Templar car collection

Randy Ema, one of the leading restorers and car collectors in the United States, made an unexpected visit to the former Templar factory (now the Lake Erie Screw Company) in Lakewood.

Dave Bueller of Lakewood owns a dozen original Templar cars, which were made in the early 1900's in Lakewood. The company went bankrupt three times, and eventually Templars became a rare collectors item.

Ema is a friend of NBC's "The Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, who is an avid car collector himself. Mr. Ema is from Orange County, California.

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  • Dave Bueller of Lakewood sits in one of his Templar cars, at the Lake Erie Screw Company building in Lakewood.
  • Randy Ema, who was in town from California, says he could not pass up the opportunity to view a car collection like Dave Bueller's.
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