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The Spirit of Competition Second Edition
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, located near Philadelphia's International Airport, features sports racing cars from the early 1900's through 2007. This landmark collection is presented in the updated Second Edition of The Spirit of Competition for all to enjoy.
This mythical assembly by a legendary collector has resided in Philadelphia for more than 50 years. In the Fall of 2008, Dr. Frederick Simeone opened the doors to his new museum which allowed him to share his extraordinary collection of historic sports racing cars with the public. Among its many accolades, The Simeone has been ranked as the number one collection in the world by The Classic Car Trust!
Our dear Dr. Fred left us a few short years ago, but his legacy continues as he gifted the collection for future generations to enjoy. Since its opening, the collection has grown, and those new cars and features are well represented in this updated, Second Edition.
As the first edition has been sold out for the past three years, we took this opportunity to better tell the museum’s story; Spirit of Competition has been enlarged to an oversized square format and an additional 60 pages! The larger page size has also allowed for new material on the cars continuing from the first edition.
Dr. Simeone, with his encyclopedic knowledge of each car, is our tour guide through the collection of racing Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Bugatti, Aston Martin, Stutz, Ferrari, Jaguar, Porsche and other famous racing marques. Rare historical images and documents are presented and complimented by modern automotive portraits by renowned photographer Michael Furman. Historian Harry Hurst contributed new content and guided this publication to Dr. Fred’s demanding standards. Insightful introductions from racing legends Mario Andretti and Sam Posey provide the opening lap to this important presentation.
