What’s really odd here is not the car itself, of course, but how come this 403 Familiale (french for Station Wagon) is in Michigan. Indeed you don’t find this car behind every corner even in its native country, so it’s strange that someone could, in the land of the Station Wagons, buy a french one which,… Read More Free delivery: 1957 Peugeot 403 Familiale
Spider not because it’s open, of course, but because the nose of this car always reminded us of the four eyes of the well known arachnid. This is not the first R8 Gordini we have spotted for sale in France where, of course, these cars were built by Renault which gave their engine to Henry Frétet and Amedeo Gordini, the… Read More Spider face: 1970 Renault R8 Gordini
The aluminium family of the Simca made during the early fifties is quite scarce but, among all those, the Simca 9 is the rarest as it was build just for little more than one year, from 1952 to 1953. Like its sisters, this Simca had an aluminium body sketched by Pininfarina but the car was… Read More Hen’s tooth: 1952 Simca 9 Sport by Facel
The Renault 4CV is not much known in the classic car world, especially on the western side of the Atlantic, however we believe that’s a cute little car indeed, not less than many italian alternatives of that period. Indeed it was quite a smart car: a quite short body, four doors, rear water-cooled engine and… Read More Winter sales: 1961 Renault 4CV Affaire
These cars were built By Facel Metallon (long story short: Facel Vega) and if you ever worked on one of these you have realized for sure how good is their build quality, much more than the same segment competitors of that time. Last but not least, these are beautifully designed cars. The engine is derived from… Read More One bumper less: 1958 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel
The 1958 saw the birth of the FV4, the most powerful Facel Vega ever produced as it was equipped with a 383 C.I. V8 Chrysler engine also called “Typhoon”. Only 85 of these cars were built in 1958 so this barn find is truly a rare car; moreover this is the first time we see… Read More Typhoon inside: 1958 Facel Vega FV4
As long as this car was produced in 261 specimens, it can easily defined “rare”. It’s a Alpine A110 L where “L” is for long: indeed this is the longest Alpine ever made as its overall lenght is slightly more than 4 meters. However the fiberglass body helped it to contain the weigth within 700 kgs.… Read More Unmatching wheels: 1964 Alpine A110 L GT4
What we can’t understand is why many people are so stingy with words when it’s time to describe the car they are selling.Whatever, this car speaks enough for itself. It’s a Simca 1200S by Bertone, a car which is well know by many Classic Virus readers as we have posted many of these cars for… Read More No words: 1970 Simca 1200 S Coupé by Bertone
One of the best cars made in France after the WWII is the Simca Week-End, the cabriolet version of the Coupé de Ville. Both were one segment upper than their cousins, the Aronde series. Also this Simca was built by facel coachworks, this means that there is some aluminium somewhere: in this case we’re talking about… Read More Robergel wheels: 1956 Simca Week-End
We’ve published other Simca 1200S for sale over the last three years, and this is the second one painted in red. And, while it’s usual to find these little cars in Italy or France, this is actually stored in Serbia: it would be great to know how this car has gone there, especially because it is… Read More Pointed nose: 1970 Simca 1200S by Bertone
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