The Evolution of the Simca Vedette (Ford Vedette): France’s Last Mass-Produced V8 Sedan
The Simca Vedette occupies a unique place in European automotive history. Produced between 1954 and 1961 in France, the Vedette represented the last widely produced French passenger car powered by a V8 engine. Originally designed by Ford’s French subsidiary and later developed by the French automaker Simca, the Vedette combined American-inspired styling with European engineering…