Mercer, Stutz to escape Simeone Automotive Museum
You’ve read about the Simeone Automotive Museum in auto pubs, including OCW, and now they’re opening the doors. Here’s a release I rec’d on an upcoming event: RACING CARS OF…
You've read about the Simeone Automotive Museum in auto pubs, including OCW, and now they're opening the doors. Here's a release I rec'd on an upcoming event:
RACING CARS OF THE PAST COME ALIVE
AT SIMEONE MUSEUM DEMONSTRATION DAYS
PRE-WWI RACING CARS TO RUN THIS WEEKEND
AT THE SIMEONE AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
WHAT:
Three extremely rare racing cars of the pre-WWI era will be run on the 3-acre back lot at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Cars to be demonstrated include a 1913 Mercer Raceabout (pictured), a 1912 National and a 1916 Stutz Bearcat.
WHERE:
At the Museum, 6825 Norwitch Drive, Philadelphia 19153 (Near the Airport Automall, right off I-95)
WHEN:
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 12 Noon
WHY:
The Simeone Museum is one of the only automotive museums in the world where rare racing cars can be seen and heard driving.
The visuals of these beautiful cars driving at speed is compelling. Dr. Simeone will be available for interviews.
More information available at: www.simeonemuseum.org
The event is open to the public and is included with the regular admission price. Plenty of free parking.
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com