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    FRENCH CONNECTION

    Feb 08, 2023 4 minutes

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    ORIGINAL CAR

    1958 SIMCA VEDETTE BEAULIEU

    OWNER

    DOUG MURPHY

    LENGTH OF RESTORATION

    3 YEARS

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    Although the Simca was one of France’s highest volume car manufacturers of their time, you may never have heard of them. Founded in France by Fiat SpA in 1934, it was run by Italian Henri Pigozzi from 1935 to 1963. Simca sold various models; the small 1100, 1307, and Aronde and the larger American-styled Vedette. Simcas were manufactured across Europe, Australia and South America through arrangements with Fiat, Chrysler, and other local subsidiaries. The Vedette was designed and made by Ford at its SAF Poissy factory in France, with an aim to expand

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