Daily News | Dr. Fred Simeone, former Penn neurosurgeon, leaves legacy of fast cars and a world-class museum
Dr. Frederick Simeone, a former Penn neurosurgeon who gave Philadelphia one of the world’s finest collections of racing sports cars, died Saturday, June 11.However, his colleagues at thein Southwest Philadelphia, which he founded in 2008, couldn’t help but note his passing was the same weekend of one of car racing’s most prestigious events.Le Mans
“He had such a passion for everything he did in life, but particularly for these old racing cars,” said Art Carey, a former Inquirer columnist who interviewed the collector several times . “He liked them not only because they were marvels of engineering but because they were so evocative of American history. He viewed racing sports cars as symbols or metaphors for the human drive for excellence.”
His automotive hunger led him to the Free Library of Philadelphia as an entry to collecting manuals and other materials from car manufacturers and dealers. That was back in the 1950s, when he was still a boy., and it said Freddie Simeone is representative, please give us two copies of your current literature, and I went around for years collecting it,” Dr. Simeone told the Inquirer in 2019.
In his early collecting days, some of the vehicles could be bought for relatively little. Since there was no Internet, the doctor would need to research and network to find his gems. Murphy said Dr. Simeone would tell stories of being out on the road, picking up one of his racing sports car finds, only to get a call that he was needed at the hospital.Dr. Simeone loved the beauty of his cars.
His collection was recognized as one of the best in the world, including winning a top ranking by the“The way it’s laid out, it’s an education to walk through that museum,” said Scott Fenley of New Britain, secretary of the Vintage Sports Car Club of America.
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