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Pandora Paúl is the Curator at America’s Automotive Trust and LeMay America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. She grew up in Southern California enjoying drives in her father’s red ’59 Convertible Corvette, her mom’s ’70 Opel GT, and cruising while in high school in her ’77 Malibu Classic station wagon. Her career has included both work and play in museum education, training, and curation. Pandora was part of the team at the San Diego Automotive Museum, creating award-winning exhibits. She has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Automobile Museums. She loves to showcase vehicles that have not seen before, as well as interpreting cars in unique ways that inspire conversation and create wonder and awe. She believes that automobiles are snapshots of our culture.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Classic.com • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Pandora’s mother, who drove an Opel GT, was a great influence on her life.
CHALLENGES
When in college Pandora wanted to be a vet. However, she wasn’t ready for college and decided to leave and persue something different.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
Her first classic car, a 1957 Oldsmobile ’88 she named Samantha
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
The Geography of Genius by Eric Weiner
Man Seeks God by Eric Weiner
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Buy the car, take the chances, trust your abilities, and take up space. If you’re offered some crazy experience say yes.
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