1977 Matra Bagheera S Série 2
1977 Matra Bagheera in A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Movie, 1979
Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-09-16 14:45 |
UK sales April 77 to Nov 78 only, imported as LHD with optional RHD conversion by Hodec- very few sold "The May 1977 Chrysler UK brochure and card shows four exterior colours for the Bagheera S. They were Terre de Feu (rose metallic) and Orange Vulcain (non-metallic) with brown/white check seating and trim plus Blanc Neve (non-metallic white) with green/white trim and Gris Electric (grey metallic) with blue/white interior. Blanc Neve is Nitrolac 3321, Orange Vulcain is Nitrolac 3362, Terre de Feu is Verilac 8360 and Gris Electric is Verilac 8361. Cars were offered at £5370.30 incl. taxes for a standard LHD car. Dealer supplied Hodec RHD conversions were £624 extra." - http://www.matraclub.org.uk/faq2.html#top . "An enterprising Chrysler dealer, Walchry Motors of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, commissioned a local firm, Hodec of Old Woking, to convert a batch of these UK Bagheeras to right hand drive, which added a further £625 to the price." - http://www.simcatalbotclub.org/bagheera.htm (Hodec also did the RHD conversion for the handful of Peugeot 504 coupe/cabrios sold here) "RHD 1977 Matra Bagheera S Project In Colorado.... said to be one of 65 built in RHD configuration.... "- Link to "bringatrailer.com" . (Plate is DFC 955R and colour Terre de Feu (rose metallic) - no explanation how/why it ended up in Colorado) |
