
Simca 1100 Ti Sandalwood Metallic Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Simca
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 185750
- Year
- 1974
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Hatchback
- Vehicle Class
- Modern Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3551091857501
About the Simca 1100 Ti Sandalwood Metallic Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Simca 1100 Ti reproduces the sporty 1970s French hatchback in Sandalwood Metallic, built as a fixed one-piece body. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage while the casting stays sound. The 1100 was one of Europe's earliest front-wheel-drive hatchbacks.
The Simca 1100 helped establish the front-wheel-drive hatchback formula years before it became a European default, and this diecast keeps its practical, upright shape true in Sandalwood Metallic.
A Fixed Body That Rewards a Close Look
With no opening doors or hood, every judgment about this casting happens on the surface: the tailgate, roofline and beltline read as one continuous shape, and a sealed body allows the tooling to hold tighter shut lines than a hinged equivalent could at this price. Zinc alloy gives the body genuine weight, distinctly different from the lighter plastic toys sold alongside real diecast. The Sandalwood Metallic paint shows flake convincingly under a display lamp, if without the deeper clear coat of pricier resin work. This is a used model, and the box carries traces of storage, an honest, unremarkable condition rather than a flaw in the casting.
An Early, Influential Hatchback
Launched in the mid-1960s and updated through the 1970s, the Simca 1100 was among Europe's first mainstream front-wheel-drive hatchbacks, a layout that would come to dominate the compact-car segment for decades. The Ti designation marked a sportier trim within that range, giving the practical hatch a livelier edge without abandoning its everyday usability.
Collection Fit
This 1100 Ti sits well within a 1970s French or early hot-hatch themed display, its hatchback body offering a useful contrast to the sedans and coupes more common on European shelves from the same decade. The sealed body asks nothing beyond careful dusting, and its honestly disclosed used condition makes it an accessible way to represent a genuinely pioneering shape.









