Museums 101: Fords and Chevrolets of the 1930s in America's Car Museum (Photo Diary)

Harold LeMay, a Tacoma businessman, loved cars and managed to collect more than 3,000 automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles over forty years of collecting. A number of the vehicles from his collection form the nucleus of the LeMay—America’s Car Museum. This collection of more than 300 cars, motorcycles, and trucks is displayed in a four-level building in Tacoma, Washington. Shown below are some of the Fords and Chevrolets of the 1930s displayed in this museum.

Ford:

Shown above is a 1930 Ford Model A Roadster.

Shown above is a 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Roadster.

Shown above is a 1931 Ford Model A 400, 2-Door Convertible.

Shown above is a 1932 Ford Deluxe Roadster. It featured the new Flathead V8 engine and was the first low priced V8 offered in the U.S.

Shown above is a 1937 Ford Deluxe Roadster.

Chevrolet:

Shown above is a 1931 Chevrolet Independence, 2-Door Cabriolet.

Shown above is a 1936 Chevrolet Standard 2-Door Coupe.

Shown above is a 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe, 2-Door Coupe.