Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
--For Simca, the first self-developed car, type [9 Aronde], was announced for independence in 1951, and at the same time the designer was released to the public in October 1955 under the name [Aronde (90A)]. I was already working on a successor car.
--The second model of the Alondline could quickly reach 500,000 units in production.
--Simca may have reached the stage where it can be said that it has established itself as an independent car maker, but the idea is to use Alond as the basis for further successors.
――This idea was realized in a short period of time, and from October 1956, two types of exclusive successors called [Oceane] and [Plan Ciel] were offered.
――Both have the same finish, the body line is achieved with outstanding straightness, and there are some connections with American design.
—— Featuring a wide radiator grille and a large curved windshield, the roof design was ultimately a big difference between the successors of both Alonds.
-[Oceane] was a convertible, and [Plan Ciel] (French [Big Sky]) was equipped with a hardtop.
――From the beginning, both models were considered sporty cars, appealing to only a few fans, and produced in small numbers.
--Large manufacturers like Simca could not incorporate such a special model into the traditional assembly process and outsourced the car body manufacturing to a small manufacturer [Facel].
――It was mainly done by hand, production was costly, and the price was borne by the customer.
――The total production volume for 6 years was about 6,000, so it can be said that it fully meets the standard of being an exclusive model of a large-scale automobile manufacturer.
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