The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum has announced that Roger Penske will be the 11th recipient of the Spirit of Competition...
This year’s second annual Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance has been scheduled for the Saturday of Fathers Day weekend, June 16, from...
Five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE has been named the winner of the Simeone Foundation Auto Museum’s 10th Spirit of Competition award. The award will be presented at a dinner emceed by Amelia Island Concours founder Bill Warner on Wednesday November 15 at the Museum in Philadelphia. Beyond his...
Bonhams’ classic motorcar auction in Philadelphia on October 2 exceeded expectations with very strong results. Hosted at the Simeone Foundation...
For the very first time, the Simeone Automotive Foundation Museum in Philadelphia (above) has teamed up with Lime Rock Park...
April 28, 1957 may not be remembered as a day that changed history, but to a group of scrappy, stubborn dreamers in Lime Rock, Connecticut, it marked the realization of what only three years before had been merely a good idea. Build a racetrack in a cornfield, then invite other...
On Saturday June 24 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization will bring together families...
The story of a small British car manufacturer that first enjoyed success with a three-wheeled delivery vehicle in 1907 that...
Philadelphia’s Simeone Automotive Museum has expanded its collection with the addition of a new, rare, treasure, a 1907 Renault Racing Roadster (above, Bob Goldstein photo courtesy of the Simeone Automotive Museum) that was one of 10 originally imported by William K. Vanderbilt to assist his early-century plan to jump-start auto...
Peter Brock, designer of the Cobra Daytona Coupe (above, photo courtesy David Newhardt), will be the honored guest at the...
On August 6, 2016, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia will host a tribute to Penske Racing with Karl Kainhofer and Gordon Kirby, author of the recently released Racemaker Press book Penske’s Maestro about Kainhofer’s time with the team, as well as many other members from the team’s history....
On Saturday December 12, in the Main Space at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, the Museum will host...
Next Wednesday, October 21, 2015, The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia is presenting “90 Years of Italian Design Excellence,”...
David Hobbs has been selected to receive the “Spirit of Competition” award from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum at the organization’s annual fundraiser, November 18, at the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia. Hobbs, who won the SCCA Formula 5000 championship in 1971 and the Trans-Am championship in 1983, enjoyed a 30-year...
Recently, well known collector and conservation stalwart Fred Simeone commented, “Certain cars nowadays have become so historically important that their...
VR: How does an accomplished neurosurgeon become such an accomplished car guy? FS: Both of those things relate to my...
Sam Posey was presented with the Spirit of Competition award at a gala dinner at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia during the first week of December. Posey distinguished himself as a racing driver by competing in Formula One, Indycars, Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000 and endurance races at venues like...
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia has been holding a series of “Demonstration Days,” at noon on the fourth...
Mario Andretti was presented with the first annual Spirit of Competition Award at dedication ceremonies for the Simeone Foundation Automotive...
The newly created Simeone Foundation Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has recently announced that it has selected Vintage Racecar as its official magazine and media partner. The newly opened 75,000-sq.ft. Simeone Museum contains over 60 rare sports racing cars, displayed in themed settings, that tell the story of how racing...
