The LeMay Family Collection of about 1,900 antique and vintage automobiles has been recognized as the world’s largest automobile collection. About 500 vehicles from this collection are on display at the Marymount Event Center (a former Catholic Military Academy) in Tacoma, Washington. Shown below are some of the trucks which can be seen in the White Building.
1910 Columbia 2 Ton Flatbed Truck
1912 GMC Truck
GMC produced its first truck in 1912. In 1912, GMC produced 372 trucks with a new price of $3,500 (chassis only).
1919 REO Speedwagon Stakebed
One of the great pioneers in the development of American automobiles was Ransom Eli Olds. Working as a partner in his father’s machine shop in Lansing, Michigan, Ransom developed an internal combustion engine which he incorporated into a car. In 1897, he opened the Olds Motor Vehicle Company. The vehicle did not sell well, but his engine did.
In 1904, Olds founded a new company: initially the company was called R.E. Olds Motor Car Company, but when Olds Motor Works threatened legal action, it was renamed REO (also spelled Reo). Olds became president and general manager and held 52% of the stock.
In 1915, Olds stepped down as general manager of REO and Richard H. Scott assumed the title. Under Scott’s leadership, REO remained a profitable company for the next decade.
1919 Traffic Flatbed Dump Truck
Traffic Motor Truck Corporation built 50 trucks a day in St. Louis, Missouri in 1919. The new price was $1,395.
1921 Armleder KB111 Cab and Chassis
Armleder Motor Truck Company manufactured wagons and trucks from 1889 to 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1923 Dodge Brothers Delivery Van
1924 Hupmobile R-13 Wrecker
This is a modified passenger car.
1926 Star Model 4
Star trucks were sold as cab and chassis only.
1929 REO 1 ½ Ton Box Truck
1928 Chevrolet Truck
A total of 104,832 were made.
1942 International Semi KB-8 Highway Tractor
1942 Chevrolet Cab-Over-Engine
The Cab-Over-Engine design allows for a longer bed area without making the chassis longer.
1943 International KB-5 Dump Truck
1949 Studebaker Flatbed Truck
This design had wing-windows which was an uncommon feature in trucks at this time.
1969 Mercedes Unimog
Originally designed for agricultural use.