August 3 | Car Detective Photo Quiz

This is your chance to show off your automotive skills and knowledge in our first-ever “Car Detective” photo quiz series. The rules are easy. The first person to successfully answer this series of questions get bragging rights to be called our official “Car Detective of the Week” and earns themselves four free tickets to the museum! A new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.

Wolfgang Hugentobler from Bern, Switzerland is our winning Car Detective for the week of August 10.

Questions and Answers

1. Name the two companies that jointly developed this car. – Rover and British Racing Motors (BRM)

2. What was special about its engine? – It was gas turbine

3. Name the professional driver who also first tested this car? – Graham Hill

4. What number did it first race under, and why? – 00 because it was entered as an experimental car

Hours and Info

6825 Norwitch Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19153
215-365-7233
Tuesday – Friday 10AM through 6PM
Saturday – Sunday 10AM through 4PM
Closed Mondays and Major Holidays

About the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Located in Philadelphia, PA, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is one of the world’s greatest collections of racing sports cars. Through our theme, “The Spirit of Competition”, we celebrate the history and evolution of these magnificent machines.

Assembled over 50 years by Dr. Frederick Simeone, the Museum contains over 75 historically significant cars including Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mercedes, Jaguar, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, and more.

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