Le mardi de Matra

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 04/07/2015 at 09:26 • Filed to: Matra

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Have a trio of Matras:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 04/07/2015 at 09:44

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You inspired me to take a quick look at just how available Ranchos are, and I'm sad to say they very nearly don't exist. None for sale on ebay.fr, other listings out of date, and classics sellers showing a blank slate. For as many as were made, you'd expect more to survive, but apparently the Simca 1100 drivetrain did it no favors (possibly comparable to the Neon drivetrain in a PT Cruiser), and the parts that matter underneath rust away to oblivion. The best odds of gettin one, then, might be to cruise all those places one might have been tossed away as garbage and start with completely different underpinnings for a nice fiberglass body...

KnowsAboutCars > Cé hé sin 04/07/2015 at 09:47

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Needs more race car.

KnowsAboutCars > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/07/2015 at 09:49

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I had slightly better luck with le bon coin .

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KnowsAboutCars 04/07/2015 at 09:56

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Well done. About what I was suspecting price-wise as well: a solid example of rare not equating to valuable.

Cé hé sin > KnowsAboutCars 04/07/2015 at 10:05

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Lots of Murenas there I see.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/07/2015 at 10:08

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The Rancho was just a tarted up Simca van of course so I suppose it's inevitable that they aren't often preserved. Having said that the one in my picture is contemporary as it has the modern plates.

The Bagheera and Murena were more highly regarded and they have the advantage of fibreglass bodies so they're easy to find. Doesn't stop the chassis rusting of course...

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 04/08/2015 at 05:18

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use to see 1 of these in Geelong.

MultiplaOrgasms > Cé hé sin 04/09/2015 at 12:47

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But Murenas had fully galvanized spaceframe?