page_title: Simca Aronde
section_title: Simca Aronde P60
hierarchical_section_title: Simca Aronde / Simca Aronde P60
caption_attribution_description: 1961 Simca Aronde P60 Elysée, blue with white roof, Rush engine The vehicle was among the many classic cars handled by the Garage de l'Est
context_page_description: The Simca Aronde is an automobile which was manufactured by the French automaker Simca from 1951 to 1963. It was Simca's first original design, as well as the company's first unibody car. "/ Aronde -hirondelle" means "swallow" in Old French and it was chosen as the name for the model because Simca's logo at that time was a stylized swallow.
context_section_description: The P60 Aronde saloons, presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1958, came with a new modern-looking body.  The 2,440 mm (96.1 in)  wheelbase was unchanged and, apart from a slightly lowered roof-line, the central portion of the body was still broadly similar to that of the original 1951 Aronde, but the discrete tail-fins and rear lights were restyled as were the headlights, set on either side of a larger grill at the front.   Mechanically little had changed: more innovative was the wide range of versions and permutations now offered, with customers able to choose from a range of engines offering four different levels of power output (40, 45, 47 or 57 hp) and an options list that even included leather upholstery and a "Simcamatic" clutch.
caption: Simca Aronde 4-door saloon (P60)
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