MR RICHARD T TRENK SR wrote:
> BTW, there is an interesting link between this marque and the reference I
> made yesterday to Chrysler ruining Rootes and SIMCA. The Unic co. was
> taken over by SIMCA in the 1930s and commercial vehicles of this name were
> produced after WW-2 . I believe the firm eventually perished along with
> SIMCA in the late 60s.
Not quite. After Simca fell into Chrysler's mitts, Fiat took control of Unic.
The name continued into the early 1980s before disappearing in favour of the
"Iveco" brand.
Russell
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