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A real competitor in the middle class - Simca 1300/1500 (historical test)

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Created on October 13, 2020

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - modern sedan

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Simca 1500 (1963) - A Simca 1500 on a test drive

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Simca 1300 (1963) - Simca General Director M. H. T. Pigozzi with the maquette of the new Simca

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Simca 1300 (1963) - General Director M. H. T. Pigozzi with the new Simca 1300

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Simca 1300 (1963) - on the Morefontaine test track with a gradient of 30 percent

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Simca 1300 (1963) - On a test drive

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Simca 1300 (1963) - Cars are tested day and night on the Simca test track in Mortefontaine

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Simca 1500 (1963) - The new Simca surprises in tests abroad

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Simca 1500 (1963) - The new Simca is tested on mountain roads

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Simca 1500 (1963) - rear view

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Simca 1300 (1963) - View of the fittings

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Simca 1300 (1963) - Here the chassis is tested for vibrations and soundproofing using stroboscopic irradiation

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Simca 1300 (1963) - On a test drive

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Simca 1300 (1963) - almost optimal all-round visibility

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Simca 1300 (1963) - view through the 1300 (view-through drawing)

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Simca 1300 (1963) - An illustration of the engine

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Simca 1300 (1963) - Rear axle

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Simca 1300 (1963) - A 1300 in bright color at the Geneva Motor Show

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Simca 1300 (1963) - A 1300 at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963

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Simca 1300 (1963) - Simple dashboard and steering wheel

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Simca 1300 (1963) - The passenger compartment of a Simca 1300

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Simca 1300 (1963) - The trunk

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Simca 1300 (1963) - The engine of a 1300

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - On display at the Geneva Motor Show 1963

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - The more upmarket GL variant at the Geneva Motor Show 1963

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Simca 1500 (1963) - On a raised platform at the Geneva Motor Show 1963

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - Simple front with two large headlights

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Simca 1300 (1963) - a single central round instrument

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - The rear is also dominated by two large lights

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Simca 1300 GL (1963) - comfortable four-door model

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Simca 1500 (1964) - Advertising from 1964 -

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Summary

With the 1300 and 1500, Simca finally entered the mid-range segment. The two saloon variants had the proportions, performance and equipment to keep up with the competition at all times. The magazine 'hobby' devoted an extensive test report to the newcomer in 1963, which is reproduced here in restored form and with many historical illustrations.

This article contains the following chapters

The difference lies in modernity
Competitive
The interior is what counts
Powerful one and a half liter
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"The Aronde is not dead, long live the 1300!" What once applied to France's dead kings does not apply to France's automobiles: they coexist, and only the buyer is spoiled for choice. Henri-Theodore Pigozzi, Simca President, distinguishes between the 1.3-liter types as follows: "Aronde = economical mid-range car, Simca 1300 = top-of-the-range mid-range car." This is also of little use to the buyer. Only the price list helps; a thousand mark bill lies between the Etoile and the Simca 1300, although both types are equipped with the same basic Rush engine. (However, the Etoile, a mid-range car, is only 150 marks more expensive than the Simca 1000, which President Pigozzi considers to be a small car, but which we consider to be a modern thousand-mark car).

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