The Simca Vedette came with a scaled-down flathead Ford V8, and any French car that looks like a tiny late-50s Chrysler with a 2.1 liter flathead Ford under the hood is aces in our book... but when that car comes with an automatic overdrive unit with a name as cool as Rush-Matic... why, it vaults straight into the Jalopnik Hall of Fame! Check out this Vedette ad to see the amazing Rush-Matic in action. [Club Vedette]

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