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Solved - NEH 810: Simca 1000 Coupe proposal by Facel - 1962
« on: November 03, 2010, 12:34:39 PM »
What's this and who designed and built it?
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 10:44:33 AM »
Surely the Experts will know?
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2010, 10:58:37 AM »
Is that a Fiat or Abarth 850 based car?
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2010, 12:07:04 PM »
I think this is a styling proposal for a coupé version of the Simca 1000, designed and built by Facel in about 1962.

It looks rather good, but for whatever reason, Simca opted for a Bertone design instead, and this never got past the prototype stage.
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2010, 12:08:32 PM »
That is indeed the story as I have it too.
The Bertone proposal was also a very nice little design - early Giugiaro of course.
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2010, 12:09:47 PM »
Quote from: Aaron65 on November 19, 2010, 10:58:37 AM
Is that a Fiat or Abarth 850 based car?

So I'm afraid your question is answered; it could very well have been either of those as there were so many fairly similar-looking ones around that era, but Simca is correct.
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2010, 12:20:42 PM »
Quote from: Tom_I on November 19, 2010, 12:07:04 PM
I think this is a styling proposal for a coupé version of the Simca 1000, designed and built by Facel in about 1962.

It does have a Facel looking roofline...
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Re: NEH 810
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2010, 02:27:37 PM »
Quote from: Aaron65 on November 19, 2010, 12:20:42 PM
Quote from: Tom_I on November 19, 2010, 12:07:04 PM
I think this is a styling proposal for a coupé version of the Simca 1000, designed and built by Facel in about 1962.

It does have a Facel looking roofline...


That's not what it says on my computer!
Maybe Tom_I edited it before I saw it?
He got the point anyway...
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Re: Solved - NEH 810: Simca 1000 Coupe proposal by Facel - 1962
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2010, 02:34:15 PM »
I think I must have quoted something funny...I mentioned it had a Facel like roofline in response to Tom's post...

« Last Edit: November 20, 2010, 10:49:57 AM by Carnut »
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Re: Solved - NEH 810: Simca 1000 Coupe proposal by Facel - 1962
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2010, 10:52:22 AM »
Quote from: Aaron65 on November 19, 2010, 02:34:15 PM
I think I must have quoted something funny...I mentioned it had a Facel like roofline in response to Tom's post...



Seems a similar thing happened to my reply and it has appeared as part of the quote so it looks like I didn't write it..  Now I see what you meant.

Maybe this happened because I pressed the 'Modify' button by mistake instead of 'Quote'; we seem to be able to modify other people's posts now, which I'm not sure is a good idea...  There could be some unscrupulous points-pinching by that possibility!  Not that anyone on AP would do such a thing of course...
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Re: Solved - NEH 810: Simca 1000 Coupe proposal by Facel - 1962
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2010, 02:38:56 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on November 20, 2010, 10:52:22 AM
.....we seem to be able to modify other people's posts now, which I'm not sure is a good idea... 

From what I can see, you can only do this in topics which you have started yourself.

I presume the idea is that you can effectively act as a moderator within your own threads. So, for example, you could remove this superfluous discussion from the end of this thread.  ;)
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