Simca

The production of FIAT cars by Henri-Theodore Pigozzi started in France in 1928 at a factory near Paris . And by 1934, 30,000 FIATs had already been released. In 1934, he founded the company Societe Industrielle de Mechanique et Carrosserie Automobile (Industrial Automobile and Bodywork Society), abbreviated SIMCA. The first model to leave the factory gate was the Simca-Fiat 6CV . It was nothing short of a FIAT 508 Balilla . The next model was Simca-Fiat 11CV ( FIAT 518 Ardita ).

In 1951, Simca introduced a car of its own design Aronde . It was a small car with a supporting body. The car was very popular, in the first year of production more than 20,000 pieces were sold. And in 1959, sales already exceeded 100,000 cars. The model stood on the conveyor until 1964.
Due to the success of Aronde in 1954, the factory of the French branch of the Ford concern in Poissy was acquired. Together with the plant, Simca received the rights to the Vedette model. In 1957, the launch of the Ariane model, built on the Vedette chassis with an engine from Aronde, began . After the modernization of the Poissy plant, the main production moved there, and in 1961 the plant in Nanterre was sold to Citroen . In 1959, Talbot was purchased.

Despite the popularity of their cars, Simca was forced to sell a 15% stake in Chrysler . In 1962, the Simca 1000 came out , and a year later, Chrysler increased its stake to 63%. In 1964, Henri-Theodore Pigozzi died, and in 1967 Chrysler already owns 77% of the French company. In 1968, the front-wheel drive Simca 1100 with a transverse engine appeared. In 1970, Simca acquired the branch of the military-industrial group Matra in conjunction with which the models Matra-Simca Bagheera and Matra-Simca Rancho were produced . In the same year, Chrysler bought back 99% of the company and renamed it Chrysler-France. Older models continued to be produced under the brand name Simca, later Simca-Chrysler and Chrysler-Simca. The 160 and 180 models that appeared in 1970 were produced under the Chrysler brand. In 1975, the lineup was updated. The production of 5-door hatchbacks with front-wheel drive 1307 and 1308 has begun . Two years later, rear-wheel drive models 1609 and 1610 came out. In 1978, Chrysler sold its shares to the PSA group. Soon, all models began to be produced under the brand name Talbot .

• Simca 5 ( Fiat Topolino )
• Simca 6 ( Fiat Topolino )
• Simca 8 ( Fiat 508C )
• Simca 9
• Simca 11 = Fiat 518 Ardita
• Simca aronde
• Simca Vedette (also licensed by Simca do Brasil under the names Simca Chambord , Simca Alvorada , Simca Profissional and Simca Présidence )
• Simca Jangada (Simca do Brasil)
• Simca Esplanada (Simca do Brasill)
• Simca Regente (Simca do Brasil)
• Simca Tufão (Simca do Brasil)
• Simca GTX (Simca do Brasil)
• Simca ariane
• Simca 1000
• Simca 1000 Bertone Coupe
• Simca 1100
• Simca 1300 / 1500-1301 / 1501
• Simca 1200S Bertone Coupe
• Chrysler-Simca 1609/1610/2-Liter
• Matra-Simca Bagheera
• Matra-Simca Rancho
• Simca 1307/1308/1309/1510
• Simca horizon
• Talbot-Simca Solara

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  Simca Aronde P60

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  Simca 1100

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  Simca 1000

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  Simca 1301

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  Simca 1307

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  Matra-Simca Bagheera

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  Matra-Simca Rancho

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