 Apart from different engines and differences in standard equipment, the models were for the most part identical, bar some styling details such as grille or bumpers.The 1300 grille comprised nine horizontal and three vertical bars whereas the 1500 grille featured eleven horizontal bars only.This model series replaced the popular, long-running Simca Aronde and was initially available only with a 4-door saloon body, but in 1964 the 1500 gained an estate version (1300 estate followed in 1965).