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1962 SIMCA ARONDE RUSH MONTLHÉRY
The item was sold for 8 030 €
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1962 SIMCA ARONDE RUSH MONTLHÉRY
Very nice restoration to finish
Known history
Rare Montlhéry version
French registration
Chassis n° : 1407454
The Simca Aronde is no longer presented as a true driving symbol of the "Trente Glorieuses", just like a Citroën 2 CV or a Renault 4 CV. This popular French car, built at nearly 1.3 million units between 1951 and 1964, will be the real spearhead of the French brand, a French subsidiary of Fiat emancipated after the war thanks to its emblematic general manager, Henri-Théodore Pigozzi. Just before the war, advertisements praised Simca's bird-like appetite, and the swallow (in old French, "aronde") gradually became the brand's emblem. In 1961, the P60 gave way to the Rush, the last Aronde of the lineage, which took the name of its 5-bearing engine.
The car we are presenting is a Montlhéry, a name that pays tribute to the car that, in 1953, covered 117,000 km during 46 days and 45 nights, at an average speed of 104 km/h. The car, which remained in the same family from 1965 until the 1990s, was stopped on the road and stored in a dry place until 2018, when it was put under the hammer for the first time by Maître Aguttes. It has since been completely dismantled and restored at great expense. The body, the running gear, the tires, the tank and the chromes are new, the interior has been kept original: despite a few snags, a certain emotion is felt. The engine, disassembled and overhauled, still needs some work: indeed, the oil pressure light comes on intermittently, as does the dynamo charge indicator.
Very nice restoration to finish
Known history
Rare Montlhéry version
French registration
Chassis n° : 1407454
The Simca Aronde is no longer presented as a true driving symbol of the "Trente Glorieuses", just like a Citroën 2 CV or a Renault 4 CV. This popular French car, built at nearly 1.3 million units between 1951 and 1964, will be the real spearhead of the French brand, a French subsidiary of Fiat emancipated after the war thanks to its emblematic general manager, Henri-Théodore Pigozzi. Just before the war, advertisements praised Simca's bird-like appetite, and the swallow (in old French, "aronde") gradually became the brand's emblem. In 1961, the P60 gave way to the Rush, the last Aronde of the lineage, which took the name of its 5-bearing engine.
The car we are presenting is a Montlhéry, a name that pays tribute to the car that, in 1953, covered 117,000 km during 46 days and 45 nights, at an average speed of 104 km/h. The car, which remained in the same family from 1965 until the 1990s, was stopped on the road and stored in a dry place until 2018, when it was put under the hammer for the first time by Maître Aguttes. It has since been completely dismantled and restored at great expense. The body, the running gear, the tires, the tank and the chromes are new, the interior has been kept original: despite a few snags, a certain emotion is felt. The engine, disassembled and overhauled, still needs some work: indeed, the oil pressure light comes on intermittently, as does the dynamo charge indicator.