Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

What a FIND! Did a simple Google search while visiting Philly and found this GEM of a place. Amazing cars from the beginning of car-​time. It will take about 2 hours to see this place completely. As you’re wandering around you might meet up with one of the volunteers who will lovingly devote as much time as you want to discuss the cars, the museum or answer any questions you have. We met «Shiny Bob» whose job it was to polish. But don’t let his title fool you… these cars are purposefully NOT restored. They are displayed as found so some are rusty and the paint jobs are truly aged. If you love cars or just want something totally different to do — RACE to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum.

Took my twin boys to check the cars out. It was awesome. All kinds of gorgeous cars with a lot of racing history.
Worth the taxi ride out of town. We will be back.

The Simeone Museum has some very cool, amazing cars. I was here for a wine & food festival and loved being able to see and learn about these beautiful and unique race cars. Probably worth a visit for anyone interested in cars or design & definitely a great bonus for guests who are primarily here for another event.

Awesome museum never heard of the place until I got a invite for the elite tuner show which I’m currently at great place a lot of history involved in this building. I will have to come here again

When I heard about this place, I thought, how did I not know about it until now?
As a car lover, I grew up going to all sorts of car shows, so visiting the Simeone Museum was a must for me.
The museum is past the airport, near all the not-​so-​nice used car spots.
During my visit, I enjoyed learning about different cars. I also enjoyed the smell of the museum — no sarcasm — it’s the smell you get from cement absorbing gasoline or other car fluids. Authentic. This is definitely a collection of unique and interesting cars that you won’t see anywhere else. How about that BMW 328?! I’ve never seen anything like it. Adorable.
I wish the gift shop had a shot glass or something more pedestrian for me to take home, since I don’t currently collect model cars.
You can check their events calendar online for their demo days and other events. I’m looking forward to taking my Dad here, hopefully for their Best of Germany demo day later this year!

If you love classic cars, check out this place. Absolutely amazing collection of extremely rare cars. Staff is super friendly and helpful as well.

If you like cars, you need to put the Simeone Foundation on your bucket list. Started by Dr. Fred Simeone to preserve and share his extensive car collection, the museum celebrates the spirit of competition — cars that have a strong and successful racing pedigree. Dr. Fred has laid out the cars in dioramas that mimic the environment that they raced in. The dioramas are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest days of motoring through to the golden age of racing in the 1970s.
There are American, German, British, French and Italian cars in the huge expanse that is the foundation. Visitors are not only allowed, they are encouraged to take photographs. That’s pretty rare in a high class collection like this and the reason I have visited many times. Each time I find another car or fact or bit of memorabilia that makes me smile. Such is the Simeone.
I recommend you go to their web site and get on their mailing list. They have Saturday events every month where the run some of the cars on a football field sized parking lot in demonstration runs. Really exciting.
Love cars? Have kids? Are a kid at heart? Make a date to visit this great museum.

Amazing service! Greeted by the dog at the door. The collection of cars were amazing – mustang celebration exhibit. All staff were really knowledgeable and friendly. We got a lot of great information and tips for cars and also the local destinations. Good work.

Took the hubby and grandson for a surprise visit for a fun day. I even enjoyed it. Great collection of cars, presented well with descriptions and videos. VERY knowledge staff. We really enjoyed it. Well worth the trip, easy to find. Spent a little over an hour, could have stayed longer but 5 yr old grandson was a little restless at the end. Car enthusiasts will love this museum.

If you’re an automotive enthusiast, especially a sports car fan, go. You will NOT regret it at all. If you can, go on a demo day.

Fantastic museum. Well worth the trip, easy access from any major highway. Check out the vintage race cars from very important eras in motor sports. Dr. Simeone’s collection is amazing. It includes many ‘1 of 4′ and ‘1 of 12′ made cars. Plenty of race winners on display. Go on demonstration days, 2^nd and 4^th Saturdays of each month. See hear and smell them run. You might learn something.

