Talbot Samba, Horizon, Rancho, 1307 and Solara: Books

Talbot 1978-1987

With its rapid development and a reputation for producing cars that were as attractive as they were popular, the Simca brand underwent several structural revolutions during the 1960s. Ten years later, the sun set on the Chrysler-Europe empire, which had become Talbot.

This book looks at this great adventure, with the stated aim of understanding how what was announced as an incomparable advance was to become a major failure.
From the foundations of the agreement, from its stated goals to its hidden goals, from the men who worked on this project, from the products inherited from Simca to the products born under the Talbot brand, the book details ten years of a turbulent, exciting adventure, but whose fatal outcome can be understood in light of ambitions, egos and illusions.

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Author:	Dominique Pagneux
Details:	192 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:	500 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2020)
ISBN:	9791028303754

La Rancho de mon père

With the Rancho, Matra happily surfed the wave of the 1970s rural escape, where the green motorcycle had found a place among bucolic leisure activities. Also, to get away from the well-trodden path of sports vehicles, Philippe Guédon had the intuition to create a "green car", halfway between the Méhari and the Range-Rover. His team imagined a leisure car, with the look of a 4x4 with a trendy look, based on the Simca 1100 in its VF2 pick-up version.

Produced in 56 457 units from 1977 to 1984, the Rancho enjoyed unexpected success for Matra and Simca. Equipped with the 1442 cm³ engine, it is a front-wheel drive whose crossing qualities have been optimized to allow it to crisscross sunken roads, discovering nature. It has brought joy to many families who were attracted by its friendly appearance, but also to traders and craftsmen who were interested in its generous loading volume (from 1005 dm3 to 2200 dm3) for multiple transports.

• Richly illustrated, this book is dedicated to the famous Matra-Simca Rancho of the years 1977-1984.
• Retraces in detail the history and evolution of the Matra-Simca / Talbot-Matra Rancho.
• This volume of the collection "La voiture de mon père" is not only a source of in-depth information for the owner, but also a concise guide to originality.
• The technique, variants, modifications and special versions are described in detail.
• Contains more than 280 period photos, often unpublished.

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Author:	André Dewael
Details:	120 pages, 21.5 x 24 cm / 8.5 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:	281 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2014)
Series:	De mon père
ISBN:	9791028300159

La Talbot Samba de mon père

It was to the tune of Samba that the 1982 vintage began for the Talbot firm. Resurrected by PSA after the acquisition of Chrysler France, the former Simca automobile firm, thus renamed, had been suffering for several years from the absence of a truly convincing attack model.

With the arrival of the little Samba, the fruit of the collaboration between the men of Poissy and those of Peugeot, the future seemed more promising in this vital segment.
This model was not a simple revised and corrected copy "made in Poissy" of the 104, but displayed a personality and qualities of its own. Very quickly available in multiple versions, including the interesting convertible and rally variants, the Samba became "Sympa" then "Bahia" through attractive special series, which crowned the career of this little Talbot with great success.

Despite everything, the economic situation would reduce the existence of this nevertheless popular model. Victim of a failed merger of the Peugeot and Simca networks, the Samba bowed out after six years of production. Far from having gone unnoticed in large-scale automobile production, this three-door with such a pleasant name will have left its mark on memories. It is the car of the beginnings, sometimes the first, but also that of elegance in a convertible version.

• Richly illustrated, this book is dedicated to the Talbot Samba of the years 1981-1986.
• Retraces in detail the history and evolution of the Talbot Samba.
• This volume of the collection "La voiture de mon père" is not only a source of in-depth information for the owner, but also a concise guide to originality.
• The technique, variants, modifications and special versions are described in detail.
• Contains more than 200 period photos, often unpublished.

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Author:	Christian Caze
Details:	120 pages, 21.5 x 24 cm / 8.5 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:	200 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2015)
Series:	De mon père
ISBN:	9791028300531

Les Simca 1307, Solara et dérivés de mon père

Car of the Year 1976, the new Simca 1307/1308 quickly won over customers with its safety and road holding inherited from the Simca 1100. Its elegant line and fifth door made it a great commercial success. After the acquisition of Chrysler's European subsidiaries by PSA, the Talbot 1510 and Solara derived from it were the last heirs of the Simca from Poissy.

Find the genesis of this vehicle, the fruit of the joint work of Chrysler's European subsidiaries, and its developments year after year. As usual, the author pays particular attention to the special series that have punctuated its career and to the particularities of the versions built in foreign factories in England, Spain or Finland.

• Richly illustrated, this book is dedicated to the famous Simca 1307/1308 and Solara series.
• Retraces in detail the history and evolution.
• This volume of the collection "La voiture de mon père" is not only a source of in-depth information for the owner, but also a concise guide to originality.
• The technique, variants, modifications and special versions are described in detail.
• Also deals with manufacturing abroad.
• Contains 250 period photos, often unpublished.

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Author:	Gilles Colboc
Details:	120 pages, 21.5 x 24 cm / 8.5 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:	about 180 b&w and 50 colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2012)
Series:	De mon père
ISBN:	9782726895870