Thank You for Your Support!   On behalf of everyone at the Simeone Museum, Dr. Simeone’s family, and his closest friends, we would like to personally thank you for the overwhelming support received over the last few weeks. We thank you for all your kind words and condolences - your support means the world to us, and we will never forget it. Dr. Simeone was our champion and hero, a cherished and respected colleague, a brilliant doctor, and a wonderful friend to us all. We are deeply saddened by his passing, but grateful to have shared our lives with him, and grateful for the fact that he shared his life with you. The museum will always remain and endure, as was his wish, and will be an inspiration for generations of racing fans, future drivers, innovators, scholars, and those that shared his passions. Thank you again for your continual support of the museum and the mission that remains.

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Best in Show at Fifth Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance Awarded to 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster Funds Raised to Benefit Cool Cars for Kids, Inc., from “Celebration of the Snakes” Event at Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Brock, Cantwell, Sjoberg and Vermeil Recognized in Panel Discussions PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2022) – The 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster CSX2393 owned by Lee and Felicia Cross of Centreville, Del., was selected as Best in Show at the Fifth Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance on June 25, which hosted a “Celebration of the Snakes,” featuring Shelby Cobras and Dodge Vipers. A special new award – the Dr. Fred Simeone “Heart of a Champion Award” for most original race car – named in honor of the late Dr. Simeone, who passed away on June 11, 2022, was presented to Don and Diane Meluzio of York, Pa., for their 1961 Fiat Abarth Bialbero 1000 GT. The Museum and the Foundation that Dr. Simeone founded in 2008 has been the home of each of the Philadelphia Concours and stands as one of the most iconic museums in the world. All Concours and Car Corral results may be found HERE. All selections were made by a group of expert judges led by Chief Judge Mike Tillson. The 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster owned by Lee and Felicia Cross won Best in Show at the Fifth Annual Philadelphia Concours. (Photography by Andrew Taylor)

The Women of General Motors

Constance A. Smith

Available on Jul 28, 2022

Contrary to popular opinion, the automotive industry is not a man’s world! Since the early days of General Motors, there have been women—known and unknown—who have had vital roles in design, engineering, manufacturing, and administration. In this follow-up to Damsels in Design, her book on women designers at GM in the 1950s, Constance Smith presents profiles of and interviews with 85 women who have steered the course of General Motors for almost 100 years. The women featured include Bonnie Lemm, the first woman design engineer at GM; Helene Rother, the first woman product designer hired by GM’s Styling Department in the 1940s; Suzanne Vanderbilt, the holder of numerous industrial design patents and the designer of the first adjustable lumbar seat supports; Mary Barra, who became GM’s chair and CEO in 2016; and many more. Meet these remarkable achievers and discover how they took on a male-dominated industry—and triumphed.

Binding: hard cover

ISBN: 9780764364280     Price: $36.99

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