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...
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...
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’s 1913 Mercer Raceabout. Photos by Andrew Taylor, courtesy Simeone Museum, unless otherwise noted. In 1911, the two-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first “International Swee...
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...
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...
The Simeone Collection’s “Hippie Car,” a 1970 Porsche 917LH. Photos by Andrew Taylor, courtesy Simeone Museum. In the early days of racing, a powerful engine was the primary component in achieving vi...
The winning 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II. Photos by Andrew Taylor unless otherwise noted. Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is home to roughly 65 historically significant sports and competi...
The winning 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II. Photos by Andrew Taylor unless otherwise noted. Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is home to roughly 65 historically significant sports and competi...
The Simeone’s 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Spyder at a 2015 Demo Day. Photos courtesy Simeone Automotive Museum. In most automotive museums, cars on static display are never started, run or exercise...