It has notably been in the care of the current owner for 35 years. During all that time, this car gained much of his esteem, therefore when an opportunity arose to acquire it, he made the purchase.
As it was stationary for a long time, it needed some improvement repairs, with these works being carried out by Carlos Alberto Gouveia.
It's the only classic car he owns.
The Simca 8 is a family car built by Simca and sold in France between November 1937 and 1951 (including during wartime), available as a saloon, coupé or cabriolet.
In essence, it was based on a rebranded Fiat 508C "nuova Balilla", manufactured at the Fiat factory in Simca, in Nanterre, France.
It was first shown at the Paris Motor Show in October 1937. Sales in France began almost immediately in November. Early the following summer, Henri Pigozzi, head of Simca, organized a three-part endurance race under the supervision of the ACF. A single Simca 8 performed a 50,000-kilometre non-stop run.
The initial 10,000 km on the race circuit south of Paris involved the breaking of nothing less than 8 international records, although the manufacturer's information does not specify which records they are. The objective of the exercise was to obtain positive publicity for the Simca 8 and, as soon as the 50,000 kilometres were completed, on May 12, 1938, a press dinner was held, during which journalists were able to socialize with the drivers, ACF monitors and the directors of Simca, as well as representatives of Shell and Dunlop, whose products presumably played a key role in the exercise.
The printed summary of the event, used as publicity to the public in general, ended with an invitation for the reader to "achetez la même voiture" (buy the same car).
Datasheet Year: 1947 Brand: Simca Model: 8 Country: France License plate: ID-12-48 Engine: 1.090 cc Gearbox:4