Once we said that France is the place where to buy a Simca: facts prove that we are right. This is a white Simca 1200S (quite rare in this shade) which, although it’s not in outstanding condition, is for sure a very nice driver. It has been resprayed for sure but the overall conditions are good:… Read More White declension: 1967 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
When, in 1961, Simca managers decided to give an aggressive looks to their new little coupé, the name which came in their mind was, of course, Bertone. We think that – with all the due respect to Farina brothers, Vignale and Ghia – the most beautiful and dramatic cars made during the period between the 1935… Read More Spicy & elegant: 1967 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
This was the cabriolet version of the latest Simca Aronde model, produced from 1957 to 1962. Bizzarrelly this car was not called “Plein Ciel” (open sky) like its coupé sister. Alle these cars were assembled by Facel Metallon: this complicated assembly process made these cars to cost more than the double of their sedan sisters which shared the… Read More Chasing the sun: 1959 Simca Aronde Sport Océane by Facel
Yes, this aluminium-bodied coupé was built in France by Facel Metallon but the design was made by Pininfarina, who also built Fiat’s and Ferrari’s with a very similar body. And, as the seller too says, back then this car was more expensive than a Porsche 356 (try to buy a ’51 356 now) and just for… Read More Attitude for elegance: 1951 Simca Sport 8 by Facel
A pre-war car must have something really special to catch our attention and this Lancia for sure has it. It is a 1939 Aprilia Cabriolet built by french coachbuilder Pourtout, a famous craftsman who also made many jobs on different marques. The seller says that this car is one out of four made by the… Read More The french way: 1939 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet by Pourtout
These were the sportiest cars produced in France during the sixties, along with their direct competitor, the Alpine A110. And, just like the more known Alpine, they were made to be agile and light: the fiberglass body was indeed made by Matra and mated with a Renault four cylinders engine with a displacement of 1108… Read More Treetop level flight: 1965 Matra Djet V
Once again the seller of this car didn’t talk about the build year of this european Ford, but the front grille looks like the one installed on The Monte Carlo model so this car should have been produced between 1953 and 1955. As reader Lagunatich says, this is not a Monte Carlo but an early… Read More Uncertain birth: 1952 Ford Cométe
Here we are again with a beautiful and elegant 403 Cabriolet, a beautiful creation of Pininfarina and for sure, one of the most beautiful cars of the Peugeot history. And again, we do not know in what year this car has been built: the seller simply doesn’t believe that such information is important, you however… Read More Beauty’s never enough: 1960 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
Watching how simple and straight is this car, of course the mind recalls something like the Porsche 356 Speedster. Indeed this car too has an air cooled engine. This car is equipped with a 850 c.c. flat-twin, air cooled engine producing 40 h.p: not a powerhouse for sure, but with this car power is not the… Read More French speedster: Panhard Dyna Junior X87
Update, October 6 This car is again for sale with new photos and huge price drop: its for sale here in France at €49,000 (today $62,000). May 7 Yessss, that’s the third 403 Cabriolet published here, and that’s the lower priced of the bunch. As usual for rare cars, sometimes you can’t find one for… Read More Enter the third: 1960 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
