Simca 5

Important Sales Reviewed by SCM Experts

In each month’s issue for the past 38 years, SCM’s analysts have reviewed 5 to 7 significant cars sold at auction, and discuss what options, history, or details made that particular more or less valuable. They give their expert opinion on the market for these cars, and whether this car was well bought or well sold. If you’re thinking of purchasing a Simca 5, you’ll likely find these profiles critical in helping you make the right decision. Each of the following is an article from our print magazine on a Simca 5 sold at auction.

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  1965 Abarth-Simca 2000 GT

  By Michelle Rand · Published October 16, 2024

  The first of these Abarths had short-nose, roundtail bodies and either 1,300-cc or 2,000-cc Abarth engines, but during the next three years the body changed to the much more modern and attractive ducktail design and, eventually, from the end of 1964, the more-aerodynamic long-nose cars. It is estimated that only some 15 of the latter […]

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  1950 Simca Estager

  By Thor Thorson · Published June 11, 2021

  In the years following World War II, the Simca Eight chassis was a popular choice among independent racing-car constructors in France, and this example is the work of Jean Estager, an established driver and friend of Formula One competitor and Le Mans winner Louis Rosier. The 1,089-cc, 4-cylinder overhead-valve engine was prepared by Simca specialist […]

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