Fred Simeone

There are two ways to preserve vintage cars that have participated in endurance races or road rallies such as the 1000 Miglia and the Carrera Panamericana. One way is to restore them to their original condition prior to their first race, which is expensive and time-consuming. The second method is to conserve the cars in the condition they were in after completing their most important races. This method is far more complex because it begins with a presumption: first and foremost, one must find the cars still in race condition. Then, with patience and method, each part is disassembled and preserved, cleaned or repaired. At that point, the car is reassembled and is in perfectly efficient and running condition, just as it was on the day of its last finish line. Beginning in the 1970s, Fred Simeone, a well-respected neurologist, made it his life’s mission to collect and conserve these vintage gems, splitting his time between his surgery and traveling the world to find them.