We had a fun day prepping these three beauties for tomorrow's The Perils of Racing #DemoDay.
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Curator Kevin Kelly takes us for a closer look at our 1913 Mercer Raceabout.
Driving Demonstration featuring our 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 Roadster. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
Driving Demonstration featuring our 1913 Mercer Raceabout. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
Driving Demonstration featuring our 1928 Stutz BB Blackhawk Speedster. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
Driving Demonstration featuring our 1927 Stutz AA Blackhawk Challenger. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
Driving Demonstration featuring our 1909 American Underslung Traveler. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
Think it's hard to change the tires on a pre-war race car? Our curator Kevin Kelly demonstrates exactly how easy it is using our 1913 Mercer Raceabout as his example.
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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.
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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.
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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.
Throughout the early 1900’s, leading car manufacturers across Europe competed against one another to provide their customers with the fastest and most maneuverable vehicles. To a majority of the racing world, the Americans were absent. Even to this day, many enthusiasts still refer to the Corvette as America’s first Sports Car. However, despite being small in number, there were American manufacturers that sought glory through winning in the early days of the automobile. This Demo Day covered their story.
