NOREV / Atlas Editions Presidential Cars – Simca Chambord V8 Présidence,President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle ’61

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-sběratelský model auta Simka 1/43
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                                         Simca Vedette

The Simca Vedette is a large car, manufactured from 1954 to 1961 by the French automaker Simca, at their factoryin Poissy, France. It was marketed with different model names according to trim and equipment levels. The Vedette was Simca’s largest model at that time and it spawned a more economical version, the Simca Ariane.

1959 brought a new option, the Rush-Matic automatic transmission, which featured two modes: Rush (fully automatic) and Road (manual gear selection). The same year, assembly of the Vedette started at Simca do Brasil.Also during 1959, a new top-of-the-line model joined the Vedette range, the Présidence, featuring a luxurious interior, a radiotelephone (a European first) and a continental kit. French coachbuilder Chapron built two 2-door Présidence convertibles for a governor of one of the French colonies. Chapron had another order the next year, to build two four-door convertibles for the French President Charles de Gaulle. The Beaulieu was dropped in autumn 1960, but the other models remained unchanged until the 1961 model year, when they received new seats, new chrome decor, and the engine was fitted with a new anti-vibration crankshaft.The Simca Chambord was the first ever car to be built by Simca’s factory in Brazil. The first car, an authorized reproduction of the French built Simca Vedette, left the production line in March 1959. It featured the customary 84 hp (63 kW) engine, 3 speed gearbox with the shifter located on the steering column and was assembled from parts imported from France.