Simca 8

Simca 8
1949 Simca 8/1200 4-door saloon
Overview
ManufacturerSimca
Production1937–1951
AssemblyNanterre, France
Body and chassis
ClassLarge family car (D)
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
2-door coupé
2-door cabriolet
3-door estate (from 1948)
LayoutFR layout
RelatedFiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100[1]
Powertrain
Engine
  • 1,089 cc I4
  • 1,221 cc I4
Transmission4-speed manual
synchromesh on top 2 ratios
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,420 mm (95.3 in)[1]
Length4,000 mm (157.5 in)
Width1,480 mm (58.3 in)
Height1,530 mm (60.2 in)
Chronology
SuccessorSimca Aronde

The Simca 8 is a small family car built by Simca and sold in France between November 1937[2] and 1951 (including wartime), available as a saloon, coupé or cabriolet. It was a rebadged Fiat 508C "nuova Balilla" made at Fiat's Simca plant in Nanterre, France.

  1. ^ a b "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1948 (Salon Paris oct 1947). 7. Paris: Histoire & collections: 74. 1998.
  2. ^ "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1938 (Salon 1937). 6. Paris: Histoire & collections: 86. 1998.