"_Mécanicien" (Mecanicien)
06/02/2016 at 17:18 • Filed to: FLOOD, matra, france, renault, Sbarro, prototype
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"_Mécanicien" (Mecanicien)
06/02/2016 at 17:18 • Filed to: FLOOD, matra, france, renault, Sbarro, prototype | 0
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Heavy rains have been constantly pouring on the center of France in the last couple of days and it has taken its toll on the town of Romorantin especially... House of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! museum.
About 20 Matra prototypes have been submerged like the Espace Sbarro , the Rancho and the Bagheera U8.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4dx192_…
Since yesterday, As you can see in the video, the workers of the museum have been trying hard to keep the cars above the water line but it was not enough. As the level rose to about 4 feet of water in the main hall this morning, up to the steering wheel for some cars.
The main expo called La France Qui Gagne (“Winning France”), with the most valuable cars has not been affected.
More info on the museum’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
My citroen won't start
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 17:25 |
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NO NOT THE RANCHO
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> My citroen won't start
06/02/2016 at 17:26 |
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Exactly my reaction. Probably also TFritch’s.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 17:26 |
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I still want that Espace. Water damage and all.
kanadanmajava1
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 17:37 |
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Oh no! That’s terrible. I visited that place in 2015. The flooded area contained Matra’s concept cars (likely all of them) and examples of their Espace/Avantime production.
BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 17:42 |
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Nooooo, not the Matra museum, I hope they can repair or save most of them. Would be a shame if the Bagheera U8 and the other concepts were lost.
E90M3
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 17:42 |
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You the same French man that had bought that e46 M3 back in 2011 and put it on some BBS LMs?
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> My citroen won't start
06/02/2016 at 17:44 |
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Hope that one can be saved, it looks to be a Grand Raid, an offroad-ier version. Too many Ranchos have already been taken from the world, they need to save this one!
duurtlang
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
06/02/2016 at 17:48 |
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No chance. When they finally get rid of the water this is what will be left of the Rancho:
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> duurtlang
06/02/2016 at 18:01 |
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Probably, though it will be hidden under the fibreglass.
RallyWrench
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/02/2016 at 18:01 |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Although of those cars, it probably has the best chance of driving out of there.
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RallyWrench
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 18:06 |
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*cries
I’m relieved it didn’t reach the competition cars, I could not handle seeing an MS670 underwater.
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RallyWrench
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/02/2016 at 18:07 |
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*gears turning slowly*
This means there’s now a flood-damaged but otherwise nice Rancho out there that needs some love...
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RallyWrench
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
06/02/2016 at 18:08 |
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RamblinRover and I have a plan to “save” one by putting an old Audi quattro driveline and 1.9L VW TDI in it, a project which has preemptively been dubbed the Maudi Quancho.
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RallyWrench
> duurtlang
06/02/2016 at 18:09 |
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Easier for you to ship to me that way.
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> RallyWrench
06/02/2016 at 18:12 |
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That sounds horrible and great at the same time. Though I would like the idea of a modern Renault diesel and a Scenic RX4 drivetrain more.
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_Mécanicien
> E90M3
06/02/2016 at 18:20 |
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Yup same man. I sold that car a few years ago, how the hell do you remember that?!
(I still have those wheels)
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RallyWrench
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
06/02/2016 at 18:32 |
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Those bits are hard to get here in Freedomland. Mostly this came about because we have a mutual appreciation for the Rancho, and I already have all the Quattro parts and a 1.9TDI core sitting around. The old Quattro setup is nice because it’s subframe based with McPherson struts, and would be easier to fabricate mounts for all around.
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E90M3
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 18:51 |
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Well maybe you remember me, I used to go by e30m3, but seeing as I actually got an E90M3, I figured it was more fitting. Long time no see. Here’s what I’m driving around in.
ranwhenparked
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 19:04 |
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Well, that sucks. Looks like a lot of their most interesting cars have been destroyed, and, since many of them are prototypes and one-offs, not like they can be replaced.
Not sure if it’s the case with the Matra museum or not, but a lot of cars on display in museums are not in running condition. If that’s the case here, they could just wash them down really good after the waters recede and keep them on static display.
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E90M3
> _Mécanicien
06/02/2016 at 19:26 |
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Also, I might actually interested
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_Mécanicien
> E90M3
06/03/2016 at 04:37 |
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Cool car and damn! You remember a lot of stuff!
I haven’t been actively trying to sell them but since I’m not using them, why not? But man... They’re in the south of France and are crazy expensive...
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E90M3
> _Mécanicien
06/03/2016 at 10:02 |
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They’d be nice, but I’m not looking for new wheels right now. I just had remembered that from a couple years back