Talbot Matra Murena

The title of a picture over on Retrobeutes got my attention “rare, 3 seat French car”, hmmm all the boxes ticked there then. The picture had been taken at the Capesthorne Hall Classic Car Show, not far from my home those two things were enough for me to head over there the following day. Although that car was not there another white one was, but it did get me thinking exactly how rare are these!!!!

Talbot/Matra Rancho

When I was a young lad with my obligatory corgi car collection, well Quality Street tin full of them, there was one that stood out, my model of the Rancho. It was the coolest looking thing, off road looks but more tonka toy looking. Jump forward to 2007 and a run with the lads to the Classic Car Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the car we all stopped and spent some time with was a red fully restored Rancho (the blurred pic below) and the one thing we all said was “when I was younger I so wanted one of those”.