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Simca 1100 GLS Borodine Green Norev 1:18

Simca 1100 GLS Borodine Green Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Simca
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
185754
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About the Simca 1100 GLS Borodine Green Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Simca 1100 GLS reproduces the influential late-1960s French hatchback in Borodine Green, over a sealed body. Brand new and boxed. A modest, honestly built replica of a genuinely important family car.

The Simca 1100 arrived years ahead of its rivals with a front-wheel-drive hatchback layout that would eventually become the default for European family cars, quietly shaping the segment long before the format was fashionable.

Sealed Diecast Build of the Norev Simca 1100

The zinc-alloy body gives this modest hatchback real weight in the hand, more substantial than its unassuming shape might suggest. The panels are sealed, so the whole reproduction happens on the exterior: the practical, upright glasshouse and simple grille are captured as clean cast lines, and the shut lines around the doors and tailgate run tight and even, a genuine strength of a one-piece casting at this accessible price point. Borodine Green, a period-correct shade, sits with reasonable depth under direct light, and the simple chrome trim and badging are picked out cleanly without overstatement, matching the car's practical, unpretentious character. Being brand new and boxed, the model shows no handling wear at all, its paint and trim as crisp as the mould left them.

An Understated Entry for a French Motoring Shelf

At a compact 1:18 hatchback footprint, the 1100 sits comfortably among other late-1960s and 1970s French family cars, and its front-wheel-drive layout marks a genuine turning point in the segment's history that few casual collectors know to look for. Norev's mainstream diecast tier suits a subject like this perfectly: the 1100 was never a glamour car, and an accessible, honestly built replica matches that democratic spirit far better than an expensive resin treatment would.

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