Simca Cemetery

[macanudo1808]

Un requiem por el simca.



[FenderBlues71]

What A Pitty!God Bless You!

[BFSBassman]

I hope everyone enjoyed "the rest of the story"

[BFSBassman]

I hope everyone enjoyed the "rest of the story" as the late Paul Harvey would say. God Bless,

[BFSBassman]

Finale...Dad came back and collected me. The cars are not in a junkyard, but a private farm. Thanks to Dave, Matt, and a self-proclaimed Simca Junkie, many of the Simca cars have been given new life. Please know that many wonder memories were made and many new friends have been introduced thanks to these amazing little cars. As a final note, the badly mangled cars were the original cars brought home in the late 60s. My brother's car was the one with the "Go Fly a Kite" sticker.

God Bless,

:)

[BFSBassman]

Part V... One other Simca i acquired qas a gray estate wagon. I found it in a junkyard in nice shape except for the middle of the windshield being gone. Upon agreeing on a price, I went home to get dad and the towing gear. When I returned, the yard had an American car sitting atop the wagon. I was P.O'd, but still bought the car. Dad and i towed most of them home in my teenage years. I have many fond memories, including dad going through an intersection, hitting a bump, & me being left to coast.

[BFSBassman]

Part IV... Dad wanted to develop a local, low dollar rental program, with Simca cars as the fleet. As fate would have it, time and resources would not allow this to happen. The Simca collection we amassed was a result of finding a car and getting it for about the price of a part no longer produced. I helped the owner of the checkerboard 1204 with a starter problem in the mid 80s with parts from the fleet. She later left the car at my home with the title and a thank you note.

[BFSBassman]

BAM! His Sapporo nailed my 1204. Dad and I towed it home for parts. My next car was a white 1969 1204 2 door. I drove it for most of my senior year until a guy in a Granada back out of a parking space at school and hit me. I was able to drive the car home. Prior to that, I treated the car like a 4x4, using the hand brake to power slide on Georgia clay (dirt) roads. Following the demise of this 1204, dad found a 1962 Plymouth Belvedere. Dad had hopes of restoring the cars in the 80s...

[BFSBassman]

Part II... Fast forward to 1977 when my older brother found a nice baby blue 1966 Simca 1000. He bought it with lawn mowing money and provided my sister and me a way to school and events. On Friday nights, we would put my sousaphone in the bonnet, my sister and her clarinet in the front passenger seat, and me in the back with my brother's bass drum. We had a blast in that car. In 1981, my first car was a maroon 1969 1204 4 door sedan. The third day I drove it to school a guy did a u-turn and ...

[BFSBassman]

Please allow me to set some fears to rest and tell you a little about the Simca Cemetery... The Simca Cemetery is located a midst the Rust Garden in Deep South Georgia. My father, who passed away in Feb 2010, was a Chrysler service manager in the 60s, when he brought home three wrecked Simca 1000 cars. My mom drove a 1000 on a daily basis. More to come...

[dietzdrummer]

Chrysler purchased controlling interest in Simca in 1963. In 1964 they began importing the Simca 1000 into the US to compete with VW and other imports being brought in. They sold under the Simca name until the early 70's. Later the Simca 1204 was renamed the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni and sold in the states. Both were very popular cars here, but not many knew they were Simca's.

[fm192429]

How all these french cars could be on US territory?

Were they also sold in North America during the sixties?

[rafalinvel]

donde esta este cementerio? estoy enamorado del simca 1000

[78Boza]

cool!

[polymoog70]

what a pity!!!

[IsderaESP]

Great song for the video

[drguffey]

My first car was a '67 Simca 1000. I loved it simply because it was mine. My first NEW car was a '72 Simca 1204. The best car I've ever owned. I wish they still made them. I simply didn't know there was snow on the ground!!!

