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The Matra Bagheera is a sports car built by the automotive division of the French engineering group Matra from 1973 to 1980, in cooperation with automaker Simca.It was marketed as the Matra-Simca Bagheera until its final year of production, when its designation was changed to the Talbot-Matra Bagheera following Chrysler Europe's demise and subsequent takeover by PSA.
The first road car to be sold under the Matra marque was the Renault-powered Matra Djet (pronounced "jet"), which was an update of the Bonnet Jet; the Djet was subsequently replaced with the Matra 530, Bagheera, the Murena and the Rancho, an early type of sport utility vehicle (SUV).
Matra Bagheera The Matra Murena is a mid-engined , rear wheel drive sports car that was produced from 1980 through 1983 by the French engineering group Matra . The factory was located in the commune of Romorantin-Lanthenay in the department of Loir-et-Cher in central France.
In 1964 Matra had acquired the assets of the René-Bonnet company, and by 1970 Matra themselves were 50% owned by Chrysler. [29] When Simca selected Matra's Bagheera as the successor to the Bertone-designed Simca 1200S this eclipsed any hopes CG may have had to raise their own profile within Simca. In 1973 the oil crisis struck. In France ...
The following is a list of vehicles that feature hidden headlamps (also called pop-up headlights). [1] The vast majority of hidden headlamps are on cars, however, there are a handful of vehicles included in the list that do not fit this category.
The show received some criticism when a rare Matra Bagheera was significantly damaged during a feature in which the driver Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff filmed in Borneo. At the time of filming there were only 5 road worthy examples of this model in existence. [95]
The Matra Company's racing team, under the names of Matra Sports, Equipe Matra Elf and Equipe Matra Sports (after a takeover by Simca in 1969 as Matra-Simca Division Automobile), was formed in 1965 and based at Champagne-sur-Seine (1965–1967), Romorantin-Lanthenay (1967–1969) and Vélizy-Villacoublay (1969–1979).
The Simca Poissy engine, commonly known as the Simca 1100 engine, was a four-cylinder overhead valve engine developed by Simca for use in its superminis and economy cars, designed by the engineer Georges Martin (V12 Matra Sports engine designer).