1:35 Simca 5 Staff Car
German Army
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Description

The Simca 5 was a small passenger car which debuted in March
1936. It was almost identical to the Fiat 500 Topolino as the car

was actually designed by Fiat. The car was equipped with an
independent front suspension, a 4-speed transmission,
hydraulically-controlled drum brakes, and a 12-volt electrical
system.

At the time, the car was meant to be affordable for the French
public, in the same way that the later Volkswagen Beetle and Fiat

500 brought inexpensive private motoring to the masses in
Germany and Italy respectively. It was also very fuel efficient.
Many were in use by the time WWII began, and the German Army
captured large numbers of them when they occupied France. These
were pressed into military service as staff cars for transporting

personnel and liaison duties.

Over 46,000 Simca 5s were built by the time production ended in
1946.

The Tamiya model kit is an exact replica that can be built and
detailed using Tamiya fine finishing supplies.