29:
332:
remained the company's smaller volume model. However, in 1949 the Simca 6 fulfilled its manufacturer's plans and replaced its predecessor. More than 16,000 Simca 6s were produced during its production run which came to an end in 1950: after this loyal Simca customers would need to upgrade to the
316:
Claimed output from the 569 cm³ engine was boosted from 12 to 16.5 bhp achieved at 4,400 rpm. The engine employed overhead valves operated with a side-mounted camshaft. The light-weight 6 inherited its predecessor’s excellent fuel economy, with 5 litres of fuel propelling it over a
317:
distance of 108 km, equivalent to more than 61 mpg (UK gallons). The advertised maximum speed of 90 or 95 km/h (56 or 59 mph) also reflected the car’s light build, and was considered excellent for a car of this size and price.
320:
In most respects, the principal mechanical elements followed conventional practice. The 4-speed gear box featured synchromesh on the top two ratios. Stopping power came from drum-brakes on all four wheels.
359:
on which it was based had also been upgraded: The
Topolino C, arriving two years later than the Simca 6, featured the upgraded mechanical components first seen on the
328:, the car got off to a slow start, with just 11 produced during the closing month of 1947 and 191 during the whole of 1948: during these years the older
285:
based development office demonstrated a hitherto unseen level of independent thinking for a Simca production model. The Simca was distanced from its
481:
1044:
1024:
305:, accessible only from the interior of the car and almost entirely filled by the spare wheel. In addition to the small 2-door, 2-seat
1019:
800:
156:
341:, the 6 was not seen as a commercial success, and it was not until 1961 that Simca would return to the small car sector (in
293:, flanked by raised headlights integrated into the wing panels, along the lines featured by the then newly introduced
474:
396:
356:
264:
131:
1014:
467:
364:
290:
909:
904:
1029:
831:
302:
81:
1034:
116:
769:
706:
325:
289:
origins by a modified « Americanised » front end, featuring a widened and lowered
278:
260:
990:
872:
867:
809:
655:
895:
826:
448:
98:
459:
1039:
1008:
804:
783:
778:
848:
726:
721:
716:
969:
964:
957:
942:
937:
932:
927:
667:
298:
294:
409:
920:
877:
762:
745:
346:
384:
267:
251:
from 1947 until 1950. Simca had been established as a French subsidiary of
171:
148:
121:
90:
650:
306:
282:
236:
104:
86:
65:
711:
672:
660:
454:
372:
338:
334:
329:
256:
223:
213:
399:
while French sources stress the independent development of the Simca.
392:
342:
271:
244:
143:
69:
434:. Vol. 7. Paris: Histoire & collections. 1998. p. 74.
886:
490:
388:
376:
360:
353:
248:
47:
28:
645:
380:
368:
286:
252:
463:
310:
301:. The rear overhang was extended with the addition of a small
240:
109:
432:
Toutes les
Voitures Françaises 1948 (Salon Paris oct 1947)
324:
Despite having its first public presentation at the 1947
313:
capable of carrying up to 250 kg was available.
219:
209:
204:
196:
188:
180:
170:
165:
155:
142:
137:
127:
115:
97:
80:
75:
61:
53:
43:
38:
21:
352:By the time the Simca 6 production run ended, the
425:
423:
387:were positioned at a lower level. In retrospect
333:larger (and far more commercially successful)
475:
8:
453:This entry is based on a translation of the
482:
468:
460:
455:French Knowledge (XXG) corresponding entry
27:
18:
500:
419:
255:and the Simca 6 was developed from the
517:
514:
511:
391:sources tend to view the Simca 6 as a
508:
503:
7:
520:
449:Club Simca France www.clubsimca.com
259:which itself had been a version of
14:
281:, of the Simca 6, the company’s
1:
805:Présidence / Rallye / Jangada
493:vehicle timeline, 1940s–1980s
363:, as well as a modern square
277:With the launch, at the 1947
184:3,220 mm (126.8 in)
200:1,400 mm (55.1 in)
192:1,350 mm (53.1 in)
176:2,000 mm (78.7 in)
1061:
984:
975:
948:
862:
854:
837:
821:
813:
789:
761:
757:
744:
740:
732:
699:
697:
682:
680:
678:
654:
644:
371:offering came without the
1045:Cars discontinued in 1950
1025:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
981:
977:
973:
968:
963:
961:
956:
954:
950:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
924:
919:
915:
913:
908:
903:
901:
899:
894:
892:
890:
885:
881:
876:
871:
866:
864:
860:
856:
852:
847:
845:
843:
839:
835:
830:
825:
823:
819:
815:
810:Esplanada / Regente / GTX
808:
799:
797:
795:
791:
787:
782:
777:
775:
773:
768:
759:
755:
751:
749:
742:
738:
734:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
701:
695:
690:
688:
684:
676:
671:
666:
659:
649:
641:
498:
26:
987:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
395:version of the upgraded
1020:Cars introduced in 1947
989: Manufactured by
243:produced and sold in
414:Vol 32 December 1998
412:Magazine (in French)
375:style chrome of the
309:style body, a small
270:and manufactured in
33:Simca 6 2-door coupé
345:terms), with their
965:Cabriolet Week-End
1002:
1001:
997:
996:
958:8 Sport Cabriolet
229:
228:
1052:
993:
988:
970:Cabriolet Océane
943:Coupé Plein-Ciel
770:Large family car
707:Small family car
501:
484:
477:
470:
461:
436:
435:
427:
279:Paris Motor Show
76:Body and chassis
31:
19:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1049:
1005:
1004:
1003:
998:
991:Simca do Brasil
986:
985:
656:Chrysler Europe
494:
488:
445:
440:
439:
430:"Automobilia".
