The Matra Bagheera is a sports car built by the automotive division of the French engineering group Matra in cooperation with automaker Simca. A large-diameter crossmember at the rear cradled the 1,294-cc Simca "Poissy" engine, which produced 84 hp in the Bagheera. A four-speed transmission was the only choice offered. Later, Matra offered a larger, 90-hp 1,442-cc version of the Simca engine on the Bagheera S.
1974 MATRA Simca Bagheera CLASSICON Motorwagen & Media GmbH
Matra had a long racing heritage, and even though the car was based on a lot of Simca parts, many features are only found in racing cars. For example the mid/ rear placed engine and the individually adjustable corner heights/ weights. I have owned and restored this car since 2006. It has been taken apart to its bare bones. The product that emerged in 1973 was the Matra-Simca Bagheera, a poised, handsome car - apt, given that 'bagheera' is Hindi for black panther - going up against the Alfa Romeo 1.3 GT Junior. The Bagheera was a joint venture of Matra, who built the thing, and Simca, who provided all the mechanicals. Think of it as a French Lotus Elise only with less quality and performance and. The official unveiling of the Bagheera took place at the 1973 Le Mans 24-hour, and to mark the occasion, Matra ensured that a pre-launch consignment of 500 yellow Bagheeras were readily available at SIMCA dealers across France. The launch couldn't have been timed better: A Matra 670B took the victor's spoils at the famous endurance event.
MatraSimca Bagheera S bei den Luxembourg Classic Days 2016 in Mondorf Fahrzeugbilder.de
Matra-Simca responded by introducing the Bagheera S in mid-1975, with a 1442cc four-pot engine rated at 88bhp and 90lb ft of torque. Borrowed from the Chrysler Alpine, this engine offered more low-down torque, while the top speed was boosted to a claimed 115mph. Search now. Matra-Simca cars A to Z of classic cars. 2-door 3-seater fastback coupé. Brave design by French aerospace company, with glass-fibre body and mid-mounted engine/transmission (ex front-drive Simca 1100). Unique for having three-abreast seating. Most built in left-hand drive, but some cars sold in UK. Description. "The Matra Bagheera was built by the automotive division of the French engineering group Matra in co-operation with Simca. 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. UK Simca Talbot Club - photos and details of the Matra Bagheera can be found here.
Simca Matra Bagheera phase 1 1975 Soppelsa Renato (8) RétroTiseurs
In 1969, Matra was taken over by SIMCA, which in turn became fully Chrysler-owned one year later. Matra continued with their mission to produce an inexpensive, economical sports car, using off-the-shelf power units and running gear coupled with dramatic styling. In 1973, Matra introduced their newest concept, the M550—better known as the Bagheera and named. Matra Simca Bagheera S Coupè. But the Bagheera was a solid French reality ready to be unveiled in April 1973 in Annecy. Its debut has been followed by the launch of a first block of 500 yellow units, coinciding - randomly, but with extraordinary timing - with the victory of the Matra 670B at the 24h of Le Mans of the same year.
103.000 km Power (kW/hp) 66 / 90 🇮🇹 Dealer Back 1 out of 1 You want to buy a Matra-Simca Bagheera classic car? 2 offers for classic Matra-Simca Bagheera for sale and other classic cars on Classic Trader. Matra came forth with Bagheera. Now, it is true that the panther is a predator, but it is not the mightiest feline in the jungle. Unlike Shere Khan, that striped killer of cows and consort of the Tabaqui the jackal, Bagheera survived by cleverness. And this is how it was done. The engine and transmission from the front-drive Simca 1100 were.
MatraSimca Bagheera Courreges 197477 pictures (2048x1536)
Last week we told you all about the Matra-Simca Bagheera; this week it's the turn of that car's successor, the Murena, which was the last new Matra to be developed, although the Rancho would outlive it by a year.. Launched in 1980, on paper the Murena took the same approach as its Bagheera forebear, with its steel chassis over which was draped a plastic bodyshell made up of a dozen. Bagheera are powered by either 1200-cc 84-hp or 1400-cc 90-hp transverse-mounted, carbureted, inline-four engines, both of which were existing Simca units. The only transmission available was a Simca 4-speed unit from their sedans. Body panels were hefty fiberglass, over a pressed-steel unibody-style frame.
