Simca Chambord

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Simca Chambord Tufão 1966 model
Simca Chambord Tufão 1966 model
Chambord
Production period: 1959-1966
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon
Engines: Otto engine :
2.4 liters
(62–88 kW)
Length: 4520 mm
Width: 1750 mm
Height: 1480 mm
Wheelbase : 2690 mm
Empty weight : 1150 kg
Previous model Simca Vedette
successor Simca Esplanada

The Simca Chambord was the first Simca do Brasil model built in Brazil . The Chambord was a vehicle of the upper class and followed very closely the French edition of Chambord based on the Simca Vedette . The engine was that of Ford acquired Ford Flathead - V8 engine with 2.4 liter displacement and first 62 kW (84 hp) at 4800 / min and 155 Nm at 2750 / min. The rear wheels were driven via a single-disc dry clutch, a partially synchronized three-speed gearbox and a one-piece cardan shaft. The rear axle was rigid and suspended on leaf springs, at the front there was a MacPherson suspension called "Stabimatic" and roller steering . All wheels had hydraulically operated drum brakes, called Duplex, "Twinplex" at the front. At first it was made from parts imported from France.

From March 1959, the Chambord was offered with an enlarged engine and 3-speed gearbox with a gear lever on the steering column.

Simca Jangada

From 1960, some of the components were produced by local Brazilian suppliers, and this proportion was gradually increased. In 1961 the Chambord model series received an improved engine with an output of 66 kW (90 hp) and 15 percent more torque. In the meantime, 98 percent of the parts came from Brazilian production.

The station wagon was called Simca Jangada. A special luxury version was presented as Simca Tufão (whirlwind) and as Simca Présidence with an extended wheelbase.

In 1963 the engine output was increased to up to 88 kW (120 PS), first in the Simca Rally . This was a Chambord equipped for sporty drivers with a more closely graduated gearbox. It accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 14.3 seconds, with a top speed of 160 km / h.

In 1964 there were the Simca Alvorada and in 1965 its successor Simca Profissional, more economical versions of the Chambord. By order of the Brazilian government, all manufacturers had to offer such models.

A total of 50,833 units of the Chambord had been built by 1966, divided as follows:

  • Chambord (1959-1966): 42.910
  • Présidence (1960-1966): 848
  • Rally (1962–1966): 3,992
  • Jangada (1962-1966): 2,705
  • Alvorado (1963-1965): 378

The production figures for the Profissional are not known, they are included in the numbers for the Chambord.

The successor Simca Esplanada was presented in November 1966 at Brazil's only car exhibition Salão do Automóvel .

literature

  • Enio Brandenburg: Automóveis Brasileiros , FBVA, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
  • Álvaro Casal Tatlock: The Automobile in South America - The Origins ( Argentina , Brazil, Paraguay , Uruguay ) , FBVA, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
  • Malcom Forest: Automóveis de São Paulo , FBVA, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Web links

Commons : Simca do Brazil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files