The Simca 8 was first presented, at the Motor Show in October 1937, and sales in France started almost immediately in November.
The '8' in the car's name did not indicate an eight-cylinder engine; it had but four cylinders, and was officially rated as a 6CV vehicle for tax purposes. At launch the car featured a 1,089 cc engine with a claimed output of 32 hp at 4,000 rpm. Fuel feed came via a Solex 30mm carburetor and overhead valves driven, using rods and rocker arms, by a side-mounted camshaft. An unusual feature at the time was the use of aluminium for the cylinder head.
Shortly before it was replaced in 1951, the Simca 8 had acquired, in September 1949, the Fiat designed 1,221 cc engine which would also be employed its successor, the popular 7CV Simca 9 Aronde.

Manufacturer -Simca
Production -1937 - 1951
Assembly - Nanterre, France
Body and chassis
Class - Medium sized car
Body style - 2-door saloon
2-door coupe
Layout -FR layout
Related -Fiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100
Powertrain
Engine - I4 1221 cc
Transmission -4-speed manual synchromesh on top 2 ratios
Dimensions
Wheelbase -2,420 mm (95.3 in)
Length - 4,000 mm (157.5 in)
Width -1,480 mm (58.3 in)
Height -1,530 mm (60.2 in)
Chronology
Successor -Simca Aronde