For Immediate Release                  

Contact:
Harry Hurst
Simeone Foundation Museum
(610) 725-9600
h.hurst@hurstad.com



Everything for the car lover


Philadelphia, Pa. -- The Elegance of Speed Automotive Collectible and Memorabilia Show on October 16 and 17 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Southwest Philadelphia will feature vendors offering something for everyone - from the most discerning collector to holiday shoppers looking for the perfect gifts for their car lover(s). The show will be open both days from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is included with regular museum admission: $12 adult, $10 senior, $8 student, kids 8 and under, free.

The show is co-sponsored by Carrera and Philly.com. More information about the event is available at: www.eleganceofspeed.com.

Vendors will be selling beautifully designed hand built models, die cast cars, books, prints, literature, models, antique toy cars and slot cars, art, videos, photographs and historic objects. In additon we will have vendors to restore you car to top shape, Insurance to protect you vehicle, to assist in showing you vehicle in it best finish, and  so much more  Signings are scheduled with race car drivers and authors. Racers of all ages will have the opportunity to rev their engines and compete on a large slot car track provided by show co-sponsor Carrera, a leading manufacturer of model slot car racing sets. On Sunday, a radio-controlled model race car demonstration with some of the hottest RC cars in the region will take place on the back parking lot.

“Having the show at the Simeone Museum gives everyone a chance to not only buy models of famous race cars, but, in many cases they can see the actual cars right here in the collection,” commented Doug Harrell, president of Harrell’s Miniatures and organizer of the show. “We sell models of cars like the Grand Sport Corvette, Daytona Cobra Coupe and the ‘Hippie’ Porsche 917. These legendary racecars are on display in the museum.”

The Simeone Foundation Museum, which is conveniently located right off I-95 in South Philadelphia, features 65 of the world’s most famous racecars. The collection of rare and historically significant automobiles is displayed in dioramas that recreate the settings of historic races such as LeMans, Sebring, the Mille Miglia and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Like Philadelphia’s famed Barnes Foundation collection of paintings, the Simeone Foundation exhibition is a personal collection, acquired over more than a half century and driven by a singular vision and specific ideas about how the collection should be arranged and exhibited. The central theme of the Simeone Foundation collection is “the spirit of competition.”
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and includes many of the most significant racing sports cars ever built. For more information call 215-365- 7233, or visit the Web site at: www.simeonemuseum.org. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 for students. Children under 8 are admitted free.