{"product_id":"simca-1000-rally2-1976-green-black-185715","title":"Simca 1000 Rally 2 1976 Green Black Norev 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorev's 1:18 scale model captures the 1976 Simca 1000 Rally 2 in its green-and-black road livery — a die-cast tribute to one of France's most characterful rear-engined performance cars of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Simca 1000 Rally 2 occupies a specific and underappreciated corner of French automotive history: a compact, rear-engined saloon that punched well above its price bracket. By 1976, it sat in the mature phase of a production run that had begun in 1961, carrying a 1294 cc inline-four and enough driving character to attract a loyal following among club racers and road enthusiasts alike. Norev's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast rendering is one of the very few large-scale replicas this car has received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"rear-engined-pedigree\"\u003eRear-Engined Pedigree: The Simca 1000 Platform\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1961, the Simca 1000 was a rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive compact saloon produced until 1978 — a longer run than many of its contemporaries managed. Simca, a French brand absorbed into Chrysler Europe's portfolio from 1970, used the 1000 platform as the basis for an ascending line of performance variants. The Rally 1 came first, displacing 1118 cc; the Rally 2 followed with a 1294 cc engine producing approximately 82–90 hp, twin dual-choke Weber carburettors, and uprated suspension that gave the car its distinctive tail-happy handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"1976-road-car-green-black\"\u003e1976: A Classic French Performance Saloon in Green and Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1976, the Rally 2 was a well-established proposition in France — affordable, quick by the standards of the era, and a regular sight at club rallies and circuit events. The green body with black trim and graphics reproduced on this model reflects the factory colour combinations available for the Rally 2 in the mid-1970s, a period palette that now reads as unmistakably of its decade. No single race event defines this particular car; its appeal is the road-going performance variant as sold directly to the public, during the final years of the Chrysler-era Simca brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"norev-118-die-cast-model\"\u003eNorev's 1:18 Scale Model: Die-Cast French Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorev is a French die-cast manufacturer with a long track record of replicating French and European road cars, and there is an inherent coherence in a French maker producing a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e replica of this quintessentially French subject. The model features a die-cast metal body with plastic components, following Norev's established construction approach for their \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e road car range. The green-and-black livery is rendered faithfully across the bodywork and trim details, capturing the period character of the original Rally 2 specification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet-french-1970s\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet: French 1970s Road Cars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis model sits naturally alongside other French performance road cars of the same era — the Alpine A110, the Renault 8 Gordini, and the Simca 1100 Ti all represent the same generation of rear- or front-engined French hot cars from the 1970s. Norev's own \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e range covers Citroën, Renault and Peugeot subjects from the same period, making a coherent thematic shelf straightforward to build. For collectors who look beyond the obvious Renault and Peugeot choices, the Rally 2 in green-and-black offers a genuinely distinctive addition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOREV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56827042988416,"sku":"185715","price":74.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/simca-1000-rally2-1976-green-black-road-cars-514.png?v=1793055310","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/simca-1000-rally2-1976-green-black-185715","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}