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| − | '''Simca Aronde P60. 1958–64 (prod. 1,425,329 all Aronde). 4-door saloon, 3- and 5-door estate, 2-door hardtop coupé. F/R, 1090, 1290 cm³ (I4 OHV).''' Carryover platform but refreshed styling with lower roofline, and a wider range. The 1·3 could be had with three power outputs. Élysée was the basic saloon, complemented by Grand Large coupé, with 48 hp; Montlhéry and Monaco were the saloon and coupé with higher compression (57 hp); carryover estate had 45 hp. Downmarket 1·1 models (Deluxe 6 and Étoile 6) got the P60 body from October 1959, and complemented by a downmarket Étoile 7 with the 1·3. New estate body did not arrive till 1960 with the Ranch (new front end, old rear end). New Rush engine, with five-bearing crankshaft, from October 1960, with same capacity as Flash 1·3. A high-output Rush Super M with 70 PS appeared in September 1961 for the Montlhéry Spéciale and Monaco Spéciale. Australian production (from 1959) saw the addition of a five-door estate. | + | '''Simca Aronde P60/Simca Aronde Rush. 1958–63 (prod. 455,000 approx.). 4-door saloon, 3- and 5-door estate, 2-door hardtop coupé. F/R, 1090, 1290 cm³ (I4 OHV).''' ''P'' for ''personnalisation'' and Poissy, and ''60'' for the decade ahead. Carryover platform but refreshed styling with lower roofline, and a wider range. The 1·3 could be had with three power outputs. Élysée was the basic saloon, complemented by Grand Large coupé, with 48 hp; Montlhéry and Monaco were the saloon and coupé with higher compression (57 hp); carryover estate had 45 hp. Downmarket 1·1 models (Deluxe 6 and Étoile 6) got the P60 body from October 1959, and complemented by a downmarket Étoile 7 with the 1·3. New estate body did not arrive till 1960 with the Ranch (new front end, old rear end). New Rush engine, with five-bearing crankshaft, from October 1960, with same capacity as Flash 1·3, at which point the cars were officially the Aronde Rush, though the P60 code remained in colloquial use. A high-output Rush Super M with 70 PS appeared in September 1961 for the Montlhéry Spéciale and Monaco Spéciale. Australian production (from 1959) saw the addition of a five-door estate. |
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| − | ''Manufacturing locations:'' Nanterre, Île-de-France, France; Australia | + | ''Manufacturing locations:'' Poissy, France; Australia |
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| | ''Marque:'' [[Simca]] | ''Model:'' [[Simca Aronde]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Simca 90A Aronde]] | ''Successor:'' [[Simca 1300, 1500]] | | ''Marque:'' [[Simca]] | ''Model:'' [[Simca Aronde]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Simca 90A Aronde]] | ''Successor:'' [[Simca 1300, 1500]] |
Latest revision as of 02:47, 4 April 2024
Simca Aronde P60/Simca Aronde Rush. 1958–63 (prod. 455,000 approx.). 4-door saloon, 3- and 5-door estate, 2-door hardtop coupé. F/R, 1090, 1290 cm³ (I4 OHV). P for personnalisation and Poissy, and 60 for the decade ahead. Carryover platform but refreshed styling with lower roofline, and a wider range. The 1·3 could be had with three power outputs. Élysée was the basic saloon, complemented by Grand Large coupé, with 48 hp; Montlhéry and Monaco were the saloon and coupé with higher compression (57 hp); carryover estate had 45 hp. Downmarket 1·1 models (Deluxe 6 and Étoile 6) got the P60 body from October 1959, and complemented by a downmarket Étoile 7 with the 1·3. New estate body did not arrive till 1960 with the Ranch (new front end, old rear end). New Rush engine, with five-bearing crankshaft, from October 1960, with same capacity as Flash 1·3, at which point the cars were officially the Aronde Rush, though the P60 code remained in colloquial use. A high-output Rush Super M with 70 PS appeared in September 1961 for the Montlhéry Spéciale and Monaco Spéciale. Australian production (from 1959) saw the addition of a five-door estate.
Manufacturing locations: Poissy, France; Australia
Marque: Simca | Model: Simca Aronde | Predecessor: Simca 90A Aronde | Successor: Simca 1300, 1500