[compukenny]

Junkyards are so sad when you think about the fact that every one of these cars were once someones pride and joy

[simcajunkie]

all cars are for sale, any one wanting a simca 1000 thas willing to go the extra mile,to get one going,leave contact info. here, I have five---simcajunkie

[sirmugman]

so nice they all look savable but i bet the person who owns them says not for sale you can look but not buy

[snake322]

i wanna restore some of these european gems

[danjomm007]

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[meringandan]

Cimca=French chrysler

see chrysler centura

[hbv66]

give me all the 1000 and 1100 please !!

[simcaP60fan]

it really hurt´s to see all these cars like that would kill to get all of them

[queer35]

quel gachis des beauté comme ca



[simcajunkie]

I got the blue one out of the cemetery --there is hope

[simcajunkie]

I got the blue one out of the cemetery --there is hope

[machone7I]

many simca 1000, and an awesome cuda. i was expecting to see some simca plein ciel, but no luck.

[nedskan]

Hi! Beautifull, but a bit sad too...To see those cars like the ones I have in that state.Nice video anyway, thanks.

Menno (Gillendgelesimca)

[simcajunkie]

been there ,will be back

[gorripato25388]

que pena con lo dificil q es oir cantar un viejo conocido como el simca 1000 por una carretera antigua y algo virada

[wreckart]

I have a Simca 1000, semi-automatic, from 1972... It took me 3 years and 32 new plates of metal to make it complete again,but what a result...

[v6turboman182]

c est clair qu il faut en faire profiter les passionnès ! faut tout vendre et pas laisser se perdre ca !! goooooooooooooo ....

[Rio356]

i want to go there, and restore some of those cars ;-;

[megangel5]

Un peccato che hanno eliminato di comercio le auto Simca erano buonissime.

[Juliantube3]

sad :-(

[engpeterbadie]

Could you please tell me how i can contact you easly , i need some spare parts where is this cemetery

[BFSBassman]

send me a private message and I will get you fixed up. bfsbassman. Please mention Dietzdrummer in your message

[maggiothebest]

poverine...nessuno gli vuole più bene =(...

[Saigaboy]

Nice video but so very sad.

[alfacentury2010]

Wow! Incredible graveyard! Thanks for letting me know!

Cheers,

Alex

[cris2a1]

ouai clair mettez les pieces sur e-bay !! faites profiter des gens parce que la c'est malheureux de voir ca ! dites moi ou c'est et je le fait moi ^^

[hbv66]

gad godt eje en simca 1000 eller evt en 1100 ti !!

[hoosierfreakck1]

i want a rear engine car like a small mini or some of them small cars in the begining i want to put a hayabusa motor in one .i wonder if i could get a simca cheap just a cheap body.

[SarahiiSkater]

where in the world is that cemetary?

[dietzdrummer]

Southern Georgia, right at the Florida border.

[guidion2]

Ich habe Anfang der 70iger Jahre auf Simca Gelernt und fuhr bis zum Ende der Marke nur Auto´s vom Hersteller Simca/bzw. Simca Chrysler. aber dass tut weh ,kann niemand die autos retten?

[dietzdrummer]

Translation:I am beginning of the 70's, years on simca learned and drove to the end of the brand'S only not by the manufacturer simca/ But simca Chrysler that hurts "nobody can save cars?

[dietzdrummer]

Ein Simca 1000 1966 gerettet werden können, denke ich. Ich werde Pick es im Frühjahr und Start Wiederherstellung. Ein paar 1204 sind ebenfalls verwendet, ich glaube.

[pierrerepp]

mettez les pièces sur ebay quel gachis!!!!!

[lifelesslived17]

the beautiful piano is composed erik satie, gnossienne #2 avec etonnement. simply beautiful

[njsimca]

Super job! Those cars might have stood a chance after 20 years, but not after 40! It was very sad to see what was basically heaps of paint over rust! There are, hopefully, some salvageable parts left??

[lifelesslived17]

its almost to sad to watch. lots of good parts still to be had though. shame to think of what was there 10-20 years ago

[wythors]

Great Music, photos and production!! If that old GMC Suburban was their ambulance, I can see why they didn't make it. Gee, I hope their deaths weren't Valiant, you know, like from that Barracuda!! LOL!!