A young Fred Simeone stands next to the 1937 Cord owned by his father Anthony, who inspired him to not only become a great neurosurgeon but an avid car collector. The car is still part of the Simeone collection.
By Pete Vack
Photos courtesy Fred Simeone
Twelve years ago your Editor wrote an article for Automobile Quarterly about the Simeone Foundation Museum, which had just opened. Soon, the Museum will open once again after closing for the Covid-19 pandemic, and we decided to update that article for use in VeloceToday. Below is the our story about Dr. Simeone and his father Anthony, as published in V48 N3 of AQ; the first of several about the Simeone Foundation.
Fred Simeone inherited his father’s acute intelligence and penchant for medicine but also a passion for cars. “What Dad gave me was more important than money,“ said Simeone.