Advertising Last completed movie pages 1965 Simca 1000 Deluxe Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2007-10-11 04:45 |
1000? |
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◊ 2007-10-11 06:44 |
What was known as the Simca 1000 began in 1962 and initially had a 900cc engine. Somewhere in the late '60s it gained an 1100cc engine - the clue is that the later models had bigger tail lights. This car is one of the earlier ones - I am not sure when imports to the US began. I have the remains of what I think is a 1969 1100cc model in my shed. |
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◊ 2007-10-22 01:24 |
The Simca 1000 was introduced in Europe at the Paris Salon in November, 1961. They initially had the 944cc (5CV) motor. Imports to the US began around 1963 or so, with US specs styling. In France, the 4CV (777cc) and 6CV (1118cc) engines were offered starting in 1969, and that is the same year that the 1118 engine was used in the US models, too. Also, all the world received the new, trapezoidal taillights that same year. This is a 1967 or older model, because in 1968, back-up lights and a bumber overrider was installed on US models. I can't really make it out, but it looks like the first-series dashboard, which would make it a 1965 or older, and I can't really tell if there is, or was, a chrome strip down the side, which would be a Deluxe or GLS model, and those were introduced in the US in 1965. Matt Cotton, Lake Parsippany, NJ |
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◊ 2007-10-22 11:04 |
Thanks for this detailed info! It's very nice to hear from a Simca-lover in the US .gif ":)") Simcas must be rather exotic over there, I guess? |
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◊ 2008-03-13 03:00 |
Bad attempt of parking at the curb.  |
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◊ 2008-03-13 03:21 |
I've seen ONE in the last 5 years!!(A 1967,and it didn't run? It "was" kept inside,though? Was being sold at a Swap Meet as a restoration project,it was in pretty good shape,all there,low miles too....just wouldn't run from sitting up 20+ yrs??) |
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◊ 2008-03-13 03:23 |
But an excellent job of parking in the middle of the street!!!  |
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◊ 2008-03-13 09:46 |
Maybe the guy was used to driving American cars ...  |
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◊ 2008-03-13 11:55 |
But given how huge and wide American cars of that period were, this little European car probably isn't jutting out from the line of parked cars at all! Although he is parked right on a corner. |
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