In celebration of Juneteenth, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum will offer free admission to all visitors this Friday, June 19th. Stop by anytime during regular hours and explore the collection. No tickets or pre-registration required.
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 🇮🇹
The 8C was designed by Vittorio Jano and Alfa’s primary racing engine from 1931 to 1939. In 1933 it’s supercharged dual overhead cam straight-8 engine was enlarged to 2.6 liters and with 215 hp so it could reach 135 mph (217 km/h).
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There’s a certain sound that belongs only to old Lamborghinis.
A 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V12 sitting inches behind your head. Forty-eight valves singing through the trees with nothing muting the experience except distance. In the Diablo VT, that sound still traces its roots back to Giotto Bizzarrini’s original Lamborghini V12 architecture from 1963, an engine born from Ferruccio’s desire to challenge Ferrari on both the road and the track.
Before refinement became the priority, Lamborghini built cars that felt slightly untamed. The Diablo VT came from that era. Low, dramatic, mechanical, and unapologetically loud in a way modern performance cars rarely are anymore.
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Drive Tastefully®
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1946 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet
Pinin Farina. 🇮🇹 An advanced pre-war design with unit body, four-wheel independent suspension and Lancia's 20° angle DOHC 1,486cc V4 48 hp.
In 1953, my uncle shipped his Lancia Aprilia Convertible back to NYC.
I was photo’d in it as a 8 year old.
IMSA driver Sheena Monk is joining us for the 24 Heures du Simeone this weekend. The Pennsylvania native races the No. 16 Myers Riley Ford Mustang GT3, and her sights are set on Le Mans itself.
Sheena will be speaking and maybe even do a little driving during the event.
24 Heures du Simeone, June 13 to 14. All 24 hours, two full-motion racing simulators from SKR Sim Racing Center, thanks to the ACO. 43-inch triple screens, Dolby 5.1, active 5-point harness, speed-synced wind, haptic pedals. As close to Le Mans as it gets without leaving Philly!