SIMCA 8 VP SIMCA Bodywork: CI Serial number type:... Lot 17

SIMCA 8 VP SIMCA Bodywork: CI Serial number type: 876130 DMEC: 01/01/1950 Energy: ES Power: 7 Color: RED WITH CARTE GRISE The lot is exposed to the Palais des Congrès de Beaune Expertise: Patrick Michalik Serial number: 876130 Administrative document : Certificate of registration of collection - Deprived of technical control Date of putting into circulation : 1949 In 1938, Simca (subsidiary of Fiat) extends its range of car with the Simca 8, a derivative of the Fiat 508C which came then to compete with the Peugeot 202 and other Renault Juvaquatre. At the end of the war, Renault being nationalized and steel being scarce, no doubt that the 4CV takes the first place on the French market. That's why, in order to overcome this competition, the firm aims higher in range with the Simca 8. It is a sedan with an aerodynamic steel monocoque body, mounted on a chassis, equipped with a 4-cylinder engine of 1089.5 cc. Manufactured in the Simca factories in Nanterre under Fiat license, it is a medium-sized car, and had a brilliant career with its "pontoon" line between 1938 and 1951. The bodywork with no pillars between the doors and the grille are based on the tapered shapes of the Fiat 1500 revealed in November 1935. In May 1938, a Simca 8 sedan successively covered 10,000 km on the track (Montlhéry, average speed of over 115), 20,000 km on the road (average speed of 65, 6 liters per 100 km), and 20,000 km in Paris (average speed of 54, 6.5 per 100 km). This 50,000 km journey was a tremendous publicity coup. Magnificent Pininfarina convertible distributed in limited copies, with to date, 70 copies listed. Our example has only 38956km and is ready for the ride with its 4 cylinder engine of 1200 cm³ developing about 50 HP coupled to its 4 speed gearbox with gearbox. In 1938, Simca (a subsidiary of Fiat) extended its range of cars with the Simca 8. At the end of the war, the 4CV took first place on the French market. This is why, in order to offset this competition, the firm aims higher up the range with the Simca 8. Manufactured in the Simca factories in Nanterre under licence from Fiat, it is a mid-range car and had a brilliant career between 1938 and 1951. In May 1938, a Simca 8 saloon successively covered 10,000 km on the track (Montlhéry, average of more than 115), 20,000 km on the road (average of 65, 6 liters per 100 km), 20,000 km in Paris (average of 54, 6.5 per 100). This 50,000 km journey was a great publicity coup. This magnificent Pininfarina convertible is available in limited editions, with 70 examples listed to date. Our example has only 38956km and is ready to go for a ride with its 4 cylinder engine of 1200 cm³ developing about 50 HP coupled to its 4 speed gearbox with reduction gear.