Dr. Fred Simeone
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Dr. Fred Simeone began his passionate interest in cars when he was a teenager, following in the footsteps of his father, also a doctor, who was one of the early collectors of classic cars in the 1950s. For over five decades, Simeone has assembled what has been recognized as one of the world’s great collections of racing sports cars.
For 25 years, up until the time of his retirement in 2008, he was chief of neurosurgery at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, and was one of the most active neurosurgeons in America. He is the author and editor of numerous papers and medical books. Simeone retired from active practice to devote himself to launching the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in 2008. The museum has twice been selected as the foremost automotive museum in the world. For the past two years, Dr. Simeone has been at the top of the list of leading automotive collectors in the world compiled by the prestigious, Liechtenstein-based Classic Car Trust. Rest in Peace Dr. Simeone - December 2022. SimeoneMuseum.org |
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Some of Dr. Fred Simeone's columns:
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1897 Survivor, Is this the Earliest Automotive Oil Can? Issue #18 Sep/Oct 2021 In the early days of the motorcar, adding, changing, and discarding motor oil was much more commonplace than it is today. In the event that your automobile needed new oil, you would simply drive up to the nearest petrol station and request a top off from the attendant on duty. That attendant in turn would grab a new tin of oil from their existing inventory, add it to your auto’s engine, and discard that empty tin. Unbeknownst to people back then, these empty tins with seemingly little value then are now considered to be among the most coveted collector’s items for enthusiasts
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