Collection Archives | Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

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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 70 historically significant cars including Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mercedes, Jaguar, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, and more.

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1956 Ferrari/Kurtis Kraft Bardahl Special

They built this unique automobile to compete at the 1956 Indianapolis 500. Bardahl lubricants of Italy sponsored it, using an...

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1937 Alfa Romeo 8c 2900A Mille Miglia Spider

Our car is one of only 2 built and finished 2nd in the 1937 Mille Miglia. It is a genuine...

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1970 Plymouth Superbird

With their high wings and streamlined design, these big block monsters dominated NASCAR racing in 1969-70. We acquired our car...

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1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster

Dr. Simeone’s father Anthony bought this car in the mid-1960s, and it has been in our collection since then. It...

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1970 Porsche 917 LH

Our long tail “Hippie Car” was purpose-built for Le Mans, where it reached nearly 240 mph en route to a...

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1926 Kissel 8-75 Speedster

This “sheep in wolf’s clothing” has the looks, but its mundane performance betrays its sporting appearance. THESE CARS The Kissel...

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1933 Alfa Romeo 8c 2300 Monza

Our car finished 2nd in the 1933 Mille Miglia and competed at Le Mans in 1938. It keeps its original...

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1958 Aston Martin DBR1

This car won the 1958 Nurburgring 1000km race and raced at Le Mans 4 times. Legends drove it such as...

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1949 Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 Brixia

In the late 1940’s unusual body designs were made by Italian craftsmen who could not find competition production cars. The...

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1934 MG K3 Magnette

This car finished 4th at Le Mans in 1934, the best-ever result for MG. It is in unrestored, original condition....

1909 american underslung re scan historic

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1909 American Underslung Traveler

The American Car Company was the first to focus on sports car production. This car, which is one of the earliest in our collection, features a 571 cubic-inch engine and 40-inch wheels.

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1912 National Model 40 Semi-Racing Roadster

A 7-litre engine made this one of the three most successful cars of the pre-World War 1 racing era. A car identical to this, stripped down, was the only stock car model to ever win the Indianapolis 500.

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1956 Ferrari/Kurtis Kraft Bardahl Special

1937 Alfa Romeo 8c 2900A Mille Miglia Spider

1970 Plymouth Superbird

1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster

1970 Porsche 917 LH

1926 Kissel 8-75 Speedster

1933 Alfa Romeo 8c 2300 Monza

1958 Aston Martin DBR1

1949 Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 Brixia

1934 MG K3 Magnette

1909 American Underslung Traveler

1912 National Model 40 Semi-Racing Roadster

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