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Harold E. LeMay (September 4, 1919 – November 4, 2000) was the owner of Harold LeMay Enterprises, a refuse company in the Tacoma, Washington metro area. He was the owner of one of the largest private automobile collections in the world at the time of his death. ==Biography== Harold was born in Yakima, Washington in 1919. He became a partner in an automotive business just out of high school, and began his Spanaway Garbage Collection Company, which would become Harold LeMay Enterprises, just after World War II.〔(A short biography of Harold LeMay )〕 Harold also owned Lucky Towing, HELM Trucking, Lucky Sales & Services, and other companies.〔(LeMay Family Collection FAQs )〕 Harold LeMay amassed the largest privately owned collection of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and all manner of other vehicles and related memorabilia in the world. At its peak, the LeMay Collection numbered in excess of 3,000 vehicles and thousands of "automobilia" artifacts.〔 The Collection, recognized by many as a national treasure, represents the American experience with the automobile as it spans the 20th century and features virtually every American make, as well as numerous foreign cars. Currently, the bulk of the LeMay Collection is still housed on LeMay property. Some of the vehicles are in the process of being donated to the LeMay Museum in order to be accessible to the public; others are still owned by the LeMay Family and are on display at the LeMay Family Collection at Marymount. The LeMay Collection was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 as the largest privately owned car collection in the world. Each summer until his death in 2000, Harold LeMay, his wife Nancy, and their family would open their estate for the annual LeMay Car Show. This tradition has continued each summer on the last Saturday in August when thousands of visitors have the opportunity to view this vast collection.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harold LeMay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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