Driving Demonstration featuring our 1909 American Underslung Traveler. Video shot at Developing the American Sports Car #DemoDay at the Simeone Museum.
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.
Dr. Simeone discussed the beginnings of Automobile Racing. Henry Ford is often attributed as saying “Auto racing started after the...
The oldest and rarest “horseless carriages” on the face of the Earth were present for the “Brass Era” Demo Day....
The T-Head, Overhead Valve, Overhead Cam, and Twin Overhead Cam engines were discussed for this demo day, celebrating the development...
Dr. Simeone discussed how every year, a radical design seems to evolve, not just from the search for beauty, but...
Automobiles that just the flow of their bodylines, can elicit emotion even when standing still were discussed as Pantheons of...
Landmarks in racecar engineering and the innovations they spawned by the need to win were demonstrated at this Demo Day...
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.
