Created in 1967, the Matra 530, with lines inspired by the Matra 620, presents a new mix: both coupé and cabriolet, its central engine and its flexible suspension give it great comfort and exceptional handling. Thanks to the testimonies of its designers and to an often unpublished iconography, the author tells the whole story of an atypical French car.
A very deep profile of this small French sports car with central engine, produced in 47.796 units, of which nearly the fifty percent sold outside France. Included the technical characteristics, production, data, colours tables.
The saga of over 100 years of French blue in motor racing, and the exotic cars and men who drove them is told in this stupendous and exhilarating account, by motor racing expert David Venables.
Original articles printed in Road & Track, Motor, Car and Driver, Autosport and others feature original articles printed from June 1966 through September 1974, highlight the many faces of the Le Mans 24-Hour race.
This series presents the most important historic competition cars. In this volume, the illustrated monography of models MS620/630/650/660/670/680 M63/M64/M65 A210/A220.
Tenth issue of a series of car books that profiled all the great collector cars, most of which were well-known racing cars. Specially commissioned full-color illustrations were done for each car, showing it head-on front and rear.
Internationally famous in motor racing circles since the 1960s, Matra has also produced many high performance sports cars and road vehicles. Types reported on: Djet, M530, M650, Bagheera, Murena, Rancho, Espace phase I, II, & III, Avantime, MS80, MS84, MS670B and many others. Included are new model introductions, road and comparison tests, a factory visit, full specifications & performance data plus a buyers guide.