Description
Iwi cars, specialist in collector's vehicles, offers this Simca Plein ciel S for sale: Registered 15/ 03/ 1962 Sky blue, black roof Red leather interior 4 speed gearbox with steering wheel controls Engine 1290cm3 60hp 16425km on the clock ( 5 figures ) The industrial company of mechanics and car bodywork, working with Facel metallon for years decided in the early 60's to restyle the Simca plein ciel in version S, it is a base coupé P60 aronde.
Propulsion, grafted with the famous Rush Super M engine (mounted in the Montlhéry) cast iron block, 4 in-line cylinders of 1290cm3, crankshaft with 3 bearings, single-cylinder carburettor, 4-speed gearbox with non-synchronised 1st gear; 4 hydraulically-operated drum brakes. Independent front suspension with superimposed levers, coil springs and stabiliser bar, rigid rear axle with coil springs and semi-elliptic leaf springs. Vehicle restored with original parts, very clean paintwork, underbody restored and treated without corrosion, engine also restored with invoice. Starts, runs and brakes perfectly. The interior is in a very good state of preservation. A full sky S can be recognised from the previous full sky thanks to: Raised rather than recessed turn indicators Raised rather than recessed radiator grille Rear lights of the standard saloon cars The front bumper does not have the bend in the middle To be noted: This Simca Aronde, like many other Aronde cars, has the world records logo at the rear, but why? In August 52 Simca obtained the world record with 50000km covered on the Montlhéry autodrome at an average speed of 117. 27km/ h. On 9 April 1957, the flash-engined Aronde broke several world records and did not stop until 17 May after 100, 000km. It went on to become the 100, 000km world champion, winning 25 class records and 3 distance records in the process, and from 1958 onwards it was awarded the world records badge on the rear tyre. This vehicle has a collector's licence, is not subject to the Crit'Air system, undergoes a technical inspection every 5 years, and has 4 known owners to date. This car exudes the spirit of the 60s, a great French car brand founded in 1934 by Henri Théodore Pigozzi, of Italian origin and distributor of the Fiat brand in France since 1926. An outstanding entrepreneur, he began assembling and producing Fiat models in Suresnes in 1934. This led to the birth of the first French Fiat cars, the 6 CV, the popular 508 Ballila, and the 11 CV, the French version of the 518 Ardita... To compete with the Peugeot 203, in 1951 the Aronde appeared as the first Simca to be developed completely independently of Fiat. The Aronde was a huge success, with over 100, 000 cars produced by 1959. It was then replaced by the P60. In the mid-1950s, Simca bought Ford, then Talbot in 1959, and bought the ultra-modern Poissy plant, selling its old Nanterre plant to Citroën. It produced some very fine models, including the Versailles, the Ariane, and the legendary Simca 1000 (all versions combined sold more than a million units!) Then Simca became Chrysler France in 1970. Before being bought out by Peugeot in 1978 when Chrysler decided to withdraw from Europe. The vehicle can be seen in our workshop on a lift. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or photos. We can carry out trade-ins on similar vehicles (youngtimers, sports cars, classic cars, etc.) Located 20 minutes from the Belfort - Montbéliard high-speed train station and 1 hour from Basel/ Mulhouse airport, we can arrange transport to meet your requirements.
