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SimeoneMuseum uploaded a new video
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On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari...
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On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari TR250 "Testa Rossa" at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Both of these cars are very special. The Ferrari is one of only 19 TR 250 "pontoon" fendered cars built. This car, #0710, was the very first "customer" car and was used at the press introduction and in the sales catalog. It was sold to John von Nuemann, the West Coast Ferrari distributor, and was raced at Sebring in 1958 by von Neumann and Ritchie Ginther. Later it was raced extensively on the West Coast by several drivers, including von Neumann's step daughter, Josie.
The Aston-Martin has an equally interesting history. It is serial number DBR1/3, one of four ever built. It won the 1958 Nurburgring 1000 km at the hands of Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham. Moss drove it at other races in the 1958-59 season and then it was sold to the Scottish racing team, Border Reivers. The car raced at Le Mans in both 1960 and 1961, driven by racing great Jim Clark. Please enjoy this video and come visit the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia for one of our Demonstration Days. There are few, if any, other places in the world you can see cars like these run on a regular basis.
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SimeoneMuseum uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)

On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari...
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On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari TR250 "Testa Rossa" at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Both of these cars are very special. The Ferrari is one of only 19 TR 250 "pontoon" fendered cars built. This car, #0710, was the very first "customer" car and was used at the press introduction and in the sales catalog. It was sold to John von Nuemann, the West Coast Ferrari distributor, and was raced at Sebring in 1958 by von Neumann and Ritchie Ginther. Later it was raced extensively on the West Coast by several drivers, including von Neumann's step daughter, Josie.
The Aston-Martin has an equally interesting history. It is serial number DBR1/3, one of four ever built. It won the 1958 Nurburgring 1000 km at the hands of Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham. Moss drove it at other races in the 1958-59 season and then it was sold to the Scottish racing team, Border Reivers. The car raced at Le Mans in both 1960 and 1961, driven by racing great Jim Clark. Please enjoy this video and come visit the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia for one of our Demonstration Days. There are few, if any, other places in the world you can see cars like these run on a regular basis.
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SimeoneMuseum uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)

On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari...
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On September 26th, 2009, over 300 spectators were treated to a recreation of the 1958 endurance racing season with an Aston-Martin DBR1 and Ferrari TR250 "Testa Rossa" at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Both of these cars are very special. The Ferrari is one of only 19 TR 250 "pontoon" fendered cars built. This car, #0710, was the very first "customer" car and was used at the press introduction and in the sales catalog. It was sold to John von Nuemann, the West Coast Ferrari distributor, and was raced at Sebring in 1958 by von Neumann and Ritchie Ginther. Later it was raced extensively on the West Coast by several drivers, including von Neumann's step daughter, Josie.
The Aston-Martin has an equally interesting history. It is serial number DBR1/3, one of four ever built. It won the 1958 Nurburgring 1000 km at the hands of Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham. Moss drove it at other races in the 1958-59 season and then it was sold to the Scottish racing team, Border Reivers. The car raced at Le Mans in both 1960 and 1961, driven by racing great Jim Clark. Please enjoy this video and come visit the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia for one of our Demonstration Days. There are few, if any, other places in the world you can see cars like these run on a regular basis.
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SimeoneMuseum uploaded a new video
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Take a ride in a 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. This Ferrari, # 0710, was the first customer...
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Take a ride in a 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. This Ferrari, # 0710, was the first customer Testa Rossa and was raced by Ritchie Ginther, among others. The Simeone Museum is one of the few automotive museums in the world where visitors actually can see and hear famous racecars being driven. Visit the Web site: www.SimeoneMuseum.org, for dates and information.
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SimeoneMuseum uploaded a new video
(2 months ago)
Race Car Demonstration: Mercer vs. Stutz June 27, 2009 The third in a series of Demonstration Days will be held at the Simeone Foundation Automotive...
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Race Car Demonstration: Mercer vs. Stutz June 27, 2009 The third in a series of Demonstration Days will be held at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. The driving event will feature two extremely rare vintage racers: a 1913 Mercer Raceabout and a 1916 Stutz Bearcat in the recreation of a "match race" of the early years of motoring. The Simeone Museum is one of the few automotive museums in the world where visitors actually can see and hear famous racecars being driven.
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