Simca · 1937–1951
Simca 8
The Simca 8 is a small family car built by Simca and sold in France between November 1937 and 1951 (including wartime), available as a saloon, coupé or cabriolet. It was a rebadged Fiat 508C "nuova Balilla" made at Fiat's Simca plant in Nanterre, France.
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Predecessor: Simca-Fiat 6CV · Successor: Simca Aronde
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Specifications
- name
- Simca 8
- Manufacturer
- Simca
- Assembly
- France: Nanterre
- Production
- 1937–1951
- Successor
- Simca Aronde
- Class
- Large family car (D)
- Layout
- FR layout
- Body style
- 2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 2-door coupé, 2-door cabriolet, 3-door estate (from 1948)
- Engine
- 1,089 cc I4, 1,221 cc I4
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual with synchromesh on top 2 ratios
- Wheelbase
- 2420 mm
- Length
- 4000 mm
- Width
- 1480 mm
- Height
- 1530 mm
- Related
- Fiat 508C/1100 "Nuova Balilla"
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2553638CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca_8CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1369955677 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simca_8_2013-07-21_13-47-30_cropped_to_remove_distracting_Neighbo(u)r.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Modified version of original by Berthold Werner (Cropping, brightness adjustment and minor changes made by Charles01). · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.