The Simca Aronde was Simca's first original design, earlier models having been based on Fiats, and its first unibody car. It was built in France from 1951 to 1964 in three generations, and its name means swallow in Old French, after the stylised swallow on the company badge. It launched in October 1951 as a four-door saloon with a front-mounted 1,221 cc engine inherited from the Simca 8, and estates, vans and pickups followed, along with coupés and cabriolets, including bodies by Facel and the Grand Large coupé. In May 1952 an Aronde broke five international records over 50,000 kilometres, and in 1953 another covered 100,000 kilometres at Montlhéry. Later versions took the upgraded 1,290 cc Flash engine.
Facts
Engine1221 cc front-mounted engine from the Simca 8 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Simca Aronde (Wikipedia)
Generations
Source Simca Aronde 1300 (French Wikipedia)
Source Simca Aronde P60 (French Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Simca Aronde (Wikipedia)
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The Simca Aronde is an automobile which was manufactured by the French automaker Simca from 1951 to 1964.
Launch, body style
The only body style offered at the October 1951 launch was a four-door saloon/sedan/berline
Range, estate
An Aronde Chatelaine 3-door station wagon and an Aronde Intendante Pick-Up were also offered.
Range, 1957 versions
In October 1957, two new versions joined the Aronde range: the Océane, a 2-seater cabriolet, and Plein Ciel, a 2-seater coupé, both with bodies by Facel.
Engine, power
The Aronde was fitted with a front-mounted 1221 cc 44.5 bhp (33.2 kW) engine from the previous Simca model, the Simca 8
View the SourceSimca Aronde 1300 (French Wikipedia)
Generations: Simca Aronde 1300, Introduction
Lancée en 1951, la Simca Aronde a connu un très beau succès commercial mais, en 1956, quelques retouches s'imposent pour moderniser sa ligne.
has versions: Simca Aronde 1300, Introduction
Lancée en 1951, la Simca Aronde a connu un très beau succès commercial mais, en 1956, quelques retouches s'imposent pour moderniser sa ligne.
View the SourceSimca Aronde P60 (French Wikipedia)
Generations: Simca Aronde P60, Lancement en 1959
la P60 n'est en fait qu'une évolution du modèle Aronde 1300
has versions: Simca Aronde P60, Lancement en 1959, production totals
Au total, 1 425 329 exemplaires d'Aronde (toutes générations confondues
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