The A Century of Cars (Norev) Simca Aronde . available in cream & black finish. A Century of Cars (Norev) in detail...

The A Century of Cars (Solido) Simca Chambord . available in red & white finish. A Century of Cars (Solido) in detail...

The Auto Pilen Matra Simca Bagheera . available in yellow finish at 1:43 scale. Auto Pilen in detail...

The Auto Pilen Matra Simca Bagheera Shown in the 1981 Pilen Catalogue. available in yellow finish at 1:43 scale. Auto Pilen in detail...

The Corgi Simca 1000 Introduced in April 1964.Cost 4/3 available in plated finish at 1:44 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Cars Gift Set The set includes 24R Peugeot 203, 24T Citroen 2CV, 24B Buick Roadmaster, 24U Simca 9 Aronde and Ford Vedette 54 available in green, black finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Vedette Chambord . available in cream & red, black, green & dark green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 8 Sport . available in black, blue, grey finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 9 Aronde . available in blue & grey, grey, grey & black, green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Coffret Les Taxis De Poissy 24UT Simca Aronde Taxi and 24XT Ford Vedette 1954 Taxi. available in red & black finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 9 Aronde Taxi . available in red & blue finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Versailes . available in yellow & black, blue & white finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Ariane Taxi . available in black & red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Cargo Tipper Truck . available in green & silver finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Cargo Glass Truck Marked MIROITIER (yellow) or SAINT-GOBAIN (grey). available in yellow, grey finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Cargo Van . available in yellow & green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Cargo Van . available in yellow & white finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Cargo Van . available in yellow & orange finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 5 . available in maroon, red, yellow, blue, dark blue, black, green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Break Simca 1500 .. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Break Simca 1500 Police Prototype . available in black & white finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 1000 . available in red, blue finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 1000 Rallye 2 Prototype 1975 . available in met. green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca P.60 Auto-Ecole . available in white finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 1500 . available in blue finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Ariane Taxi Renumbered from 24XT available in black & red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca Aronde P.60 . available in cream & red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 1100 . available in met. green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Simca 1800 . available in met. blue finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Junior Simca 1000 One of eight Dinky Juniors available in green finish. Dinky Junior in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Vedette 'Chambord' . available in Red & Cream, 2-tone green finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 8 Cabriolet Through its life The Simca 8 Sports Cabriolet had a few variations in the mold as well as in color and wheels.

It always had white plain rubber tires, cast glossy exterior with open windshield and matte interior with cream steering wheel. Hubs were always ridged and convex. The base plate was black sheet metal with the name and manufacturer embossed in it and the number 24S.The known variations are:

• 1952: Plain cast wheels, thin screen, black body and tan interior.
• 1953-1954: Plain cast wheels, thin screen, black/red or grey/red.
• 1955-1956: Chromed cast wheels, thin screen, black/red or grey/red.
• 1957-1958: Chromed cast wheels, thick screen, black/red. grey/red.
• 1959: Chromed cast wheels, thick screen, light blue-green or cream/red body and red interior.

Unusual color samples: Chromed cast wheels, thick screen, bright red body and white interior or pink body and tan interior. These last are very rare and expensive. Probably made in the last year of production. In 1959, the number of the Simca 8 Sports changed to 534 until its deletion in 1960. available in grey. black, red, pink finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Aronde When introduced in October 1953 this was the first French Dinky to be supplied in an individual box. It was renumbered 536 in 1959. available in blue, green, white finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Aronde Elysee Taxi . available in red & blue finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Versailles Renumbered 541. available in blue & grey, yellow & black finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Ariane Taxi With taxi roof sign and meter. Later versions were fitted with windows. Rebumbered 542. available in black & red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Cargo Despite the advertisement in the 1955 French Dinky catalogue that the Simca Cargo truck would be a new arrival during April, the model went on sale virtually unannounced. The Meccano Magazine briefly acknowledged its introduction in the June edition of the magazine and the model only featured on the colourful back page in July. This amazingly low-key launch seriously underplayed the significance of a model and series of trucks intended to replace the out-dated 25 series, which was suffering falling sales. The old Ford ‘Poissy’, upon which the 25 series was based was itself being replaced by the revolutionary new Ford Cargo, which was soon to be re-named the Simca Cargo, when Ford-SAF sold its business to Simca.

When French Dinky Introduced the Simca Cargo truck, 33A, the 133mm long model cost an estimated 550 old francs, about 11/-. The trucks Olive Green cab and chassis had a citron-orange box body with two opening doors at the rear. This version of the truck had a shim with a spare tyre, but did not have the towing hook that appeared on the later Bailly Simca Cargo, 33AN. The wheel hubs were ribbed and convex and had large, black, smooth tyres. The Simca Cargo model sold in individual yellow boxes, which were subsequently used for the Bailly Simca Cargo, 33AN. The 33A model’s life was relatively short-lived, being withdrawn in favour of the Bailly Simca Cargo, in 1956.

Early in the 1950s, Ford extended and modernised its range of trucks and the Ford 5 tonnes was born. Its revolutionary design introduced the concept of the cab over engine, e-cab, which lies behind the look of numerous modern vehicles. In July 1954, Simca took-over the Ford operation and re-branded the vehicle. The truck had a V8 gasoline engine, producing 15HP. However, the gearbox was not synchronised and required the driver to double de-clutch and fuel consumption was 32 litres per 100 km at 50 km/h. From 1959, the Simca Cargo, now built at UNIC plants had a 4.2 litre V8 engine and a synchronised gearbox. The French army purchased over 14,000 of these vehicles, many of which were the later 4x4 model.

