Apparently Chrysler and Lotus’s collaboration that resulted in the Lotus-tuned dual overhead-camshaft cylinder head for Chrysler’s 2.2-litre inline four was supposed to result in even more hybrid Lot...
SAH Celebration The directors at the Society of Automotive Historians will hold their 50th anniversary celebration during Hershey week. The gathering will include the award-winning author and histori...
Simeone Museum Tazio Nuvolari tribute Courtesy of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum The board at the Simeone Museum has announced a demo day event this weekend that will be a tribute to “The F...
The newest addition to the Simeone collection, a 1938 Avions Voisin C28 Cabriolet. Photo courtesy of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Josh Sweeney and RM Sotheby’s. The Classic Car Trust rec...
David Hobbs at the Simeone in 2015. Images courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. From 2010 through 2017, David Hobbs and Will Buxton delivered the inside scoop on Formula 1 to U.S. viewers, ...
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500’s 5.2 Liter Supercharged V-8. Photo courtesy of Ford. With 760 horsepower and 625 lb. ft. of torque, the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 will be the most powerful street-legal...
Rick Adams explains the Simeone’s 1907 Renault 35/45 Vanderbilt Cup race car to the summer camp students. Photos courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. This June through August, the Simeone F...
Tucker 48 chassis 1044 arriving at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Photos by William Murphy unless otherwise noted. Seven decades after the demise of the Tucker Corporation, its automobiles...
Bentley 4.5 liter. Photo by David LaChance. More than 240 years after the founding fathers met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to sign King George’s walking papers, the Simeone Foundation Automotive M...
Hurley Haywood at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Photo by Nate Deremer/ Deremer Studios LLC. Hurley Haywood was born with the gift of speed, and the ability to master the razor-thin line...
1970 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Of all the reasons to buy a Ferrari, “room enough for the entire family” rarely makes the list, yet that’s exactly what prompted the purchas...
Enzo Ferrari, racing driver, sometime in the 1920s. Public domain photo. From the 1920s until his death in 1988, Enzo Ferrari played a significant role in shaping the evolution of motorsports, as wel...
Breese Paris roadster (L) and Breese Paris teardrop roadster. Photos courtesy Bonhams. As an automotive marque, Breese may be unfamiliar to even the most passionate Brass Era enthusiasts. Founded by ...
Roger Penske. Photo by Jim Donnelly. Roger Penske has enjoyed success as a racing driver and a team owner in multiple series for over five decades. Currently, his Penske Racing organization has 498 v...
The Winner’s Circle display at the Simeone. Photo by Jim Donnelly. In June of 2008, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum opened in its current location on Norwich Drive in Southwest Philadelphia....
The Simeone Museum’s Ford GT40 Mk IV, constructed by Kar-Kraft. Photos courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Kar-Kraft was the independent Michigan contractor behind such legendary Ford perf...
The Shelby-built Trans-Am Mustang of John McComb, which sold for $400,000 in January 2013. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions. Chuck Cantwell is no stranger to fans of early Shelby Mustangs. As project en...
Derek Bell at Sebring in 2008. Photo by Freewheeling Daredevil. Derek Bell has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans a total of five times, the 24 Hours of Daytona three times, and the World Sportscar Champion...
Ferrari 375 MM, Jaguar D-type, Cunningham C4-R. Photos by Andrew Taylor, courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It was to be a battle for the ages, according to period publications, pitting p...
A 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T restomod, owned by Pete and Kari Cellini. Photo courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Fans of vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Ram, SRT, Jeep, De Soto and...
1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. Photos courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Sometimes, the joy of acquiring a collector car is not in the actual purchase, but in the hunt itself. While all...
Photo courtesy Simeone Museum. The widely recounted story goes like this: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., impressed by Renault’s win in the 1906 French Grand Prix, asked the automaker to build 10 scaled-...
1951 Indian Chief Roadmaster. Photo by Dawn Deppi. Motorcyclists tend to be a divided tribe, with loyalties often split by brand, style or even decade of manufacture. Opening on August 20, the Simeon...
1968 Penske Trans Am Camaro. Photo courtesy of Simeone Foundation Museum. In 1965, Roger Penske was a newly minted Chevrolet dealer with a showroom in West Philadelphia. That meant he had to walk awa...