METRO for HACHETTE-ABARTH COLLECTION (vol. 49) Simca Abarth 1150 1963 white

Simca was the French subsidiary of Fiat. Established in 1934, it produced slightly modified Fiat cars with the brand Fiat-Simca. Starting from 1947 it took the name of Simca and its cars differed from the production of Turin. Using one of the style proposals of the project 122 Fiat, set aside by the company of Turin, Simca introduced in 1960 the 1000 and its line was perfected by the designer of Turin Mario Revelli de Beaumont. Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi, owner of the French firm, tried to replicate the agreement that was signed with Fiat Abarth and had brought very good image results, with the victories of the Fiat 600 cars developed by Abarth. In 1963, on the basis of the Simca 1000, Abarth presented 4 versions among which one, the less powerful, was the 1150. Equipped with 4 disc brakes, it aesthetically differed from the basic version for the emblem Abarth and the red stripe on its nose with the words "SIMCA ABARTH 1150" and for its rims with cooling windows and the specific wheel rims-covers. Unfortunately Abarth was not allowed to sell these cars through the Simca commercial network and this jeopardized the attainment of the minimal production for its approval in the Tourism category. So the car had to compete in the GT category, with no hope of victory, and few cars were produced. The Simca Abarth 1150 weighed 720 kg and with an engine of 1136 cm³ which developed 55 hp it could reach 150 kph.