Introduced in April 1955, replaced by the Bailly Simca Cargo, 33AN, and deleted in 1956.Cost 550Fr available in green & orange finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Cargo Van Bailly . available in yellow finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Cargo Tipper Truck There is more that one variation of this model. available in green & silver finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Cargo Glass Truck Marked MIROITIER (yellow) or SAINT-GOBAIN (grey). Renumbered 579. available in yellow & green, grey & green finish at 1:55 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 5 Topolino In 1939, French Dinky launched the 60mm long Simca 5, Topolino, (35a). The casting at a scale of 1:55 moulded details of the model into its one piece shell. With either white of black hubs and rubber tyres, the model cost 125 fr. (old francs), about 2/6. Between 1940 and 1948, the price remained, even though the wheels became black metal. After 1948, the black wheel hubs had solely black tyres. The bodywork, doors, hatches, vents, grille and headlights are embossed. Ultimately, the Simca 5, Topolino, was deleted in 1949.

Designed by Fiat and known in Italy as the Topolino, the Franco-Italian, SIMCA 5, was built in Nanterre between 1939 and 1948. The in line 570cc engine produced a remarkable fuel consumption of 110km on only 5 litres of petrol. The car had a four speed gearbox, independent suspension, drum brakes and a 12v electrical system. Pre-war production slowed due to industrial action and German occupation. Eventually, the car was delisted in 1949 and replaced by the SIMCA 6.

Cost 125 fr available in grey, red, dark green, royal blue, yellow, gold, silver and brown finish at 1:55 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Break Simca 1500 . available in silver finish at 1:43 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 1000 88mm long. available in red, blue, maroon finish at 1:43 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 1500 . available in silver finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Aronde P60 . available in red & white, grey & blue finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca Cargo Mentioned in the November 1959 Meccano Magazine. Advertised in the June 1961 issue. Advertised in the September 1961 Meccano Magazine for 8/8. Also shown in the July 1962 issue for 8/6.Cost 8/6 available in grey & green finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 1100 There were both French and Spanish versions of this one. available in blue, cream finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Simca 1100 Police Car Introduced in 1977, French Dinky manufactured the SIMCA 1100 Police car in Spain, where it was designated 1450E. The 92mm length reflected that of the SIMCA 1100 Berline (saloon) 1407, introduced in 1968. The cost of the Police car, 18 new francs, about 18/-, some 6 francs above the standard Berline, reflected its plastic glass windows, suspension, opening engine and boot, matt green engine, black and white livery badged with POLICE on either side, blue light on the roof and its concave wheel hubs with treaded tyres. The model came with one of 7 number plates, white letters and numbers on a black background at both face and rear. French Dinky allocated the plate 7316 UG 75 to the French market, while 4212 BM 93 denoted models sold in Spain. Both box and vehicle recorded the place of manufacture as, Spain, although boxes for French versions also carried an additional sticker to show that these imported models complied with French law. French Dinky deleted the model in 1978.

The model of the SIMCA 1100 Police car was based on one of France’s most popular cars, with over 100,000 produced annually. In design from 1961-67, the SIMCA 1100 was France’s first front wheel drive vehicle. The car was road tested in Normandy and launched in Sardinia and at the Paris Motor Show in 1967. At this point, Chrysler Corporation, SIMCA’s new American owners chose to replace the traditional swallow logo with the Chrysler Pen-star and the 1100 was the first SIMCA vehicle to carry the new badge. Chrysler named the vehicle after its highly successful, Poissy-built 1118cc engine. The front-wheel drive hatchback came in a 3 and 5-door version, an estate car, and as 2 and 3 door vans. In no small measure, the vehicle’s success came from its innovative engineering, reflected in the use of disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, torsion-bar suspension and the provision of radial tyres. Together, these fittings made the SIMCA 1100 a remarkably advanced small family car and it is rumoured that Volkswagen studied the car when designing the VW Golf. SIMCA produced a number of sporty variants, which drew the attention of the French Police, who used it to patrol Europe’s busiest motorway, The Paris Peripherique. Ultimately, the Talbot Horizon replaced the SIMCA 1100.Cost 18 new fr available in white & black finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Chrysler Simca 1308/GT The very last French Dinky Toy, produced in metallic green with off-white interior. In fact, the very last true Dinky Toy, even though it was actually made in Spain. available in Metallic Green finish. French Dinky in detail...

The Guisval Matra-Simca Bagheera .. Guisval in detail...

The Joal Simca 1000 .. Joal in detail...

The Majorette Matra Simca Bagheera . available in yellow finish. Majorette in detail...

The Majorette Matra Simca 670 . available in blue finish. Majorette in detail...

The Norev Simca Aronde . available in white & blue finish. Norev in detail...

The Norev Simca Versailles . available in turquoise finish at 1:86 scale. Norev in detail...

The Norev Simca 1000 Berline . at 1:43 scale. Norev in detail...

The Norev Simca 1100 . available in cream finish. Norev in detail...

The Norev Matra Simca Bagheera . available in yellow finish. Norev in detail...

The Norev Simca 1308 . available in met. green finish at 1:43 scale. Norev in detail...

The Polistil Matra-Simca 680 . available in blue finish at 1:55 scale. Polistil in detail...

The Politoys Matra Simca Sport 660 . available in blue, red finish at 1:43 scale. Politoys in detail...

The Siku Matra-Simca Rancho . available in red & black finish. Siku in detail...

The Solido Simca 1308GT . available in met. green, red finish. Solido in detail...