Simca 1000

Infobox Automobile


name = Simca 1000
aka = Simca 900
Simca 4 CV
Sim'4
Simca 1118
Simca 1005/1006
manufacturer = Simca
parent_company =
production = 1961-1978
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successor =
class = Small car
platform =
body_style = 4-door saloon
engine = 0.8 L "Type 315" ohv I4
0.9 L "Type 315" ohv I4
1.1 L "Type 315" ohv I4
1.3 L "Type 315" ohv I4
layout = RR layout
transmission = 4-speed manual
length = Auto mm|3785
width = Auto mm|1473
height = Auto mm|1335
wheelbase = Auto mm|2220 cite book |last=Cardew|first=Basil |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Daily Express Review of the 1966 Motor Show|year=1966 |publisher=Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd |location=London |id=]
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fuel_capacity = Convert|36.5|L|usgal impgal|1|abbr=on
fuel_economy =|
related = Simca 1200S Coupé
similar = Renault 8
Škoda MB1000/1100
Škoda S100/110
Škoda 105/120
designer = Mario Boano
weight = 730 kg (35% front) [cite web|title=Simca - 1000|url=http://www.worldofmotorsports.com/car/model_specification.asp?makeID=265&modelID=4184&modelspecID=2829|publisher=worldofmotorsports.com|accessdate=2006-09-29] 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.cite web|url=http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/simca-cars/simca-1000.html|title=Simca 1000 cars|work=Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk|accessdate=2006-08-14] In its 17 years of production, almost 2 millions were sold.cite web|url=http://www.simcatalbotclub.org/s1000.htm|title=SIMCA 1000|work=Simca Talbot Information Centre – Simca Club UK|accessdate=2006-08-14] .

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 - convert|55|PS|kW hp|abbr=on|lk=on 5600 rpm - disk brakes - 11000 F
*Simca-Abarth 1150 S - 1137 cc - convert|58|PS|kW hp|abbr=on 5600 rpm - disk brakes
*Simca-Abarth 1150 SS - 1137 cc - convert|65|PS|kW hp|abbr=on 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 Convert|103|hp|kW|0|abbr=on engine. Only 1000 were produced during the last year of production of the Simca 1000, 1978.

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