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DOTS: Rustfree Simca Mille

After posting the Reverse Fetish Simca Rallye 3 earlier this week I remembered taking this picture of a Simca Mille during summer:
Down on the Street: Simca Mille (1000)
Down on the Street: Simca Mille (1000)

As you can see it differs a lot with the Rallye 3, but that is quite natural for a car that had a production run of 17 years! This model is, obviously, an early model and is featuring the 944 cc (33hp) variant of the Type 315 engine that also made its way into the Rallye 3. It has only one third of the output made by the engine in the Rallye 3!

The license plate reveals nothing except that the car was officially imported to the Netherlands in 2010.

Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3


Another European car in the reverse fetish: a Simca Rallye 3!
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3

The Simca Rallye 3 was the last generation of the Rallye and only 1000 were made. The specs are amazing: this less than 730 kg heavy (thats the curb weight of the normal Simca Mille!) car is powered by a 1294cc engine that is capable of an output of 105ps (103hp) and is placed behind the rear wheels. It means this little package has a 35/65 front/rear weight distribution and that comes near the 911. Think about it as the original Mini made by Porsche!

To keep this tail happy package on the road the Rallye 3 was lowered, fenders were rolled out and a big spoiler on the rear was necessary for downforce:
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3

The black and white theme was the original color, just as the Celica Supra/Datsun 280Z wheel design is original as well.

Imagine this little engine outputs more power than the average 1.3 liter engine nowadays:
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3
Reverse fetish: JDM Simca Rallye 3

Crazy! ( ???)

I can imagine why the Japanese owner of this Rallye 3 is so fond of his Eurobox. (*????*?)

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