Great place, stopped on on a Saturday and they were doing Ferrari legends of racing demo days and had 6 cars lined up and started and ran 5 of them. Also had about 20 other Ferrari’s people brought to the show to exhibit. Then spent a couple hours inside checking out all the exhibits

Amazing collection of vintage racing cars. Went on a rainy day with my girlfriend during the middle of the week. We were literally the only people there, but that made it feel like we were on our own private tour. The staff was extremely knowledgable and even let us get up close to a few cars for some great pictures. Definitely a must for any car enthusiast and well worth the money!

I came here last night for Drexel’s Crystal Ball formal dance.
I really enjoyed all of the cars (I work for an automotive group) and there was a great description for each one… like the year, races it has won, etc. There were cars from the 20’s and on.
I feel like the location is not very desirable and the fact that’s it’s in a warehouse made it have kind of a creepy feel to it.
I enjoyed this museum (or warehouse of cars) and I would like to come back here some day.
I heard they have special demo days where they bring the cars outside and drive them. That’d be neat to see!

With Herb
Amazing private collection of vintage automobiles. The cars are displayed in a diorama type format, giving a perspective of. their relation to automotive history. The is a strong representation of competition cars. There are literally millions of dollars of cars under one roof. What makes this place different from virtually any other museum is that once a month they take a sampling of their collection out and run them around their rear lot. Check their website for which Saturday and what they’re running.

A great experience. Place was practically deserted, on a summer Sunday afternoon. Great collection of automobiles. Got on the email list so I can be notified of special events. Place is not really well-​known. Passed it on to my dad and his friend.
Relatively inexpensive. My son was able to use his student car for a discount. Clean and sensible lay out with easy parking out front. Located in the vicinity of the airport, tucked back where some of the rental car companies are located.
Well worth the trip.

I’ll let you in on a secret… I was not terribly excited to visit the race car museum. But, after dragging my husband to so many art museums and galleries over the years, I owed him one. Plus, I could look at the cars as design, right?
I really enjoyed the hour or so we spent in the Simeone Museum. We even met Dr. Simeone, who told us about his collection and that the cars are displayed in dioramas showcasing their natural habitats. Plus, they do «driving days» once a month and take the cars out.
Wandering around the old cars, you’ll feel the passion this organization has for the cars, the races, and the history. The dioramas made me smile; they’re sweet like an elementary school science fair project — made with pride and just as educational as they are silly. The write-​ups on the cars aren’t particularly well-​written, but they show enthusiasm and will probably make more sense to those already versed in car speak.
They host special exhibitions, which is reason enough to come back. The Saab one is almost over, and the Best of Britain is up next, and a motorcycle one will be later this year. The museum is a large warehouse space, so if it’s cold day, keep your coat on!

This place is unbelievable! Step back into time and let your imagination run wild…
The museum can also be rented out for Bar/​Bat Mitzvahs, Corporate events, etc… HUGE amount of space to work with!

My husband and I have been attending demonstration days at the Simeone for more than a year now. The collection is amazing! Each of the cars has a fascinating history. It’s well worth a visit for a car buff even if there’s not an event.
On event days, a selection of cars associated with whatever the theme of the day is (Tribute to Sebring, Italian Racing Blue, etc) are prepared in the parking lot behind the museum building. Dr. Simeone gives a brief talk on the theme and the individual cars, and then runs the cars around the small parking lot track. Some of the cars in the collection are literally one of a kind, either produced that way or as the only survivor of a small production run. They’re both pieces of art and automobiles, and it’s gratifying to be able to see them in both modes.

I took my dad who is a total car fanatic to the Simeone Automotive Museum. It was cool. My dad really enjoyed it. It had racing cars from the pre WWI era up to the present. They let you take pictures and some of the cars you can touch.
The museum only takes about an hour to get through. On the last Saturday of each month, they take some of the cars out of the display and run them. COOL!