Almost nobody realized it at the time, but 1977 was the year “crossovers” were born. They took two very different forms, and it was 20+ years before such vehicles started to become commonplace in the…
Posts tagged Simca
French Flathead: Simca Vedette Trianon
The Simca Vedette began life as the Ford Vedette – and its history is as complex as a Château Latour red. This Vedette Trianon, the base model at the time, dates from 1955, a period…
Born on the Neckar: NSU-Fiat 500 Weinsberg
NSU-Fiats were German versions of regular Fiats, but occasionally they produced something truly unique. The 500 Weinsberg was cooked up at Heilbronn as a luxurious and bespoke Nuova 500.