{"id":305309,"date":"2021-04-27T03:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=305309"},"modified":"2024-12-02T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:48:51","slug":"simeone-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/simeone-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Simeone Collection- The Doctor is in"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color: #eaf0f4;\">Dr. Fred Simeone is a visionary automobile collector, enthusiast, Concours judge, and leader of the growing automotive preservationist and conservationist movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simeone_Foundation_Automotive_Museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Fred Simeone<\/a> is a passionate man. As a renowned surgeon and medical educator, he has saved and improved numerous people\u2019s lives. A world-class automotive enthusiast, he curates and collects great sports, racing, and GT cars. And as an individual, he\u2019s driven by all of the good derived from the spirit of competition.\u00a0He\u2019s also a much-in-demand Concours judge and author of considerable knowledge and authority.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3976-2-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1964 Cobra Daytona- First to be built, first to race and last to race.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Simeone considers himself an automotive history preservationist first and a car collector second. He rightly believes overrestoration will degrade a cars\u2019 historical worth and works carefully to find high-provenance examples with much of their original patina intact.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As such, the good doctor (and we say that with no sense of irony whatsoever) has assembled a finely curated collection housed in a large and attractive facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Simeone Collection is a wonderful acquisition of streetcars, and more notably, significant racing cars &#8211; most in original, as-raced condition.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Among the many and varied pearls in his museum are the 1938 Mille Miglia winning Alfa Romeo 8C2900B MM Spyder. It is highly original with impeccable provenance.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3956-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1938 Mille Miglia winning Alfa Romeo 8C2900B MM Spyder<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3962_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1950 Allard<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Andretti-first-racing-car-tribute-Hudson-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/riding-with-mario\/\">Andretti<\/a> first racing car tribute Hudson<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_4001_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1953<a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/hudson-hornet\/\"> Hudson Hornet<\/a> Twin H-Power<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 36px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Beyond that, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/top-five-porsche-917-liveries\/\">Porsche 917s<\/a> (most famously the \u201cpsychedelic or \u2018hippy\u2019 917 LongTail), Maseratis, Ferraris, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/ferrari-330-p4\/\">Ford GT40s<\/a>, one of the six original Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes, and the list goes on. Again most in original and\/or as-raced condition and specification.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3932_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>This 1970 Porsche 917 LH came in second at the 1970 Le Mans<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3912_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1975 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12- This vehicle won the World Championship in 1975 and 1977<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3951-4-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>Class Winner at 1954 Le Mans- 1952 Cunningham C4R (one of three made)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 29px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You might expect an institution like this one to house a massive restoration shop but instead hosts a modest yet capable maintenance facility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Simeone isn\u2019t against restoration when that\u2019s the only way to make a car once again viable. It\u2019s just that he passionately prefers not to be the hands that wash away all of a great car\u2019s stories and originality. And this is no parade queen society, as Dr. Fred drives, shares, and otherwise enjoys his vehicles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3983_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On many a weekend, he\u2019ll select certain cars to be taken out for \u201cmaintenance laps\u201d around the museum\u2019s ample parking lots. And he opens up the taps too &#8212; these are not 10 MPH demo cruises; the public is welcome to attend, so they can see, hear, feel, and often smell these mighty machines at work, if not in wheel to wheel battle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3920_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>This 1953 <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/photo-gallery\/1953-jaguar-c-type-lightweight-xkc-052\/\">Jaguar C-Type<\/a> came third in the 1953 Sebring Race<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3924-5-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>This 1956 D-Type Jaguar came third in the 1956 Sebring race<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3965_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1963 Corvette Grand Sport- One of five ever built and most original remaining<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 22px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Some of the cars of the Simeone Collection sit among specially designed and built, period-flavored diorama type exhibits; others are more modestly displayed, but each has a placard that tells its story. One particularly large stage replicates a vintage race course\u2019s pit row, lined up with a precious \u201cpre-grid\u201d of historic sports and endurance racers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Your own, semi-private look at a mythical Le Mans starting grid, including cars that have actually been on the grid at la Sarthe.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3936_1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>This 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II participated in the 1966 Le Mans<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-604613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_3944-4-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>This 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV participated in the 1967 Le Mans<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 33px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you\u2019re ever in or near Philadelphia, stop by the Simeone Collection, as it\u2019s a &#8216;Must Do.&#8217; There\u2019s no formal tour, but Dr. Simeone often gathers visitors for a personal walk around the facility. 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A world-class automotive enthusiast, he curates and collects great sports, racing, and GT cars. 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