Parking Attendant and Woman with 1961 Simca Aronde

THF701733 / Parking Attendant and Woman with 1961 Simca Aronde
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Artifact Overview

French manufacturer Simca produced the Aronde automobile over three design generations from 1951 to 1964. The third-generation Arnode P60, built from 1958 to 1964, came with a compact 96-inch wheelbase and a range of available four-cylinder engines variously rated from 40 to 70 horsepower. Simca exported some Aronde models to the United States.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1961

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1671.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

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