▁Bay , ▁and ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Mountains . ▁Out side ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁cour ty ard ▁and ▁club house ▁for ▁car ▁clubs . ▁The ▁out door ▁area ▁is ▁suitable ▁for ▁hosting ▁car ▁shows , ▁au ctions , ▁swap ▁meets , ▁car ▁club ▁events , ▁new ▁car ▁launch es , ▁and ▁a ▁conc ours ▁d ' E leg ance . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁had ▁" Cl ub ▁Auto " ▁satellite ▁locations ▁in ▁Ta com a , ▁Kirk land , ▁Washington , ▁and ▁Lake wood , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁Don ors ▁and ▁spons ors ▁The ▁project ed ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million . ▁Harold ▁Le May ' s ▁wife , ▁Nancy ▁Le May , ▁don ated ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁museum . ▁The ▁land ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ta com a ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁worth ▁$ 1 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Autom obile ▁Association ▁( AA A ) ▁of ▁Washington ▁made ▁the ▁largest ▁corpor ate ▁don ation ▁to ▁date ▁with ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁commit ment ▁of ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁million . ▁Other ▁major ▁museum ▁spons ors ▁are ▁Bon h ams , ▁Bo eing , ▁The ▁News ▁Trib une , ▁and ▁State ▁Farm ▁In sur ance . ▁Other ▁don ors ▁include ▁various ▁car ▁collect ors , ▁auto ▁clubs ▁and ▁citizens ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁architect ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles - based ▁firm ▁L AR GE ▁architecture . ▁J TM ▁Const ruction