From the very earliest days of the automobile, racing was used to demonstrate the superiority of one manufacturer over another. The Simeone Foundation Museum celebrates this “Spirit of Competition” with a collection of some of the rarest and most significant sports racing cars ever built. The Museum transports visitors back in time to famous racing venues and tells the story of how competition contributed to the evolution of racing car design, performance and safety.
Please explore our Web site. It has information on all the cars in the collection and why they are significant in the development of the racing sports car. We hope you enjoy learning about these special cars and will take the time to visit our collection in person.
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Simeone Museum Profiled In the New York Times
There are two articles about the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in the November 22nd on-line edition of the New York Times. The first article by Dave Caldwell covers the Demonstration Days we run every month. Dave came here last summer for the Supercharged Day. The second article is Automotive Editor Jim Cobb’s Blog. Jim visited the Museum in mid-November and has written a very informative overview of the Museum.
Join Us For a Very Special Evening.
Janet Guthrie To Receive “Spirit Of Competition” Award On December 2
On December 2, 2009, we will be holding our second annual “Spirit of 
Competition” Awards Dinner featuring this year’s recipient, Ms. Janet Guthrie. Guthrie paved the way for drivers like Sarah Fisher and Danica Patrick, and made history by being the first woman to drive in the Indy 500 and NASCAR. 
The evening’s activities will also include the premiere unveiling of the most iconic sports car in General Motors racing history. To purchase tickets on line, please click here.
Join Us For The “Peoples’ Choice” Demonstration Day!
The feathers are going to fly the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28th, when the cars voted “we’d most like to see run” in an email poll appear on our back lot. The driving event will feature our 1964 Cobra Daytona Coupe and 
the Ford GT40 MkII. Both cars feature big American V-8s, so you know they’re going to sound as good as they look.
The 1966 Ford GT40 MKII was one of the last of this model built and raced at the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race. The Cobra Daytona Coupe is one of the rarest sports racing cars in the world. It is the first of the six Coupes to be built and was the first one to race, at the Daytona Continental, and the last to race, at Bonneville where it set 23 land speed records. The Simeone Museum Demonstration Days are held on the fourth Saturday of every month, weather permitting and are run on the 3-acre lot in back of the Museum. Admission to the Demonstration Days is included as part of the regular admission price: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students. Children under 8 are admitted free.
The Spirit Of Competition Now Available!
The 384-page book on the Simeone collection, The Spirit of 
Competition, is now available directly from our Web site and details each car in the collection. The book features images by world-renowned photographer Michael Furman, and additional archival material. Dr. Simeone wrote the copy and includes not only historical and mechanical data, but also the fascinating stories about how he came to acquire each car.
Rare Vintage Racing Sports Cars Come Back To Life On “Demonstration Days”
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is one of the few places in the world where you can not only see rare and beautiful racing sports cars, you actually can see and hear them run! The planned schedule for Demonstration Days is the fourth Saturday of each month. Rain date is the next day (Sunday) at 12 Noon, conditions permitting. Please check the Web site for any changes. ALL DEMONSTRATION DAYS BEGIN AT 12 NOON Date Theme Cars Nov 28 Peoples Choice Cobra Daytona Coupe, Ford GT40 MkII FUTURE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Bring The Kids To Family Fun Day December 5
Get a jump on the Holidays by bringing the kids to “Breakfast With Santa” at the Simeone Foundation 
Automotive Museum.
We’ll have Santa and you can take a picture of your kids with him in his sleigh - a 1916 Stutz Bearcat! (Bring your own camera!)
We’ll also have some other fun things for the kids to do, including a scavenger hunt and Luigi Borda and his “Philly Phiat.” Of course, we’ll have a continental breakfast.
Bentley Boys (And Girls) Come From Down Under To Visit Museum
We get many visitors who have traveled long distances to visit the Museum, but few who come half way 
around the world - with their vintage Bentleys! Trevor and Judy Eastwood( 1925 3/4.5 Bentley), and Peter Graham and Jenny Lebens (1927 4.5 Bentley) brought their classics over from Australia to participate in the Bentley Drivers Club tour of Alaska and then the States. They had put the Museum on their itinerary as they headed to Maryland, for the third St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance. We wish them well on the final leg of their adventure!
Friends Of The American Cancer Society Honor Dr. Simeone
The Friends of the American Cancer Society hosted the 9th annual Party with a Purpose Gala and honored Dr. Simeone with the 2009 Humanitarian Award at the event. The Party With A Purpose featured fine food, cocktails, entertainment, raffles and live and silent auctions to raise awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. The Friends reported that this year’s event was the most successful in their history.
See Jay Leno Driving Cars From Our Collection
Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis, visited the Simeone Museum and drove several of the cars in the collection. Visit Jay Leno’s Garage Web site to see the videos of him driving our 1953 Cunningham, the Squire and the Cobra Daytona Coupe and talking about their history with Dr. Simeone.
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