there is a copy of that Road & Track from 4-59 with the Simca on EBAY rite now
item # 546633015 no bids as of yet
Spencer 61' Newport
Ross Klein wrote:
> For anyone who's interested, I have several models of these
> "Forward-Looking" V-8 Simcas, one of which is pictured on page 7 in the
> 'Forward Look in Miniature' section of my website. These Simcas were
> fascinating cars!
>
> Here's the link: http://www.geocities.com/finsnchrome/finsnchrome.html
>
> Happy collecting,
> Ross Klein
> 'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Simca whereabouts
>
> > To add a little more to the Simca-Chrysler story :
> >
> > In 1955 Simca bought Ford of France, and with it the newly-redesigned Ford
> > Vedette that used the small Ford flathead V8. Part of the deal was that
> > Ford acquired a 25% interest in Simca. And that was how Chrysler bought
> > into Simca - in 1958 Chrysler purchased Ford's 25% interest in Simca.
> > Chrysler did import the Simca Vedette to the U.S. and Canada in 1959-1960,
> > which by then had gained a 1955-56 Dodge-looking grille and 1956 Dodge
> fins
> > and taillamps. (The Sunbeam Tiger with its Ford V8 was Chrysler's second
> > acquisition of a Ford-powered vehicle.)
> >
> > In the mid-1960's, Simca stopped production of the Vedette and Chrysler
> > shipped the tooling to Brazil. Every once in a while you read about
> > Chrysler's little hemi V8-powered cars in Brazil. That's not a hemi under
> > that spruced up Ford/Simca/Chrysler hood - that's a Ford flathead V8!
> >
> > (My apologies for the four letter swear word in the previous paragraphs.)
> >
> > We in North America got the rwd Simca 1000 before the fwd Simca 1204 (aka
> > 1100 -the predecessor to the Horizon).
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> > > Exner Jr's concept car was somehow still within Chrysler's perimeter.
> > Simca
> > > was a french carmaker company started by an italian in the 30's willing
> to
> > > build a Fiat car in France under license. After WWII, as Chrysler began
> to
> > > be interested in expanding outside the USA (like GM and Ford did in the
> > 30's
> > > already) they started buying some stock of Simca from 1958 on. Until
> circa
> > > 1969 they took control of the company so that it was called
> > Chrysler-Simca.
> > > As Chrysler collapsed in the late 70's, all european subsidiaries were
> > sold
> > > to Peugeot, and Simca became Talbot, only to die in the mid 80's.
> > >
> > > The most successful thing in that Chrysler-Simca buyout must have been
> the
> > > Horizon, which was sold in the USA until early 90's. But you might also
> > have
> > > known the Simca 1100 which, much to my surprise, was also sold briefly
> in
> > > the US. The other way around, almost all US Chrysler products were sold
> > > through the Simca network in Europe.
> > >
> > > As an insider at Peugeot, I can tell you an interesting story. When
> > Chrysler
> > > collapsed in the late 70's, Peugeot was considering two options :
> > > 1. Buy Chrysler's european subsidiaries to gain strenght in the european
> > > market or
> > > 2. Buy ALL Chrysler (including north american operations) to become a
> > world
> > > carmaker
> > > Well, they chickened out, and bought only the subsidiaries. Of course,
> > > Chrysler at the time was pretty much dead, or so everyone thought ...
> > >
> > > Vincent Van Humbeeck (France)
> > > '58 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe
> > >
> >
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