
French company Matra began producing Renault-powered sports cars in 1965. In 1969 SIMCA acquired the company and introduced the Bagheera which sold over 47,000 models. Matra had great success in motorsport winning the F1 World Championship in 1969 with Jackie Stewart and Le Mans in 1972, 1973 & 1974. The last Matra road cars were built in 1984. (Photo above shows the Formula One 1969 Matra MS 80 and the 1973 Matra-SIMCA MS 670B which won Le Mans)








