Experience Nine Decades Of Volkswagen History At Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Over The Holidays

The world-renowned, highly respected Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum – the legacy of Dr. Fred Simeone – has hosted many special exhibits since its 2008 founding, and its latest such exhibit will thrill Volkswagen enthusiasts.

The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum worked with Volkswagen of America to curate “Das Museumsprogramm: Past, Present and Future”, a unique display planned to celebrate VW’s 75 years in the U.S.A.

Having opened to the public on December 14, this exhibition can be viewed through Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Visitors to Pennsylvania’s Simeone Museum will find an impressive 30 vehicles -many hailing from VWoA’s own heritage fleet- that illustrate the evolution of Volkswagen automobiles driven, customized, and loved in America from 1949 to the present day.

“We are thrilled to present ‘Das Museumsprogramm’ and to work alongside Volkswagen to share their incredible story with our visitors,” said Kevin Kelly, director of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. “This exhibit is a tribute to Volkswagen’s timeless appeal and its powerful influence on automotive design and culture.”

This exhibition contains the following Volkswagens:

1949 Type 1 Beetle
1950 Type 1 Beetle
1958 Type 1 Beetle
1958 Type 2 Panel Bus
1960 Form Car Formula Vee
1961 Karmann Ghia convertible
1962 Type 2 Bus
1963 Type 1 Beetle
1963 Type 3 “Notchback”
1966 SO42 Westfalia
1967 Type 2 21-window Bus
1971 Type 1 Super Beetle convertible
1973 Thing
1973 Karmann Ghia
1975 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee
1981 Rabbit Pickup
1984 Rabbit GTI
1989 Rallye Golf
1991 Golf GTI
1992 Cabriolet
1993 Corrado
1995 Cabrio
1995 Polo Harlekin
1997 Jetta GT
2003 Jetta TDI Wagon
2004 Golf R32
2012 Golf R
2015 Golf GTI
2018 Atlas
2025 ID. Buzz

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