| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2018 8:47 p.m. PST |
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 ochoin  | 13 Sep 2018 8:54 p.m. PST |
The colour scheme narrows it down a lot: (simple Google search often reveals most of what you need) link Could be a Renault? |
| poiter50 | 13 Sep 2018 9:00 p.m. PST |
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| Glengarry5 | 13 Sep 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 9:13 p.m. PST |
If I could see the front of the car I could probably figure it out. |
| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 9:29 p.m. PST |
Checked the Everest Toy Company website and they don't list it. Maybe discontinued. The Renault is a three door hatchback. The Ebay car is a four door sedan. Couldn't find any that came close. Any clue what it says on the front above the bumper? Any better picture of the emblem on the door? Could be a fictitious car? The light on the top seems to be vintage 1960s or 70s. The toy was made in Hong Kong so I checked Hong Kong police cars and no dice. It could very well be an earlier model car. |
| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 9:40 p.m. PST |
Have you asked the seller? |
| Winston Smith | 13 Sep 2018 9:46 p.m. PST |
Those cars are ugly enough to be French.
Hot women and ugly cars. |
| BrianW | 13 Sep 2018 9:49 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 9:49 p.m. PST |
My first thought was BMW or Toyota early 70s but it might be Eastern European. |
| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 10:03 p.m. PST |
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| No longer interested | 13 Sep 2018 10:28 p.m. PST |
It's a french Simca police car from the 60s. Coat of arms it sports is from Paris. link Some more info here: link and here: link I'd say the model imitates the Renault from 1962 but has labeled them as the Simca model from 1969 |
| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 10:32 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 13 Sep 2018 10:37 p.m. PST |
I think Uncle Goblin may have hit the nail on the head with that first photo. |
| T Labienus | 13 Sep 2018 10:49 p.m. PST |
Hi Dan, The color scheme on the car is from France, it's a 60s or 70s police car like this : Renault Dauphine
or this :
The coat of arms is from Paris, so it's "une voiture de la Préfecture de Police de Paris". I agree with BrianW and Rallynow, I think it's a "Simca 1000" Loïc |
| T Labienus | 13 Sep 2018 10:53 p.m. PST |
There is is a "mistake" on the Renault Dauphine and on the toycar, the light on the top should be blue and not orange. The car on the picture is no more "en service" and not allowed to have the blue light. Loïc |
| No longer interested | 13 Sep 2018 11:09 p.m. PST |
Simca is a Spanish brand and Simca 1000 was a very popular car in the seventies. On a side note there was a song from the eighties called: "it's so difficult to make love in a Simca 1000". I haven't had the experience to confirm it, though. :) |
| ochoin | 14 Sep 2018 12:15 a.m. PST |
Do I get a prize for guessing Renault first? (I'll accept anything except a free Renault). |
| mysteron | 14 Sep 2018 12:21 a.m. PST |
It certainly looks like a Simca to me |
| David Brown | 14 Sep 2018 12:22 a.m. PST |
Probably some county force in the UK…… DB |
| Gaz0045 | 14 Sep 2018 1:01 a.m. PST |
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| No longer interested | 14 Sep 2018 3:16 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the link Gaz, much informative. I had several misconceptions regarding Simca, I thought it was spanish and it was french and italian. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Sep 2018 3:48 a.m. PST |
Wow, you guys are the best! Always a wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much. Dan |
| ochoin | 14 Sep 2018 5:10 a.m. PST |
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| shaun from s and s models | 14 Sep 2018 6:34 a.m. PST |
france or italy, can't quite make out what car it is though. |
 Lluis of Minairons  | 14 Sep 2018 9:41 a.m. PST |
It's a Simca 1000, no doubt. One such was my first car, close to forty years ago…
(picture from the Musée de la Prefecture de Police in Paris) |
| robert piepenbrink | 14 Sep 2018 7:16 p.m. PST |
If I ever have to flee the law, may the law be driving a Renault. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Sep 2018 7:22 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 Sep 2018 3:44 a.m. PST |
Looks like the seller has some Porches too: auction Dan |
| Old Contemptibles | 17 Sep 2018 9:33 a.m. PST |
From the seller on Ebay, Hello,what we know is that it is SIMCA car,and its brand is Aronde. Best wishes link |
rides to the rescue.
