{"id":497372,"date":"2018-02-21T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=55900"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:05:10","slug":"philadelphia-concours-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/philadelphia-concours-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Concours d&#8217;Elegance (2018) &#8211; Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s second annual Philadelphia Concours d\u2019Elegance has been scheduled for the Saturday of Fathers Day weekend, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, 6825 Norwitch Dr, Philadelphia. 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For tickets and further information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolcarsforkids.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.coolcarsforkids.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s second annual Philadelphia Concours d\u2019Elegance has been scheduled for the Saturday of Fathers Day weekend, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, 6825 Norwitch Dr, Philadelphia. The Concours will showcase an invitation-only assembly of 35 American and European classic and historic automobiles and racecars, and the day-long, fundraising event will also benefit from professional judging, with awards presented for historical accuracy, technical merit and style. 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