scmick
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Aug 24, 2012 20:30:01 GMT
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 Seen here partly buried in junk in my garage... 1200S coupe, one of the 6 right hand drives made (5 still exist in the UK SIMCA club but none are on the road). Last on the road in '77 but in those 10 years managed to rust pretty bad round the arches and sills... as you's expect from a SIMCA 1000 floorpan with an Italian coachbuilder's body... double trouble in the rust stakes. Mick |
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scmick
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Aug 24, 2012 20:39:29 GMT
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 LHD even rustier 1200S I picked up for spares for the RHD car which I'm rebuilding more or less as original. Should be enough left of this one then to make a seriously low, stripped out trackday creation, probably with Honda power. |
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scmick
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Aug 24, 2012 20:53:23 GMT
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 Plenty of rust..!! have now rebuilt this side using adapted sill for 2 door SIMCA 1100.... |
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scmick
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Aug 24, 2012 20:58:57 GMT
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 Rear arch now done with help of what i cut off a Samba front wing to fit big arches.... It pays not to throw anything away..!! !200S coupe had a 1204cc engine running on twin Solex 36PHH carbs (later used on 1000 Rallye 2) that turned out a (lively for its time) 85bhp. A bonus with the RHD car is at just 80000KM, it runs really well. Engine in the other car was a later 1294 which we resurrected and it went on to power my green 1000 and now the 133. Mick |
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barrett
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Plastic cars with metal doors BEST
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Aug 27, 2012 13:31:11 GMT
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So much want for these things. Still, rather you than me looking at that rust....  |
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Somebody find me a Watling. £££ waiting! (Seriously, I want a Watling. Help me plzzzzz)
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Aug 27, 2012 16:19:13 GMT
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Great car, but I'm not sure, how much I like these retro digital images.  |
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scmick
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Aug 28, 2012 21:22:00 GMT
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 Other side ready for work to start. rear arch lip just broke off as it was a mass of rust & filler. Will cut inner & outer arch back to good metaal (there is some...!!) and seam weld them together before grafting 'Samba' outer arch on as other side. Sill area looks at least as bad as other side...!! Mick |
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Llewelyn_
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Aug 28, 2012 21:33:20 GMT
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Is it me or does the front end resemble a fiat spider?
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"Back off man, I'm a Scientist" - Dr. Peter Venkman
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scmick
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Aug 28, 2012 21:47:02 GMT
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There is something of the same lines. Probably some of the same teams had a hand in both designs. For the 1200S, I believe the SIMCA 1000 floorpans were shipped off to Italy to have the bodywork done by Bertone's guys.
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Llewelyn_
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Aug 28, 2012 21:48:52 GMT
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It looks superb mate, I can't wait to see the progress  |
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"Back off man, I'm a Scientist" - Dr. Peter Venkman
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scmick
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Aug 28, 2012 21:51:31 GMT
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Back in '67, a SIMCA 1200S Coupe cost new, in the UK, twice the price of a top of the range SIMCA 1000 Saloon that it was based on. Probably explains why very few were ever sold over here.
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scmick
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Aug 31, 2012 22:13:30 GMT
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 Have found a couple of photos from before I sarted work on the RHD car. |
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scmick
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Aug 31, 2012 22:22:16 GMT
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 1204cc engine on twin 35PHH Solex carbs before it was removed for work on the rear end. Runs well after 80,000km and hardly being used since 1977. Ebay bargain unused Stainless exhaust trial fitted. Mick |
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Oct 22, 2012 21:54:48 GMT
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 Finally got back to work on the 1200S this weekend. Rear subframe complete with suspension and gearbox had to come off for derusting and allow access for welding. Pleasant surprise was all 6 mounting bolts came out cleanly... not always the case on SIMCA 1000's, often the captive nuts break out or even a chunk of the chassis leg comes with them. I can now remove fuel tank which lives above the subframe. It contains some 'stuff' that was once petrol back in '77 when the car was last on the road. Mick |
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Oct 22, 2012 22:00:01 GMT
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 Another shot of rear suspension removed. @67 1200S was first rear engined SIMCA to use 'later' semi trailing arm rear end with more joints in driveshafts. Earlier cars (from '61) had a cruder swing axle set up ...same as on my FIAT 133. Will have to check out subframe... from experience on 30+ SIMCA 1000's. they rot in the corners of the lugs where the trailing arms mount. Mick |
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Oct 23, 2012 22:38:41 GMT
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 Rear subframe out with suspension and gearbox. Looks very rusty but attack with chipping hammer sowed it's still remarkably solid, just needin minimal welding. Now I can get rear end of car high in the air to get on with welding in comfort. Mick |
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al67
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Lovely looking car... A Renault Caravelle front/ Alfa 105 Coupe middle/ Alpine a110 rear!! Sweet.  al. |
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Oct 24, 2012 11:20:23 GMT
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Great car this! Can I ask, what camera are you using?  |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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mjd
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Oct 24, 2012 12:08:03 GMT
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Love the car, +1 for the camera enquiry Have you made a life-size replica out of Lego and taken pictures of that? |
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scmick
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Oct 24, 2012 14:49:06 GMT
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Camera is a Kodak Easyshare M863. Take the point about the resolution....my fault, not the camera. I put these shots on the simcatalbotclub forum before this. I had to reduce them in size to put them on there...I messed up somewhere in that process. I'm handier with the spanners than the keyboard...!!!
Hoping to get the 1200S welded up and together for early next year as I've got the other coupe and my SIMCA/Talbot 1100 pickup to finish then.
Mick
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