Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many...
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Relive the excitement of the 1978 Italian Grand Prix with this onboard footage of Jacques Laffite driving a Ligier-Matra JS9...
Artcurial Motors is starting 2021 with an exceptional sale on February 5, 2021, Parisienne 2021. The standout feature of the sale will be the Matra MS 670 with chassis number 001, the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hour Race winner. “On 5 February, Artcurial Motorcars will celebrate the brilliant history of motor racing and...
Fifty years ago Matra won both the drivers’ and constructors’ titles in Formula 1 with Jackie Stewart. To commemorate this...
The 2018 edition of Tour Auto Optic 2000, set for April 23-28 between Paris and Nice — by way of...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on the windscreen of the #24 Matra driven by Henri Pescarolo and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. There were so many things that made a lasting impression on my first visit to Le Mans...
Photo: Pete Austin Without a doubt my greatest racecar has to be the Matra 670. Matra worked so much since...
Matra MS80 Car: Matra MS80 / Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV 90º V8 / Maker: Matra / Bore X Stroke: 85.7...
1974 Matra M670B The name Matra became familiar to thousands of motor racing fans from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. However, for a long time, only the French knew anything about Matra except for their racing endeavors. Braking hard for a sharp left-hander, the author tries to keep the Matra...
Artcurial is offering a Matra MS650 (s/n 01) at its 2009 Classic and Racing Cars auction on Sunday, February 8th...
Matra Automobile, a name synonymous with French racing heritage, will cease to exist according to a German news source. Founded...
In the week of the Spanish Grand Prix, why not revisit one of the strangest and most peculiar stories of Formula 1 in Spanish territory? The 1969 Madrid GP, which ended up being one of the biggest fiascoes in the history of F1 events. But not everything went so terribly,...
Lotus 72 The gentle shimmer of the Cote d’Azur sun on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean. The shimmer...
In the long staircase of world motorsport, it is common for us to focus mainly on the greatest successes of...
Heaven or Hell, Jekyll or Hyde, Beauty or Beast, whichever you choose there is no doubt that Parque Montjuich provided us with one of the greatest circuits of all time. Unlike many of its disused airfield contemporaries Montjuich with its historic Palace and ornamental gardens clung to the side of...
The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete...
A lifelong friend gave me something towards the end of his long and brave battle with Parkinson’s disease saying he...
It is unlikely that most of us can picture a Simca that is not one of the econoboxes that the company exported to the US in the late ‘60s and ‘70s. It is also unlikely that most of us knew that the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon sold at US...
This particular 1973 Porsche 911 RSR (R7) is the car that achieved a remarkable 4th place finish at Le Mans...
Where to Buy RMD is offering this 1972 Lola T280 (DFV) for sale. Click here to inquire on their website....
Images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale Okay, so the weather forecast beforehand wasn’t that great, but a little rain wasn’t going to dampen my spirit. The drive from West Wales to Goodwood was about a five-hour run, due in part to the persistent rain and the excessive standing water on the...
Relive the exhilarating moments of the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours race, where Graham Hill and Henri Pescarolo emerged victorious...
Surrounded by ever increasing London City skyscrapers, the five-acre green oasis of the Artillery Gardens staged the London Concours for...
All images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale Some Le Mans 24 Hour Background Do you remember when your favourite band or singer released their latest, long-awaited album? Perhaps it was Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, JJ Cale, or some obscure group that you really liked. You would go down to the...
If you’re an automotive enthusiast, and you spent any kind of time in Southern California from 2006 to 2014, then...
Images courtesy of Glen Smale, Peugeot Motorsport, and Archives Terre Blanche/Photononstop On 26-27 May 1923, the first Le Mans 24...
Just after midnight, in February 1973, there was a battle being waged on a Daytona Beach, Florida race track. All of the heavy-hitters from Lola, Mirage and Matra had fallen by the wayside. The two cars trading places were not factory entries, they were two very separate and independent teams:...
The principality nestled amongst the mountains that line the southeastern coast of France is a name that’s known worldwide. Monaco....
On February 3, Thursday, Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Paris Sale will be offering a couple of motor cars that...
Bob Tullius Aldo Andretti Romolo Tavoni Oscar Koveleski 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 2 British sports car racer and entrant David Piper is born (1930). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...