carsntrucks4you Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) This weeks rusty car is a 1948 - 1954 Ford Vedette. The Vedette was build in Poissy in France until Ford sold its french plants to Simca. The Vedette is powered by the famous Ford Flathead V8 . The engine that was used was based on the V8-60 Flatty. Interesting to know that the good old Ford Flathead was build unter Chrysler logo until 1967 in Brasil. Simca ended production of the Vedette/Chambrod in the early 60'S. The manufacturing lins where then shipped to Brazil where Chrysler built the Vedette until 1967. The high perfermance version was the Emi Sul., like the Ardun Flatheads. But thats an other story. Edited January 14, 2019 by carsntrucks4you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 No idea what it is, but clearly there's not an original thought in the whole design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Jantrix said: No idea what it is, but clearly there's not an original thought in the whole design. It is a orginial car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I was speaking to the design of the car and how every detail seems like it was taken from some other car of the time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It does have a familiar look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomZ Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) It reminded me of a Volvo and, I dunno, an old Plymouth or Chevy or something. But no. Edited January 13, 2019 by TomZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I don't know what it is either but there looks like a decent Volvo behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 7 hours ago, DPNM said: I don't know what it is either but there looks like a decent Volvo behind it. Looks a bit too rounded to be a Volvo, maybe a Simca 1301? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) And it more than likely is a Simca. As you can tell, I'm not good at this game. Edited January 13, 2019 by DPNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I have owned both in my mis-spent youth, so they are pretty familiar to me. Show me something American from the mid 70’s onwards and if it isn’t mainstream I wouldn’t have a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 The lucky winners are: dw1603 ChrisR Ace-Garageguy TomZ stitchup W-409 dodgefever Phirewriter matthijsgrit Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 6 hours ago, dw1603 said: Looks a bit too rounded to be a Volvo, maybe a Simca 1301? Yes thats a Simca 1301 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 10/01/2019 at 2:25 PM, Jantrix said: I was speaking to the design of the car and how every detail seems like it was taken from some other car of the time period. Ford did all their design work in house in Detroit at this time, so it is actually a contemporary of the Mercury that it resembles. The British Ford Zephyr and Consul that came along a couple of years later look like small scale 49 Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 This was an easy one, because some of these Ford Vedettes were exported as new here in Finland and it's still possible to see them on the road (sometimes). Bunch of them have been also abandoned in forests around here, so it's a familiar body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I’ve never seen or heard of one and I’ve read thousands of car mags. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 hours ago, dw1603 said: Ford did all their design work in house in Detroit at this time, so it is actually a contemporary of the Mercury that it resembles. The British Ford Zephyr and Consul that came along a couple of years later look like small scale 49 Fords. I kept looking at the body line along the side, thinking Mercury, but the rest of it didn't register with me. Maybe next time! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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