To be honest, we never heard of Mochet microcars (or cycle-cars) so far but what we see here is quite intriguing. The factory was established soon after WWI but the began to produce this car only in 1953. It has a two-stroke, single cylinder engine with a displacement of 125 c.c. which can push this… Read More Meep Meep: 1956 Mochet Type CM Grand Luxe
France is definitely the place where to buy a Simca. This 1200S is painted in a very pleasant pale blue, very similar to the “Celeste Chiaro” used on its peer, the Maserati Ghibli (designed by Giugiaro as well), mated to a classic black interior, a typical color combo of late sixties. The seller says that… Read More Pale blue bargain: 1967 Simca 1200S by Bertone
This 1953 Panhard X87 (vin #855685) is one of the 4,000 (more or less) made from 1952 to 1953: it’s equipped with a 850 c.c. flat-twin, air cooled engine producing 40 h.p. and it has a shape which you won’t forget easily: it deserves the nickname “bathub” even more than the Porsche Speedster appeared in… Read More No trunk: 1953 Panhard Dyna X87 Junior
Believe it or not, this 1955 Citroen 2CV is Mille Miglia elegible. Not later than two years ago, a 1957 sister of this car joined that event. This particular car is an early model pushed by a 375 c.c. flat twin, air cooled engine. Early cars had a very strange, but very economic and effective… Read More Another Mille Miglia entry: 1955 Citroen 2CV
France, both for the seller and for the car: differently from the 1200S featured here, this car is not white nor blue, the official color for french racing cars. Indeed this car shows a beautiful Rosso Corsa which mates perfectly with the black front grilles and the black vinyl interiors. This is a model year 1969… Read More French Giugiaro/2: 1969 Simca Bertone 1200 S
The René Bonnet Le Mans was designed to meet the requirement of U.S. market, although the selling price, back then, was high for a fiberglass car. Differently from the previous model, this one had a 1108 c.c. Renault engine, with a light tuning made by Gordini and fed by a downdraft Weber 32 MDIX d.t.… Read More Fiberglass fins: 1963 René Bonnet Le Mans Grand Luxe
We’re far to consider ourselves as classic cars experts but we’re neither the last of the bunch. However, we not only haven’t ever saw this car, but we didn’t ever know of its existence. It’s called Alpine Renault A108 Cabrio and, we must say, it’s a very pretty car. This car seems to be a… Read More Never seen before: 1960 Alpine A108 Cabriolet (by Allemano?)
In the late ’40’s, the french Simca began to produce the Simca 8 based on the Fiat 1100C chassis and mechanicals. This car was actually almost the exact copy of its italian cousin, the Fiat 1100C by Farina coachworks. Both cars owe a lot to the Cisitalia 202 Cabriolet. On the Simca 8, the engine… Read More Farina outside: 1950 Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet
“Type R1134” was the designation given to this particular model, built by Renault and tuned by italian master tuner Amedeo Gordini. The basis was obviously the Renault R8 but the engine, after Gordini’s treatment, reached the remarkable power output of 95 h.p. (SAE spec.): not bad for a 1100 c.c. engine, moreover for a car… Read More Type R1134: 1965 Renault R8 Gordini
This Simca 1200S Bertone is the mightier version of the 1000 model. As the name suggests (although the seller calls it 1300 GLS), it’s powered by a 1204 c.c. rear engine fed by a couple of two-throat Solex carburetors. The 1968 edition develops 80 h.p. This nice little coupè was designed by Giorgietto Giugiaro when… Read More French Giugiaro: 1968 Simca Bertone 1200 S
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