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Simca Aronde P60 Montlhery

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Appendix J 1960-1964

The Simca Aronde P60 Montlhery had more horsepower than the standard Elysee Model that was very popular in the early days of Australian Racing.

In line with the manufacturer's determination to offer customers more choice, the Simca Aronde P60 was offered with various names. The following cars all shared the same wheelbase and the same length/width footprint:

Simca Aronde P60 Élysée: 4-door berline (sedan/saloon) 1290 cc (7CV) 48 hp (36 kW)
Simca Aronde P60 Grand Large: "Coach panoramique" (2-door hardtop) 1290 cc (7CV) 48 hp (36 kW)
Simca Aronde P60 Montlhéry: 4-door berline (sedan/saloon) 1290 cc (7CV, higher compression) 57 hp (43 kW)
Simca Aronde P60 Monaco: "Coach panoramique" (2-door hardtop) 1290 cc (7CV, higher compression) 57 hp (43 kW)
Simca Aronde P60 Châtelaine: 3-door estate/station wagon [20] 1290 cc (7CV) 45 hp (34 kW)

Although the engines were unchanged, direct comparisons between the Aronde P60 Élysée and the previous model disclosed a small deterioration in overall top-end performance which was attributed to various "improvements" to the car's overall profile which, taken together, reduced the body's aerodynamic efficiency.[19] The Aronde Châtelaine (estate) at this stage retained the body of the earlier Aronde 90A Châtelaine, but by 1960 a more luxurious estate version, branded as the Simca Aronde P60 Ranch, combined the new front end (resembling, according to one source, the 1957 Ford Thunderbird [18]) from the new Aronde P60 with the back end of the previous generation of Aronde estates.

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