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        Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage, a Day With Richard Petty Among Once-In-A-Lifetime Experiences Up For Auction At Inaugural Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Gala Saturday, July 24, 2010



    Tickets are available for event to honor Lee Iacocca, Jay Leno, Richard                           Petty and Virgil Exner     AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Going once, going twice,SOLD! It'll be an automobile enthusiast's dream come true as guests of theinaugural Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Gala will have an opportunity to bid onextraordinary experiences - including a day with Richard Petty and aprivate tour of Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage - in silent and live auctionsduring the Saturday, July 24 event.     Held at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, the 7:00 -11:00 p.m. Legacy Gala will celebrate 85 years of Chrysler heritage andhonor four automotive and entertainment icons - who will all be inattendance - with the Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Award: Former ChryslerChairman and CEO Lee Iacocca; Tonight Show Host and Car Collector Jay Leno;and NASCAR Champion Richard Petty. Former Chrysler Design Chief VirgilExner will be inducted posthumously, represented by his son Virgil Exner,Jr.     A limited number of gala tickets are available for public purchaseonline at http://www.wpchryslermuseum.org and by phone at 800-987-9807. Galatickets, benefiting the nonprofit Museum, are $500 per person, asignificant portion of which is tax-deductible.     The silent and live auctions are just one highlight of an amazing eventthat will begin with a strolling dinner throughout the Museum's threefloors and feature the inaugural Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Circle inductionceremony of Iacocca, Leno, Petty and Exner; a full-length performancedonated by Jay Leno and a dessert and coffee afterglow.     Among the particularly remarkable items up for auction, with proceedsbenefiting the Museum, are:



     --  A Day with Richard Petty - hold court with "The King," in North        Carolina, and tour Petty's Garage; visit the Richard Petty Museum with        exhibits spotlighting his career; get a behind-the-scenes look at        Richard Petty Motorsports and four of NASCAR's most popular teams and        drivers: Kasey Kahne, AJ Allmendinger, Elliott Sadler and Paul Menard;        and visit Victory Junction Gang Camp, serving children with serious        illnesses on 84 acres of land donated by Richard and Lynda Petty.    --  Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage and Tickets to "The Tonight Show" - take a        private tour of Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage in southern California        featuring one of the world's greatest car collections. The 17,000        square-foot custom-built garage has enough space to work on a dozen cars        and, with nearly a quarter of the space occupied by a machine shop, is        one of the best-equipped private garages on the planet.  End the day in        "The Tonight Show" audience, enjoying the merriment that has made Leno        America's late-night leader for nearly two decades.    --  Chrysler Tech Center Behind-the-Scenes Tour - enjoy a casual stroll with        Ralph Gilles, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dodge Car Brand and        Senior Vice President of Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC into the        massive Chrysler Technology Center, in Auburn Hills, for a peek into the        inner-workings of the automaker's design office, engineering labs and        other key areas, including the wind tunnel.    --  Chrysler Historical Vehicle Collection Behind-the-Scenes Tour - talk        shop with Brandt Rosenbusch, Manager of the Chrysler Historical Vehicle        Collection, while marveling at more than 250 heritage vehicles tucked        away in this private automotive oasis. Enjoy a fascinating history        lesson while exploring a wide range of models in various stages of        restoration.    --  SRT Track Experience at the Michigan International Speedway - enjoy an        entire day of full-throttle action! The SRT Track Experience includes        guidance by professional instructors from the Richard Petty Driving        Experience to ensure fun and top-level instruction in a safe and        structured setting through four driving modules: Autocross,        Full-Throttle Challenge, Hot Laps and Performance Driving.    --  2011 Daytona 500 all exclusive weekend passes - experience a trackside        view of "The Great American Race" on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 at the        Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL.  The very special weekend        passes include tickets and two VIP credentials for the Daytona 500 Race.    "We have some unbelievable auction items for the inaugural Legacy Gala,and you don't have to be a die-hard auto enthusiast to appreciate andunderstand that these are truly once-in-a-lifetime experiences," said W.Frank Fountain, Chairman of the Board, Walter P. Chrysler MuseumFoundation. "All items are donated at no cost to the Museum, and we couldnot be more thrilled with the generosity of our contributors."     Visit http://www.wpchryslermuseum.org for auction item updates and completeLegacy Gala information, including details about Contribution Opportunitypackages offering additional gala enjoyment, such as an exclusive pre-galareception attended by the inductees, posed photos with inductees at severalgiving levels and more. A significant portion of each Legacy Galacontribution is tax-deductible.