The Simca Chambord is a

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built by

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, a subsidiary of the French automobile manufacturer

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. Based on the

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, the first Brazilian Chambord left the production line in March 1959. It featured a standard V8 engine, a 3-speed gearbox with the shifter located on the steering column, and was assembled from parts imported from France. Related models included the Simca Présidence, Simca Rallye, Simca Jangada (a station wagon based on the Simca Marly), Simca Alvorada, and Simca Profissional. Throughout 1960 Simca do Brasil gradually introduced parts produced by local OEM parts suppliers. In 1961, the Chambord received an improved engine with and 15% more torque, a slightly shorter differential. 98% of the parts were of Brazilian production. A special version, called the Tufão (whirlwind) featured some additional luxury items in its interior. 42,910 units of the Chambord were built up to 1966, and the engine performance gradually rose to . These more powerful Chambords had an acceleration from 0 to in 14.3 seconds and a top speed of . In November 1966 Simca introduced the

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at the Salão do Automóvel, Brazil's sole motor show, as a replacement for the Chambord. 1966 Simca Tufão

Production numbers

*Chambord - 42,910 *Présidence - 848 *Rallye - 3,992 *Jangada - 2,705 *

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- 378 * Profissional - unknown *Total - 50,833

References

Chambord Chambord can refer to: * Chambord (liqueur), a brand of raspberry-flavored liqueur * Château de Chambord, a French ''château'' built in the 16th century * Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, the French commune where the ''château'' is located * Chambord, ...