Simca 1307

Simca 1307
Simca 1307 GLS
Overview
ManufacturerChrysler Europe (1975–1979)
PSA Peugeot Citroën (1979–1986)
Also called
  • Simca 1308/1309/1508/1609
  • Chrysler 150 (Spain)
  • Chrysler Alpine (UK, Ireland, New Zealand)
  • Dodge Alpine (Colombia)
  • Talbot 1510/150
  • Talbot Alpine (UK, Ireland, New Zealand)
  • Talbot Solara
  • Talbot SX
Production1975–1986
Assembly
DesignerRoy Axe
Body and chassis
ClassLarge family car (D)
LayoutFF layout
RelatedSimca 1100
Simca Horizon
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission4 speed manual all-synchromesh[1]
5-speed manual
Automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase102.5 in (2,604 mm)[1]
Length167 in (4,242 mm)[1]
Width66 in (1,676 mm)[1]
Curb weight2,314 lb (1,050 kg)[1]
Chronology
PredecessorSimca 1301/1501
Hillman Hunter
SuccessorPeugeot 405

The Simca 1307 is a large family car produced by Chrysler Europe and subsequently PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1975 to 1986. Codenamed 'C6' in development, the car was styled in the United Kingdom by Roy Axe and his team at Whitley, and the car was engineered by Simca at Poissy in France.

A modern, front-wheel drive hatchback, it was one of the earliest such cars in the class along with the Renault 20, Renault 30 and Volkswagen Passat, and became the 1976 European Car of the Year.[2] It had been in development since 1972.[3]

The model was marketed variously as the Simca 1308 and 1309 models (with larger engines), Chrysler Alpine (UK,[4] Ireland and New Zealand), Dodge Alpine (Colombia), Chrysler 150 (Spanish market), and later Talbot 1510 / Talbot Alpine / Talbot 150 (a facelifted version launched by PSA after its takeover of Chrysler Europe) and Talbot Solara (the saloon version).

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chrysler's new Alpine". Autocar. Vol. 143, no. 4107. 26 July 1975. pp. 20–23.
  2. ^ Roberts, Andrew (9 April 2016). "Chrysler Alpine: remembering the most unlikely Car of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Development of the Chrysler – Talbot Alpine cars". Rootes-chrysler.co.uk. 2 April 1976. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ^ Wood, Jonathan (10 March 1988), Wheels of misfortune: the rise and fall of the British motor industry, Sidgwick & Jackson, p. 215, ISBN 978-0283995279