Simca 1307

Simca 1307
Simca 1307
Manufacturer Chrysler Europe / PSA
Production 1975-1986
Predecessor Simca 1301 / 1501
Class Large family car
Layout FF layout
Engine 1057 1294, 1442 1592  cc ohv straight-4
Transmission 4 speed manual all-synchromesh[1]
Wheelbase 102.5 in (2,604 mm)[1]
Length 167 in (4,242 mm)[1]
Width 66 in (1,676 mm)[1]
Curb weight 2,314 lb (1,050 kg)[1]
Related Simca 1100
Simca Horizon
Designer Roy Axe
Simca 1307
Simca 1307 GLS 1978.jpg
Chrysler Alpine Lenzerheide.JPG
Also called Simca 1308 / 1309
Chrysler Alpine
Chrysler 150
Production 1975–80
Successor Talbot 1510
Body style 5-door hatchback
Talbot 1510
Also called Dodge Alpine (Colombia)
Production 1980–85
Body style 5-door hatchback
Talbot Solara
Talbot Solara 1981 in shade of tree.jpg
Production 1980–86
Body style 4-door saloon

The Simca 1307 was the name under which Chrysler Europe launched its new large family car in July 1975.

A modern, front-wheel drive hatchback, it was one of the first such cars in that class, along with the Volkswagen Passat, and became the 1976 European Car of the Year. It had been in development since 1972.[2]

The model was sold under a variety of names, including Simca 1308 and 1309 models (with larger engines), Chrysler Alpine (name used for the Irish, UK and New Zealand markets), Chrysler 150 (Spanish market), Talbot 1510 / Talbot Alpine / Talbot 150 (a facelifted version launched by PSA after its takeover of Chrysler Europe) and Talbot Solara (the saloon version).

More upmarket models were designated 1308 (1508 in some markets) and 1309. All of the models replaced the Simca 1301/1501 range in France, while on the British market it was sold alongside the ageing Hillman Hunter.

Styled by Roy Axe, the Simca 1307, along with the recently introduced Volkswagen Passat, was one of several full-size European family hatchback inspired by the Renault 16 that had defined the sector back in 1965. In the 1970s the most popular mid-size cars in Europe were still traditional sedans like Ford Taunus, Ford Cortina, Opel Ascona (Vauxhall Cavalier) and Peugeot 305. The car was originally manufactured in Poissy in France, in Ryton in the United Kingdom, from 1977 in Villaverde in Barreiros, subsidiary of Chrysler Europe in Spain, and assembled from CKD kits by Todd Motors (later Mitsubishi Motors NZ) in New Zealand between 1977 and about 1983. Between 1979 and 1985 the car was also built by Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki factory in Finland and assembled in Colombia between 1978 and 1981 at the Compañía Colombiana Automotriz in Bogotá.

In 1980 the car, which was now sold under the Talbot-brand, received a facelift. The new model was known as the Talbot 1510 (the Talbot Alpine name was used in the UK). A saloon version, called the Talbot Solara, was released that year, and produced alongside the hatchback version.

In New Zealand, Chrysler, Talbot, Alpine and 1510 badges were used on the car during its lifetime, though it was officially in price lists as an Alpine, following the UK convention. In 1982 the car was facelifted and renamed SX there.

French manufacturing of 1510, Alpine and Solara, along with the smaller Horizon, ended in 1985. In the United Kingdom the last cars were rebadged as the Rapier and Minx which were badged depending on trim level rather than body style. The names were sourced from the corporate ancestor of Chrysler Europe, the Rootes Group, having been used on the Sunbeam Rapier and Hillman Minx. Supply of these models was limited and in 1986 production ceased, with the Talbot marque being shelved soon afterwards on all passenger vehicles.

Due to corrosion problems similar to those of the Horizon[citation needed] few Alpines have survived in the UK; according to the June 2009 issue of Practical Classics, only 15 remain in the country.[citation needed]

The Simca 1307's contours (black) superimposed over the Moskvitch Aleko (red)

The Simca 1307 was an inspiration for the design of Russian Moskvitch Aleko (1986–2001)[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chrysler's new Alpine". Autocar 143 (nbr 4107): pages 20–23. date 26 July 1975. 
  2. ^ "Development of the Chrysler - Talbot Alpine cars". Rootes-chrysler.co.uk. 1976-04-02. http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev-alpine.html. Retrieved 2011-07-08. 
  3. ^ http://www.autowp.ru/articles/azlk_moskvich2141/

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