323 Simca 1000 Rallye (1972)
Simca 1000 Rallye (1961-78) Engine 1294cc S4 OHV Production 1642091 (all Saloons)
Registration Number POE 995 M
SIMCA ALBUM
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The Simca 1000 was developed in close collaboration with Fiat, then Simca major shareholder. The genesis of the design being one of six styling bucks created at Fiat by Fiat designer-engineer Dante Giacosa, as Project 122.
The styling department at Simca was headed up by Mario Revelli de Beaumont, who divided his time between Fiat’s Industrial Design Centre at Turin and Simca’s Styling Centre at Poissy, Revelli de Beaumont spent the two years between 1959 and 1961 working with Fiat’s Felice Mario Boano, developing the Simca 1000 to production readiness.
Launched at the 1961 Paris Motorshow, the car became known as the Simca Mille, it was inexpensive and, at the time of launch, quite modern, with a brand-new inline-four water-cooled "Poissy engine" of (at this stage) 944 cc. With its engine in the rear driving the rear wheels.The Simca 1000 was also seen in a number of export markets, with left- or right-hand-drive. Already by June 1963 it had found its way to South Africa, where it was sold alongside Chryslers, Dodges, and Plymouths. In the United States, the 1000 sedan was on sale for the 1963 model year, with the Coupé following in 1965.
Over the course of time the 1000 (Mille) became available in a number of configurations, In late 1968 the low cost Simca 4 CV (marketed in France as the Simc'4) appeared, powered by a 777cc with a 31 PS output, later increased to 33 PS. The 1000 engine was updated simultaneously, it was now called the type 349. At the top end of the range, the 1118 cc unit from the larger Simca 1100 was added for the 1969 model year (the Simca 1000 was marketed in the USA as Simca 1118). Finally, the 1294 cc "Poissy engine", used in the bigger 1300, found its way into the little 1000 in the early 1970s.
The 1294cc Rallye produced 86bhp with a top speed of 105mph and was the fiercest of the range, aimed squarly at the Mini Cooper market. .
A big thankyou for an incredible 23.4 Million views
Shot at the Classic Car Show, NEC, Birmingham 16:11:2013 REF 101-323
323 Simca 1000 Rallye (1972)
Simca 1000 Rallye (1961-78) Engine 1294cc S4 OHV Production 1642091 (all Saloons)
Registration Number POE 995 M
SIMCA ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623722482265...
The Simca 1000 was developed in close collaboration with Fiat, then Simca major shareholder. The genesis of the design being one of six styling bucks created at Fiat by Fiat designer-engineer Dante Giacosa, as Project 122.
The styling department at Simca was headed up by Mario Revelli de Beaumont, who divided his time between Fiat’s Industrial Design Centre at Turin and Simca’s Styling Centre at Poissy, Revelli de Beaumont spent the two years between 1959 and 1961 working with Fiat’s Felice Mario Boano, developing the Simca 1000 to production readiness.
Launched at the 1961 Paris Motorshow, the car became known as the Simca Mille, it was inexpensive and, at the time of launch, quite modern, with a brand-new inline-four water-cooled "Poissy engine" of (at this stage) 944 cc. With its engine in the rear driving the rear wheels.The Simca 1000 was also seen in a number of export markets, with left- or right-hand-drive. Already by June 1963 it had found its way to South Africa, where it was sold alongside Chryslers, Dodges, and Plymouths. In the United States, the 1000 sedan was on sale for the 1963 model year, with the Coupé following in 1965.
Over the course of time the 1000 (Mille) became available in a number of configurations, In late 1968 the low cost Simca 4 CV (marketed in France as the Simc'4) appeared, powered by a 777cc with a 31 PS output, later increased to 33 PS. The 1000 engine was updated simultaneously, it was now called the type 349. At the top end of the range, the 1118 cc unit from the larger Simca 1100 was added for the 1969 model year (the Simca 1000 was marketed in the USA as Simca 1118). Finally, the 1294 cc "Poissy engine", used in the bigger 1300, found its way into the little 1000 in the early 1970s.
The 1294cc Rallye produced 86bhp with a top speed of 105mph and was the fiercest of the range, aimed squarly at the Mini Cooper market. .
A big thankyou for an incredible 23.4 Million views
Shot at the Classic Car Show, NEC, Birmingham 16:11:2013 REF 101-323