The new Simca 1000
("Simca Mille" in French) is unveiled on October 10th at the
Paris Motor Show by the French automaker Simca. Initially the car was
offered in three colours (red/rouge tison, egg-shell blue/bleu
pervenche or off-white/gris-princesse). The car was designed by the
Italian Mario Boano who also worked for Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari
and Volkswagen (the Karmann Ghia).
The car used the RR
layout (rear-drive / rear engine), with a brand-new inline-four
water-cooled "Poissy engine" of 944 cc. The interior was
spacious for a small car, although the luggage compartment under the
front hood offered only limited space.
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| Simca 1000 at the Paris Motor Show (1961) |
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| Simca 1000 (1963) |
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| Simca 1000 (1963) |
The original 944cc
engine was used from 1961 until the end of production in 1978. From
1962 until 1968 the 1000 also used the Simca 315 version of the
engine with a power output of 45 bhp SAE, it gave the car a top speed
of 121 km/h.
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| Simca-Abarth (1963) |
From 1964 until
1966 Italian tuner Abarth offered modified versions of the 1000, the
Simca-Abarth. From 1970 on Simca itself offered a "Rallye"
version of the 1000. The Rallye was followed by the Rallye 1, the
Rallye 2 and the Rallye 3.
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| Simca 1000 (1969) |
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| Simca 1000 (1969) |
In 1969 the 1000
had a minor facelift with redesigned bumpers, bigger headlamps, and
square taillights.
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| Simca 1000 Rallye 1 |
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| Simca 1000 Rallye 2 |
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| Simca 1000 Rallye 3 |
In 1977, the model,
now called 1005/1006, was revised for the last time gaining square
headlights. Production stopped in 1978 without a replacement.
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| Simca 1005 (1977) Simca 1000 LS German advert 1970 Simca 1000 GLS Spanish advert 1972 |
Brochure Simca 1005 Netherlands (1978)
Brochure Simca Rallye 1 France (1970)
Brochure Simca Rallye 2 France (1973)
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