{"id":368879,"date":"2010-02-19T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=17991"},"modified":"2024-12-02T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:46:14","slug":"best-of-britain-exhibition-simeone-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/best-of-britain-exhibition-simeone-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Britain Exhibition at Simeone Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Simeone-Best-of-Britain-Poster-293x190.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>Over thirty rare, unusual and beautiful sports and racing cars manufactured in England will be on display at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum from February 20th through March 14th, 2010. Titled the \u201cBest of Britain,\u201d the show is comprised of cars from individual collectors in the mid-Atlantic states and is intended to illustrate why the adjective \u201cBritish\u201d is inseparable from the term \u201csports car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cars in the show include a 1935 Triumph Gloria Southern Cross that was once part of the Henry Ford Museum, a 1960 MGA Twin Cam Coupe that raced at Sebring, and a 1966 Aston Martin DB6, one of the most potent sports cars of its era.<\/p>\n<p>The poster car, a 1933 Squire is the first of only seven ever built, and is considered by many to be among the most beautiful British sports cars ever made.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBest of Britain\u201d show is included with regular museum admission, $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 for students. Children under 8 are admitted free. The Museum is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum is located at 6825 Norwitch Drive, Philadelphia, Pa., 19153, directly in back of the Airport Automall and five minutes off Interstate 95.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit www.simeonemuseum.org or call 215-365-7233.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: Simeone Museum]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over thirty rare, unusual and beautiful sports and racing cars manufactured in England will be on display at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum from February 20th through March 14th, 2010. 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