Believe it or not, it’s been five years since we opened the Simeone Automotive Museum. Please come by on Tuesday, June 18th at Noon to celebrate our anniversary – everyone gets in free that day. We’ll have cake and coffee, plus a special present for everyone who comes by. Bring your party hat!
Certain cars have so much style that they make anyone stand out from the crowd. We’ll examine four cars from the golden age of American sporting cars and what made them distinctive.
Cars being demonstrated:
1915 Packard Gentleman’s Roadster
1926 Kissel 8-75
1929 duPont 2-passenger Speedster
1928 Auburn 8-88
Less than a decade after the end of one of the most devastating wars in history, automotive manufacturers produced racing sports cars that, today, are classics. We’ll look at examples from each major country involved in endurance racing and what made each great.
Cars being demonstrated:
1955 Mercedes-Benz Gullwing: Slanted, SOHC, straight six
1953 C-Type Jaguar: DOHC, straight six
1953 Cunningham C4R: OHV V-8 Hemi
1954 Ferrari 375 MM: DOHC, V-12
Classic Motorcycle Show Returns in AugustThe fifth annual Classic Motorcycles at the Simeone returns from August 24th to September 6th. This year we will be honoring Norton and will also have flat track racers, Art Deco-inspired motorcycles, and a selection of classic machines and memorabilia.
The show will launch with a Kick-Start Party the evening of Saturday, August 24th featuring Guest of Honor Brian Slark, 2012 AMA Hall of Fame Inductee and Technical Director of the Barber Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Cook Neilson (2011 special guest, former Cycle magazine editor, Winner of the 1977 Daytona Superbike Race and Bonneville Salt Flat Record holder) will be back again. It’s also Cook’s birthday on the 24th, so come for some cake!
Few drivers in the 1950s generated public adoration like Stirling Moss. He was part rock star, movie star and super athlete. We’ll examine three cars he has placed on his “top 10” list of the favorite cars he raced in his career.
Cars being demonstrated:
1956 D-Type Jaguar
1956 Maserati 300S
1958 Aston Martin DBR1
Between 1949 and 1965, no other make dominated sports car road racing like Ferrari. They won a record nine Le Mans races in this period, including six straight, and then never won another. We’ll look at four examples of Ferrari race cars that established their legend.
Cars being demonstrated:
1954 Ferrari 375 MM
1958 Ferrari 250 TR
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Ultimate speed has always been one of the strongest marketing features for automotive manufacturers. From the earliest days, places like Bonneville were used to set land speed records. We’ll look at four cars that set world records for ultimate speed.
Cars being demonstrated:
1935 Auburn 851
1937 Supercharged Cord
1937 Bugatti 57G “Tank”
1954 Austin Healey 100-4
1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
You vote for the cars you want to see. This is always one of our most popular Demonstration Days of the year.
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS YEAR THE NOVEMBER DEMO DAY WILL BE ON THE FIFTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH SO IT CAN BE ON THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.)