Simca_1000

Simca 1000

The Simca 1000 was a small, rear-engined, four-door saloon manufactured by the French automaker Simca from 1961 to 1978. The car was inexpensive, and at the time of launch, quite modern, with a brand-new inline-4 engine. The RR layout was at that time quite popular in small cars. In addition to the rear engine, the fuel tank was located in the rear, behind the rear passenger seat. This gave the car a 35/65 front/rear weight distribution, with an extremely light and nimble front end and a responsive oversteer on curvy roads. The spare tyre was located vertically in the front luggage compartment, just behind the front bumper. It became a popular car in France, and to some extent also in export markets. In its 17 years of production, almost 2 millions were sold..

Over the course of time, the 1000 (whose name was pronounced "mille" in French) was available in a number of versions featuring different equipment levels and variations of the original Type 315 engine. The low-specification version was sold as Simca 900, and it was later replaced by Simca 4 CV (also marketed as Sim'4), powered by a 0.8 litre unit. On the other end of the range, the 1.1 L version from the larger Simca 1100 was added in 1969 (the Simca 1000 was marketed in the USA as Simca 1118). Finally, the 1.3 L version, used in the biggest Simca, the 1300, made its way to the little 1000 in the early 1970s. Apart from the standard manual transmission, some versions could be fitted with a three-speed semiautomatic developed by Ferodo. Quite interestingly, the high-specification versions were offered in the British market with a walnut dashboard decor! In 1977, the model was revised for the last time, gaining the new names of 1005/1006 (depending on the specifications), to put it in line with the newer Simca 1307 and its derivatives. Production stopped in 1978 without a direct replacement.

The Simca-Abarth (1964-66) and Simca 1000 Rallye

In the model's early years, the Italian tuner Abarth was offering modified versions of the 1000, and later Simca itself began offering a "Rallye" version, which helped boost the model's popularity in the motorsport community.

Simca-Abarth 1150 - 1137 cc - 5600 rpm - disk brakes - 11000 F
Simca-Abarth 1150 S - 1137 cc - 5600 rpm - disk brakes
Simca-Abarth 1150 SS - 1137 cc - 5600 rpm - disk brakes - Option : six speed gear box

The swan song of the Simca 1000 in this series was the Simca 1000 Rallye 3, with a engine. Only 1000 were produced during the last year of production of the Simca 1000, 1978.

Year	Models	Engines	Price (in F)	Production
1962	Simca 1000	944 cc	6490 F	1961 : 9670 1962 : 154 282
1963	Simca 900 Simca 1000	944 cc 944 cc	5950 F 6490 F	168 654
1964	Simca 900 Simca 900 C Simca 1000 Simca 1000 GL	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc	5950 F 6250 F 6450 F 6750 F	113 818
1965	Simca 900 Simca 1000 Simca 1000 GL Simca 1000 GLS	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc		118 655
1966	Simca 1000 L Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GL Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 GLA	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc	6200 F 6600 F 6900 F 7350 F 7350 F	174 068
1967	Simca 1000 Commerciale Simca 1000 L Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GL Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 GLA	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc	6115 F 6200 F 6600 F 6900 F 7350 F 7350 F	115 397
1968	Simca 1000 Commerciale Simca 1000 L Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GL Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 GLA	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 944 cc	6115 F 6200 F 6600 F 6900 F 7350 F 7350 F	114 427
1969	Sim' 4 Simca 1000 Simca 1000 Spécial	777 cc 944 cc 1118 cc	6595 F 7695 F 8995 F	146 321
1970	Sim' 4 Simca 1000 Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye	777 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1118 cc	7190 F 8140 F 9515 F 8695 F	133 540
1971	Sim' 4 Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GL Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye	777 cc 944 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1118 cc	7695 F 7995 F 8745 F 9995 F 8995 F	122 933
1972	Sim' 4 Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye 1	777 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc		131 195
1973	Sim' 4 Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2	777 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc		136 193
1974	Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GLE Simca 1000 GLS 6CV Simca 1000 GLS 5CV Ferodo Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2	944 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 944 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc	9550 F 10500 F 10250 F 10850 F 10950 F 10850 F 13850 F	95 604
1975	Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GLE Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2	944 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc		71 346
1976	Simca 1000 LS Simca 1000 GLE Simca 1000 GLS Simca 1000 Spécial Simca 1000 SR 6CV Simca 1000 SR 7CV Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2	944 cc 944 cc 944 cc 1118 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc
1977	Simca 1005 LS Simca 1006 GLS Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2	944 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc	15100 F 17420 F 17250 F 22625 F	49190
1978	Simca 1005 LS Simca 1006 GLS Simca 1000 Rallye 1 Simca 1000 Rallye 2 Simca 1000 Rallye 3	944 cc 1118 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc 1294 cc	23800 F 29700 F	12893