Chassis no.

912973French registration titleSold without contrôle techniqueIt remained in the same family from 1951 to 2008 and has been kept in its original condition.In the aftermath of the war, small, popular models were in high demand to get France back on its feet.

Competition was fierce and, to stand out from the crowd, Simca sought to move upmarket and offer more luxurious cars.

Impressed by the proposal from Stabilimenti Farina, which had built a very elegant and sleek coupé on the chassis of the Fiat 1100 S (identical to that of the Simca 8), the president of Simca France, Henri Théodore Pigozzi, ordered a model and presented it in 1948 at the Paris Motor Show under the name Simca 8 Sport. Wishing to produce a series of cars based on this prototype, he purchased the rights from Farina.

The coachbuilder Facel Métallon, later the manufacturer of the Facel Vega, was commissioned to produce the bodywork and assemble the car on a Simca 8 chassis.

Production began in March 1949,...