Fast Cars in Philly
In the April issue of Hemmings Motor News, we visited the cars on the National Historic Vehicle Register. As you may recall, #1 on that list is the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum opened in 2008 in a former engine remanufacturing facility near the airport. But the Daytona Coupe isn’t all that’s special there.
According to the museum’s founder, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Fred Simeone, who grew up in Philly admiring cars, “The entrance exam for a car to get in here is pretty tough. Every automobile here has a compelling story, which is very important. All
