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If I can add my congratulations. A perfect addition for the time.

Thanks everyone 👍 I'll grab some more pix when all of the cars are in-place on Saturday.
I really thought that the Thunderbird was a perfect fit per the "theme" of this exhibit. I printed copies of 2 magazine ads and put them on the dash. That "the Private World of Thunderbird" tagline appears in every ad that I've seen... and the wording in them seems "dreamy" 

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Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind words.

Filling in a few details...
Car is a 1965 Thunderbird "Special Landau" (Limited Edition; plaque says # 1485 of 4500)
Emberglo was only available on this Limited Edition run in 1965 (could get it on any T-bird in '66 IIRC).
"period" magazine ad below.

I think that I was very lucky with the Museum's placement... that paint looks 'way better in bright light, it must be right under one 
One of the volunteers noted my SAAC sticker in the side window... then I realized that the 'Bird is just a few feet from the Daytona Coupe (as seen in photo above)

(I guess a few folks might recognize this car from SAAC49, the 2014 NorthEast Regional meet, or other Simeone events)
The Simeone Foundation Museum (Philly) is focusing all of the special Exhibits and Demonstration Days this year on the USA in recognition of America 250.
A new exhibit opens this week - called "American Dream".
This allows a little wiggle room past the Museum's regular "Sports Racing Cars".
When they asked for folks to submit their cars and why it fits the theme - I thought - what could be more American Dreamy than a T-bird?
I submitted an application and was excited to be accepted.
We took the 'Bird over this afternoon, was the last of the first-day arrivals. Other cars will join in thru this week... can't wait to see what else will be there.

The "Official Opening" of the Exhibit coincides with the "Salt Flats" Demonstration Day on Saturday 8/11... should be a good time. The Daytona Coupe will - of course - be part of the Festivities.

better get some popcorn ready for this one 😮

glad to hear that story - and welcome to the Club 

I'll be waiting for the "answer" to that background question.

(iirc?) last season "officer Kevin Atwater" almost bought a "Bullitt" Mustang... and of course it led to a case 
I wonder if someone behind the scenes is a enthusiast?

(preface: I thought that having White Post rebuild a "separate" valve would simplify the R&R process - everything on my car could be done at one time - vs having the car sitting/apart for a month awaiting the rebuild).

I have this very clean Kelsey-Hayes proportioning valve from my T-bird for sale. Apparently this same valve was used across brands and models.
One of my friends got a valve from a Thunderbird in a junkyard, and I had that rebuilt and my buddy installed it. In hindsight, the appearance of the one from the junkyard is not great - but it's not visible, and my T-bird is not a show car by any means. With that said - my car is a totally rust-free/west coast example, resulting in a nice valve being leftover. It would be great to see this go to a good home.

Price: $150 plus shipping from NJ.

"Jett" (my Mach 1) is Patriotic every day:



This is [obviously] not my car (Simeone Museum J-8)... but a great photo:

see you there 

there is also another thread with more pix:
https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=32695.0

there is also another thread at:
https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=32542.msg231867#msg231867

here are a few pics... but my outdoor (the driving demonstrations) are not that good









(I've only been there 5 times - so far - this month)

I wish that there was a recording of the special talk presented at the Museum (some number of years back) regarding the work done to the Coupe after Dr Simeone acquired it. I remember being surprised at what all was needed.
Agree or not... Dr Simeone's goal was to preserve the car (#1 in the HVA Registry) as much as possible.
IIRC, they noted that MORE time was spent to preserve vs what it would have taken to restore it.
I can barely imagine the patience and skill that must have been required just to remove all of Phil Spector's ridiculous lettering and graphics... 
If that car could tell stories - it would surely be quite the tale

"Load in" day for guest cars was Monday, I was in the "first wave" so did not get to see everything.
The "Exhibit" officially opens on 4/11 in conjunction with the Demonstration Day. Hope to see a good crowd there.
Here are a couple of "preview" pix.

The Simeone Foundation Museum in Philly continues their celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the USA with a special exhibit (4-10 thru 4-26-26) and Demonstration Day (4-11-26).
See Dan's preliminary post at:
https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=31825.0

I copied and pasted other details from the Museum below.
Details for the Demonstration Day (nominally 11 AM to 2 PM)
"Carroll Shelby and the Rise of Professional Racing in America - Carroll Shelby carried America's ambition on his shoulders, proving that one determined dreamer could topple giants and redefine an era. Cars from the Museum's Collection to be highlighted include: 1950 Allard J2 (Caddy powered); 1954 Austin Healey 100; 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder; 1958 Aston Martin DBR 1; and THE 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe (CSX2287)"
The Museum folks note that "Shelby Events" always bring out a great crowd.

(side note: the cars have been selected - list is for reference)


Museum Website: https://www.simeonemuseum.org/

Full disclosure: my Tiger has been accepted for the Exhibit 

Thanks for posting.
I'm pretty sure that I saw the "flip top" car at LMC back in 2022... but that part of the collection was a strict no-photo zone. I wish that I had known a little more about it at that time. Wow  🏁