The Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia held its third "Best of Britain" exhibit from Feb. 11 to Feb. 26, 2012. I viewed and photographed it on Feb. 23. The theme of this year's show was "The Battle of Britain" between Triumph and MG. Other makes were also represented among the 32 sports cars displayed. All the automobiles were provided by individual collectors.

A special honoree at the exhibit was the MGB, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. (The spring 2012 issue of the quarterly Motor Trend Classic magazine also pays tribute to this sports car with an excellent feature article, backed by informative sidebars, photos and specs.)

To read the text from the cars' INFORMATION CARDS, view the photos here individually by clicking on a thumbnail and then moving forward or backward manually -- instead of viewing the gallery as a self-advancing slideshow. For more information, visit the museum's Web site at http://www.simeonefoundation.org or http://www.simeonemuseum.org . (Note: The time indicated in the EXIF data of all but the last two photos is ahead by two hours because of a mistake I made while resetting the camera's clock.)

I took all the photos in this gallery with a handheld Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm VR zoom. All have been resized for online viewing. Note that the images and other content here are protected by copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized use, copying, printing or direct linking is prohibited.

>>> CLICK ON A THUMBNAIL PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT, AFTER WHICH YOU CAN MANUALLY GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD TO THE OTHER IMAGES IN THIS GALLERY. THE PICTURES HERE CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AS A SELF-ADVANCING SLIDESHOW, BUT MINUS THE TECHNICAL AND OTHER DETAILS. SEE THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THIS WINDOW. HAPPY VIEWING! <<<