous number of questions about the car. He
said, “This was the true Volkswagen (people’s car) of East
Germany. Designed by geniuses to be run by idiots!”
Demand outstripped supply and long waiting lists were
common for Trabants. When “the Wall” came down, West
German and other cars became available and people rushed
to buy them. The first owner of this Trabant was no exception — she bought a VW Golf.
Roger told me, “They have competitive Trabant race
events in Germany. You learn to love the smell of Trabants
in the morning as their two-stroke powerplants warm up!”
The last run of Trabants came with 1.1L four-stroke VW
Polo engines.
Parked next to a display by Palmer Motorsports Park
was a 1956 300SL Gullwing finished in Ivory. Lloyd Dahmen was the owner and he had prepared an entire data sheet
on the car. Lloyd has had the vehicle since 1968, when it had
34,000 miles on the clock. The car has a true pedigree, as if
any 300SL Gullwing doesn’t. The previous and first owner
was Rudolph Caracciola, the three-time winner of the European Drivers Championship in 1935, 1937 and 1938 (equivalent of the modern Formula One World Championship).
This series ran between 1954 and 1957. Lloyd’s unrestored example is number 249 of a total model year production of 308. Mercedes manufactured a total of 1,374 units
over the four model years.
The last visit of the day was with Bob Goldman, who
resides in Maine and brought a shiny silver 1958 Porsche
Speedster to the event. These models were produced from
1955 until 1958 and shipped in through a sole importer, Max
Hoffman of New York. Hoffman, being a savvy importer of luxury cars, knew
the value of serving the performance market with a low-cost,
stripped-down model, particularly for the West Coast. It was
the cheapest car he carried.
Bob’s Speedster is near the very end of the production
line for this model. Its serial number is 84915 and the last
one off the line was number 84922. A US serviceman imported this car and raced it. Eventually, the car ended up in
the back of a NAPA store where it lay idle for a number of
years. It was then purchased by a Porsche lover from Minnesota, who restored the car over his 35 years of ownership.
That person sold it to Bob a few years ago. “When I got it, it was no longer a matching numbers
car. Since it needed a motor job, I specified racing pistons,
cams, overbore… I figured if it wasn’t going to be ‘numbers
matching,’ I may as well make it go fast,” said Goldman. And why not? Upcoming Lawn Events
Sunday, July 10: MICROCAR CLASSIC
The Microcar Classic, a family-friendly show that everyone will enjoy, is one of the most unusual and memorable
Lawn Events on our calendar. Hosted by the Museum and
sponsored by the Gould Family, it will feature rides for the
kids (with parents’ approval, of course) in classic Fiats,
Isettas, Messerschmitts, Minis, Citroëns and more!
The show starts at 12 noon and runs until 4pm. If you
would like to register a car, visit the Microcar Classic website www.bubbledrome.com or telephone Charles at (617)
965-4848.
Spectator admission is adults, $10; military, seniors,
students and children 6-12, $5; and children under 6 are
free. Museum members are always free!
The Museum is open for your viewing until 4pm. Lunch
will be available on site for purchase.
Sunday, July 17: MIATA DAY
Miata Day is the most colorful show of the whole Lawn
Event season! Only on Miata Day is the Great Lawn speckled with cars painted every shade under the sun! Miata
Day is sponsored by the Mass Miata Club.
The show starts at 10am and runs until 2pm. Car
registration is $20 per car and includes the driver and one
passenger. Spectator admission is adults, $10; military, seniors,
students and children 6-12, $5; and children under 6 are
free. Museum members are always free!
The Museum is open for your viewing until 4pm. Lunch
will be available on site for purchase.
Photo by SFD
If you are planning to trailer a vehicle to a Lawn Event this season...
Please be advised there is absolutely NO trailer parking within the grounds of Larz Anderson Park.
There is also no overnight parking available.
You MUST park your trailer outside of the park grounds.
Parking spots within the park are limited to Park Visitors and Museum Guests.
Unauthorized trailers will be asked via PA or DJ to move or be towed.
For more information or questions about lawn events,
please call the Lawn Event Manager at 617-522-6547 x13
or e-mail [email protected].
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Upcoming Lawn Events
Sunday, July 24: AMERICAN CAR & TRUCK DAY
American Car & Truck Day is a patriotic-themed car show
dedicated to the American automobile. It is the third Museum
show of the season and all proceeds benefit the Museum.
Show entrants and spectators are encouraged to wear red,
white and blue. All Military are FREE!
The show starts at 10am and runs until 2pm. Car preregistration is $20 per car and includes the driver and one
passenger. Day-of-show registration is $25. Register at
larzanderson.org.
Spectator admission is adults, $10; seniors, students and
children 6-12, $5; and children under 6 are free. Museum
members are always free!
The Museum is open for your viewing until 4pm. Lunch
will be available on site for purchase.
British Car Day (Continued from page 7)
was right — though he admits the electric overdrive was
“the tipping point.” He refurbished the interior, changing
the color to black, and freshened the engine though he kept it
stock. He plans to take the car to Stowe, Vt., for the British
Invasion event in September.
While Brett stayed stock, Mike Oliva decided to take his
1975 MGB to a higher level — with a Rover 3.5L V8 conversion, 5-speed gearbox, and a redone rear end to handle
the torque. It all looks “factory,” and Mike’s intention was
to put together the car MG might have manufactured had it
stayed in the business of making sports cars.
