That is the trade name of this successful creation. A sports coupe with a striking design that makes you a bit quiet when you know that it has been lonely in the outdoors for years.
By: Dirk de Jong
Neglected and lost and you don't get the feeling that I must have it. The shine and power is gone. The previously sparkling appearance is no longer attractive. He is washed by the rain. Or does the owner find the weathered paint attractive?
Why is this Matra Murena 1984 S, produced in 2,2, called an intimate coupé? A look at the 'cabin' shows that there are three seats arranged side by side. In this state, the Matra has more intimacy than… temperament. But let us not judge too quickly, it may be a matter of waiting for his tax freedom in a few years.
As a young boy, adolescent, teenager, whatever you want to call it, you can drive a number of times in the predecessor of the Murena, or the Bagheera.
That guy was very careful with it, perhaps paid from his first salaries with a menink on the side?
No idea, but despite that …… ..what a happening that was!
I am no longer a teenager but a middle-ager and when I hear the name Matra, or Murena, my thoughts always go back to that Bagheera.
Our neighbor at the campsite had a real cart and that Bagheera kept it up effortlessly, even in the real curves! (He would have warmed it up carefully)
Unfortunately I never encountered such a Bagheera again, let alone be able to steer it myself or at least be able to drive one again ...
Sweet dreams
Recovery, the said 1994 must of course be 1984, if you want to lose your egg in the middle of the night.
Time and again enjoy those beautiful motorcycle stories from the pen of Dolf Peters.
I am a car and not a motorcycle man, but I thought about subscribing once.
And then you get this.
A story about a Matra produced in 1994.
That must be an Espace because production of the Murena has already stopped in mid 1983.
The photo indeed shows a Murena, a 2.2 S still according to the writer.
However, unless the site skirts and spoiler have been removed (very unlikely), this is a normal 2.2.
You see that “S” more fantasized when importing Murenas.
Furthermore, the writer found the car neglected and no longer attractive.
And wondered if the owner finds weathered paint attractive and maybe waiting for tax freedom.
Why? The rims and the car are clean, may not shine excessively, but are certainly not neglected or weathered.
In fact, the car is insured and will probably be used.
And, I have news for the writer, tax freedom, as he calls it, has not existed for several years.
What a small article, the subscription aspirations are going to go back to the fridge for the time being.
You are fairly well informed about the Matra brand, although this Murena has a first registration number from 1984, it may have been produced in 1983!
You don't quite know the tax rules because cars of 40 years and older still enjoy tax freedom (we have a few in that category and drive them regularly). This Murena has to wait another 4 years but then it is also tax free !! That should work with the plastic carriage.
As a car enthusiast (especially classic) we have had a subscription to AMK for years and are satisfied with it. Maybe you should think about it in daylight!
Ah Cornelius, for those few euros per month for a subscription you do not let go of your aspirations? Not me in any case. And no, I have no shares in the AMK.
Fantastic car of course, deserves better than this… ..