The Rancho is like a baby Disco 1-2

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 06/11/2016 at 15:00 • Filed to: None

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Discuss.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 15:06

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Just discovered it’s FWD. That was a quick buzzkill.

not for canada - australian in disguise > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 15:11

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Indeed.

The first crossover. Matra pioneered a lot of car types, see the Espace, which basically created the minivan in Europe.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 15:16

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Nice little vehicle.

Simca sold cars in US America a looong time ago - through Chrysler/Plymouth dealerships.

I like the sculpting around the headlights on both vehicles.

Svend > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 15:32

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I had a model of a red Matra Rancho when I was a kid and I always wanted one (I had a Bburago 1955 Lancia Aurelia b24 Spider America that I felt/feel the same way about).

I thought the Rancho looked similar to the Disco Series I but next to each other they look very much different. Then I’d see a Rancho and think ‘that looks like a Disco Series I again.

Blondude > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 15:36

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Yeah, but it’s FWD.

MultiplaOrgasms > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/11/2016 at 15:38

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28 years prior, a couple hundred miles southeast:

Cé hé sin > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 06/11/2016 at 16:24

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Yes, it was a tarted up Simca van.

My citroen won't start > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/11/2016 at 16:43

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I love Matra, one day I’ll get to drive a Bagheera

My citroen won't start > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 06/11/2016 at 16:44

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Well, it is based on a tiny van

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 06/11/2016 at 16:47

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We also got Simca products through Chrysler here in Brazil. The Simca Chambord with the 2.3 V8 comes to mind.

My citroen won't start > Svend 06/11/2016 at 16:49

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The basic designs are pretty much the same, boxy with elevated roof at the back, the bonnet has elevations to match the headlights and the all-around offroadyness to them.

My citroen won't start > Blondude 06/11/2016 at 16:49

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Because it is based on a tiny SIMCA van

Svend > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 16:57

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True.

I found this looking at pre-production Range Rovers the other day. The Spencer Abbott conversion on vehicle YVB168H.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 16:59

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Teeny tiny V8! We just got the one car, if I recall correctly. Saw it when dad considered a Plymouth Fury II. Of course, he ordered yet another Chevy Impala.

My citroen won't start > Svend 06/11/2016 at 17:01

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I quite like Erich Honecker’s Range Rover

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 06/11/2016 at 17:07

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Probably not a sales success in the US then I imagine. In Brazil the dictatorship limited the number of imports so the Simca was quite popular as a luxury car. My grand-father told stories about almost buying one, he ended up with the FNM JK.

Svend > My citroen won't start 06/11/2016 at 17:09

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That looks very similar to another I saw a while back in brown.