Keith Carlson came with a car rarely seen, a 1961 Alvis
TD21 saloon. Only about 275-285 of these were made, and
it has the distinctive, understated but very handsome Graber
design. The car’s provenance includes ownership by British rocker Kim Gardner (who also owned the Cat & Fiddle
pub in Hollywood). Keith is owner #4. He had shown the
car earlier this month in Bristol, R.I., at the British Motorcar
Festival Concours d’Elegance.
I chatted with David and Laurie Maldari, who brought a
1959 Austin-Healey Sprite in Speedwell Blue (not an original color, but quite suited to the Bugeye). David and Laurie
told me the car is driven a lot, typically at least 1,000 miles
a year. They have owned it since 2004, when they found it
“sitting on the ground” in Connecticut but easily restorable.
They upgraded to a 1275cc engine and disc brakes in front,
and did the dash over along with the seats. The result is a
drivable, fun car that really looks good.
Oh, and David and Laurie’s “other car”? That would be
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a Lotus 7!
Speaking of Lotus, Norm Michaels drove his 1976 Eclat
down from Lee, N.H., another car that’s rarely seen (though
Norm does his best to remedy that!). The car boasts 140bhp
from a 2.0L DOHC engine with a 16-valve head that was a
pretty hot arrangement for its time. Norm’s car is very original, and when the interior needed to be redone, he took pains
to keep it looking original — or at least, he says, “as original
a re-creation as possible.”
Alex Daly came to British Car Day in a 1962 Mini Cooper S, the real deal. Like Brett Lemoine, Alex has been in
the British car hobby from childhood, and again like Brett,
has been heavily influenced in this regard by a father named
Ken. That Sunburst Orange Mini was restored by Ken Daly
back in 1981 and has remained in the Daly family ever since,
playing a major role in all sorts of family activities.
Even Alex’s sister Heather helped in the Mini’s ongoing
refurbishing. She accompanied her father on a business trip
to California at the age of 10, and while out there stopped
at a shop that was casting aluminum for the cylinder head.
Under proper supervision, Heather got to pour the aluminum
into the mold, and was totally thrilled to do so!
So Alex says he considers the Mini “a sibling” and scoffs
when anyone suggests he could sell the car and finance a
down payment on a house. That’s not going to happen.
British Marque Car Club News was at British Car Day
and awarded Alex its annual “Favourite” Award on the
strength of his story and commitment to that Mini. Other
awards will be posted at larzanderson.org.
Upcoming Lawn Events
Sunday, July 31: DAY OF TRIUMPH
Day of Triumph is a British-themed show, highlighting
Triumphs. The show is sponsored by the New England Triumphs.
The show starts at 10am and runs until 2pm. Car registration is $20 per car and includes the driver and one passenger. No pre-registration is available for this event. Please
register day-of.
Spectator admission is adults, $10; military, seniors,
students and children 6-12, $5; and children under 6 are free.
Museum members are always free!
The Museum is open for your viewing until 4pm. Lunch
will be available on site for purchase.
Sunday, August 7: TUTTO ITALIANO
Bring your Italian car, motorcycle or just your love for
Italian design. In addition to all the beautiful automobiles and
motorcycles, there will be music, food and various vendors
on site. This is a judged event. If you wish to have your car
judged, follow instructions inside your car registration packet
on the event day. For more details, visit larzanderson.org.
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Membership matters.
As a Member of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum you receive many
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Free admission to the Museum during normal business hours,
including ALL Lawn Events.
Regular updates from the Museum, including previews of
upcoming lectures, concerts and other events.
Exclusive invitations to special events such as our Annual Members’ Party, Exhibit Openings, Mototours, book signings and more.
Ten percent discount on most items in the Museum Gift Shop.
With a Membership purchase of $100 or more, you will receive
guest passes valid for one year (up to a $100 value).
An online subscription to The Gazette, the Museum’s newsletter.
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Win a Willys!
Willys-Overland produced over 350,000 Willys MBs, better known as “Jeeps,” for the U.S. war
effort during World War II. As the war drew to a close, the company started thinking about a way to
develop a civilian version to market to the public. In 1945, with some modifications, Willys began to
mass-produce the CJ-2A, one of the first civilian vehicles to be equipped with four-wheel drive.
Classic car collector and Museum trustee Tom Larsen owns one of these rugged vehicles, a
1948 CJ-2A. He had originally purchased it because he thought it would be perfect to use at his
Cape house. Over the course of ownership, he put a lot of work into it, including regular maintenance as well as repairs to the clutch, steering rack and exhaust. He then sold it to a gentleman in
Nantucket, and the Jeep eventually came to reside in Atlanta, Ga. Tom then repurchased the Jeep
and has now decided to donate it to the LAAM with the intention of having it raffled off to support the
Museum. He knew that it would be an exciting vehicle for people to see at the Museum and to have
a chance to own as our 2016 raffle car.
Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100, and are on sale now until the date of the drawing, July 23,
2017, at next year’s American Car & Truck Day. All proceeds will benefit the LAAM. Please visit
larzanderson.org/events/winawillys/ to buy your tickets now!
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