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£39,667 (Est: £25,680 - £42,800)
1950 Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet
France • 28 Sept 2025
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AI Listing Summary
This Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet, owned by French actor Régis Laspalès for 30 years, boasts a design inspired by the Cisitalia 202. It features an older restoration with a charming patina, recent mechanical servicing including a brake overhaul in July 2025, and a unique dashboard with a central speedometer.
Condition
7
The car has an older restoration with a lovely patina, suggesting it's been well-maintained but not recently restored to a like-new condition. Recent recommissioning and brake overhaul indicate attention to mechanical upkeep. The body has been repainted in the past and has a subtle patina. Overall, the car appears to be in good condition for its age, though not perfect.
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French titleChassis no.
864393
- Owned by Régis Laspalès for 30 years
- Older restoration with lovely patina
- Recommissioned and brakes overhauled in 2025
- No reserve
It was at the end of 1994 that the French actor and comedian Régis Laspalès fell for this superb Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet, which he discovered in a garage on the avenue Rapp in Paris: “It was surrounded by more prestigious Ferraris, Aston Martins and Jaguars, but I was won over at once by its elegance ...” Indeed, how could anyone fail to be moved by the beauty of Pinin Farina’s design, inspired by the Cisitalia 202? Its previous owner since 1982, also a man of taste, was none other than the artistic director of the Chanel perfume house.
The car was used a few years later for the poster of a show by Chevalier and Laspalès, but was driven very little for want of time.
In 2013, it was serviced; the starter was reconditioned, and the tyres and battery were changed.
It has just been recommissioned again and the brakin...
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£7,857
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£32,098
Median Price (Since 2020)
£47,447
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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