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QUARTERLYJOURNALOFTHELARZANDERSON AUTO MUSEUM

SPRI NG |SUMMER 2020

VOL.2-I SS.2

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FROMTHE EXECUTI VEEDI TOR SHELDON STEELE

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TABLEOFCONTENTS LETTERFROM THE EXECUTI VEEDI TOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 ABOUTTHEMUSEUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 LETTERFROM THE EXECUTI VECOMMI TEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 TOGETHER I N SPI RI T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 MYTI MEATLARZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68 DRI VI NG FORFLAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

91 2 DREAM CARS CONTESTW I NNERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 3 SMARTBUYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 4 LI VETO RACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 61 7 PRESERVE ORRESTORE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 81 9 RUN OFTHEMI LL RENAULT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2021 CHASI NG THEAPEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2326 COLLECTI NG EXPERI ENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2829 CONCOURSLEVEL CABRI OLET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3031 GENESI SG70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3233 MEETTHE CONTRI BUTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3637 ANDREW KNOW S CARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3839 HOUSEOFW ORTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 44 LI FEW I THOUT THEAUTO SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4546 NYI AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FROMTHEEXECUTI VECOMMI TTEE LARZANDERSON AUTO MUSEUM

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