Simca 8 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Simca |
Production | 1937–1951 |
Assembly | Nanterre, France |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Large family car (D) |
Body style | 2-door saloon 4-door saloon 2-door coupé 2-door cabriolet 3-door estate (from 1948) |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Fiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100[1] |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
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Transmission | 4-speed manual synchromesh on top 2 ratios |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,420 mm (95.3 in)[1] |
Length | 4,000 mm (157.5 in) |
Width | 1,480 mm (58.3 in) |
Height | 1,530 mm (60.2 in) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Simca 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.