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Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 07:19
by 72XYGT
Do you guys remember the Simca V8. Think it was called the Vedette and was quite a small little car and also very small engine capacity for a V8. Cant remember exactly all about the car as I was still a laaitie. Anyone got some details and a few pics?
Daan
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 07:31
by Gunter
It was a small car for its era, my dad had one....i think it had a old style sidevalve V8 in it. There was one for sale in the Junkmail a couple of months ago
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 08:25
by Hi-Fi
Was it this car?
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 08:44
by Killarney Racer
Do you remember the Simca Arondes that were raced by Eric Adler, John Conchie and others in the early 60's. It is a bit hazy as I was a lighty then but they were quite competitive. Got an image of Adler racing one somewhere.
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 09:03
by henryk
Those Simca Vedettes used the Ford 60 bhp sidevalve V8 engines.
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 09:16
by Killarney Racer
and the little Simca 1000 that was a R8 look-alike
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 09:55
by Hi-Fi
Did any of those big Simcas race?
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 11:10
by 72XYGT
Wasnt the Simca a Russian brand?
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 11:14
by Killarney Racer
Simca was French.
In their heydays they teamed up with Matra to race the magnificent F1 cars and then moved into sports cars, both with great success.
Re: Forgotten V8
Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008, 20:39
by RASSIE
Not my style. Cheers Rassie.