429:
428:
421:
405:
339:its predecessor
107:
99:Body style
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1058:
1056:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1015:Simca vehicles
1007:
1006:
1000:
999:
995:
994:
983:
979:
978:
976:
974:
972:
967:
962:
960:
955:
952:
951:
949:
947:
945:
940:
938:Coupé De Ville
935:
930:
925:
923:
917:
916:
914:
912:
907:
902:
900:
898:
893:
891:
889:
883:
882:
880:
875:
870:
865:
863:
861:
858:
857:
855:
853:
851:
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
836:
834:
829:
824:
822:
820:
817:
816:
814:
812:
807:
798:
796:
793:
792:
790:
788:
786:
781:
776:
774:
772:
766:
765:
760:
758:
756:
753:
752:
750:
748:
743:
741:
739:
736:
735:
733:
731:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
703:
702:
700:
698:
696:
694:
689:
686:
685:
683:
681:
679:
677:
675:
670:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
639:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
523:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
499:
496:
495:
489:
487:
486:
479:
472:
464:
458:
457:
451:
444:
443:External links
441:
438:
437:
418:
417:
416:
415:
404:
401:
227:
226:
221:
217:
216:
211:
207:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
174:
168:
167:
163:
162:
161:4-speed manual
159:
153:
152:
146:
140:
139:
135:
134:
129:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
101:
95:
94:
84:
78:
77:
73:
72:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1057:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
992:
980:
971:
966:
959:
953:
944:
939:
934:
929:
922:
918:
911:
906:
897:
888:
884:
879:
874:
869:
859:
850:
842:
833:
828:
818:
811:
806:
802:
794:
785:
780:
771:
767:
764:
754:
747:
737:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
704:
693:
687:
674:
669:
665:
662:
657:
652:
647:
640:
524:
506:
502:
497:
492:
485:
480:
478:
473:
471:
466:
465:
462:
456:
452:
450:
447:
446:
442:
433:
426:
424:
420:
413:
411:
407:
406:
402:
400:
398:
397:Fiat Topolino
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
357:Fiat Topolino
355:
350:
348:
344:
340:
336:
331:
327:
322:
318:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
275:
273:
269:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
225:
222:
218:
215:
212:
208:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
173:
169:
164:
160:
158:
154:
150:
147:
145:
141:
136:
133:
132:Fiat Topolino
130:
126:
123:
120:
118:
114:
111:
106:
102:
100:
96:
92:
88:
85:
83:
79:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
16:Motor vehicle
832:Profissional
691:
504:
431:
408:
351:
323:
319:
315:
276:
274:as a Simca.
232:
230:
157:Transmission
44:Manufacturer
668:Economy car
410:Automobilia
365:front grill
299:Renault 4CV
295:Peugeot 203
291:front grill
210:Predecessor
1009:Categories
921:Sports car
905:1000 Coupé
727:Aronde P60
722:90A Aronde
642:Ownership
385:headlights
379:, and the
367:; but the
347:Simca 1000
326:Motor Show
205:Chronology
166:Dimensions
138:Powertrain
54:Production
1030:City cars
873:1301/1501
868:1300/1500
337:. Unlike
220:Successor
172:Wheelbase
122:FR layout
57:1947–1950
827:Alvorada
801:Chambord
717:9 Aronde
651:Chrysler
373:American
283:Nanterre
268:rebadged
265:Topolino
237:city car
87:City car
66:Nanterre
62:Assembly
39:Overview
982:Legend
933:9 Sport
928:8 Sport
784:Vedette
779:Vedette
661:Peugeot
403:Sources
389:Italian
354:Italian
335:Simca 8
330:Simca 5
257:Simca 5
233:Simca 6
224:Simca 8
214:Simca 5
128:Related
108:3-door
103:2-door
22:Simca 6
1035:Coupés
896:Comète
849:Ariane
521:1980s
518:1970s
515:1960s
512:1950s
509:1940s
393:French
343:French
272:France
245:France
197:Height
181:Length
151:570 cc
144:Engine
117:Layout
70:France
910:1200S
887:Coupe
491:Simca
377:Simca
361:Simca
307:coupé
249:Simca
235:is a
189:Width
105:coupé
82:Class
48:Simca
1040:Vans
878:1307
763:1100
746:1000
646:FIAT
505:Type
381:Fiat
369:Fiat
303:boot
297:and
287:Fiat
261:Fiat
253:Fiat
239:and
231:The
383:'s
311:van
263:’s
247:by
241:van
110:van
1011::
803:/
637:2
628:9
598:9
568:9
538:9
422:^
349:.
149:I4
68:,
712:8
692:6
673:5
634:1
631:0
625:8
622:7
619:6
616:5
613:4
610:3
607:2
604:1
601:0
595:8
592:7
589:6
586:5
583:4
580:3
577:2
574:1
571:0
565:8
562:7
559:6
556:5
553:4
550:3
547:2
544:1
541:0
535:8
532:7
529:6
526:5
483:e
476:t
469:v
93:)
91:A
89:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
