1/35 GERMAN SIMCA S5 STAFF CAR

Simca 5 var en liten personbil som ble lansert i mars 1936. Den var nesten identisk med Fiat 500 Topolino, da bilen faktisk ble designet av Fiat. Bilen var utstyrt med en uavhengig fjæring foran, en 4-trinns girkasse, hydraulisk styrte trommelbremser og et 12-volts elektrisk system. På den tiden var bilen ment å være rimelig for det franske publikum, på samme måte som den senere Volkswagen Beetle og Fiat 500 gav folket en billig bil i henholdsvis Tyskland og Italia

The Simca 5 was a small passenger car which debuted in March 1936. It was almost identical to the Fiat 500 Topolino as the car was actually designed by Fiat. The car was equipped with an independent front suspension, a 4-speed transmission, hydraulically-controlled drum brakes, and a 12-volt electrical system. At the time, the car was meant to be affordable for the French public, in the same way that the later Volkswagen Beetle and Fiat 500 brought inexpensive private motoring to the masses in Germany and Italy respectively. It was also very fuel efficient. Many were in use by the time WWII began, and the German Army captured large numbers of them when they occupied France. These were pressed into military service as staff cars for transporting personnel and liaison duties. Over 46,000 Simca 5s were built by the time production ended in 1946.
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