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April 7 | 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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.

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Preservation Isn’t Brain Surgery

Dr. Fred Simeone doesn’t just collect cars. The 82-year-old neurosurgeon and founder of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum collects the most significant automobiles from a century of motor racing.

SAFETY

April 3 | Traffic and Safety Updates

The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is committed to road and traffic safety and believe that increased educational opportunities for young drivers promote a better outcome for us all.

Gems from the Library

The Artistry of Alex Kow

Alex Kow was one of the most prolific, and in demand artists of his day. His work, mostly advertising ads and few posters, focused exclusively on French manufacturers and was always signed “A. Kow”.

Museum News

Closed for Easter

Friendly reminder, the Simeone Museum will be closed on Sunday, April 4th in observance of Easter. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 6th with regular business hours.

Car Detective

March 31 | 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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.

Gems from the Library

The Norwalk Underslung

Did you know that West Virginia once produced a luxury car that was five to six times more expensive than a comparable Ford of the same era?

Car Detective

March 24 | 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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.

Video

Sports Car Racing is Really an Up and Down Game

Our curator Kevin Kelly discusses the nuances of engine setup alongside our collection's 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.

Gems from the Library

The Short Happy Life of the Motoring Sports Woman

This is one of the most successful advertisements in the history of advertising and represented an entirely new way to approach marketing the automobile.

Car Detective

March 17 | 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! Our weekly winner and a new Photo Quiz will be announced each Wednesday at 12:30 on our website and social media channels.