Matra Enthusiasts Club UK
Club Meetings or Events of Interest
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Whilst club meetings are organised primarily for club members; anyone that's interested whether ex-members,
anyone thinking of buying a Matra, or anyone wishing to join the club, will always be made very welcome.
Simply turn up (meetings usually start around mid-day) and introduce yourself.
Meetings:
- July 2008 Friday/Saturday/Sunday 11-13th The fourth Classic Le Mans.
- August 2008 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd. Northern summer week-end meeting.
Ripon Tour - Yorkshire. Further details to come.
- October 2008 Sunday 5th. Autumn midland meeting. A maintenance meeting at the Wobbly Wheel
pub near Gaydon on the B4100. Exit M40 at junction 12 and head west. Turn left at the roundabout and
head south. The Wobbly Wheel is approx. 7 km from the roundabout.
- November 2008 Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Dates to be confirmed. 3 day Classic Car Show at the N.E.C. Birmingham.
- December 2008 Sunday 7th. Winter southern meeting. For a map click here.
*The Grasshopper Inn, a few kilometres west of Westerham on the A25 and approx. 6 km east from
junction 6 of the M25. From the junction go south on the A22 to the first roundabout and turn left.
The meeting starts around mid-day. There is plenty of car parking space for car groups to display together.
The Inn serves hot or cold food and drinks, and the warm interior is ideal on a cold winters day.
- February 2009 Sunday 1st. *Rogerthorpe Manor, near Pontifract. For a map click here.
Winter northern meeting. The meeting starts as usual from around midday onwards.
- February 2009 Friday 13th to Sunday 22nd. Paris Retromobile Classic show.
- April 2009 Sunday 5th. Spring midland meeting.
- June 2009 Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th Summer week-end meeting.
To be decided.
*Details to be confirmed.
Murena door mirror spare parts available again. See my FAQ pages for details and a link.
Des DB aux Matra: 30 Euro. Another book, this time on DB, CD, Bonnet and Matra, now available.
Softback with French text. On general sale and through the marque specialists like Palmier.
Practical Classics magazine restoration of a Bagheera S. Now complete. It started back in February '05.
The twelth installment is out now (January 10th) in their February '06 issue.
Now available a 1/43rd scale model of the Matra M25 and also one of the Bagheera U8!
See the specialist press for further information.
A new Matra book is now available called Matra de Route.
This is written by S.Pagneaux, published by ETAI and is about all the road cars.
Now available in the February '03 Classic and Sportscar magazine
A comparison between a Murena and Monte Carlo.
In the August 2001 Classic Cars, a piece featuring Clive's Rancho.
They have a list of ten classics you should consider buying, and they include the Rancho.
In the May 2001 issue of Classics magazine, an article on the Murena 1.6
It is a comparison of the Mazda RX7, Matra Murena, and Porsche 924.
Also see Tom Tulip's Bagheera in 'Thoroughbred and Classic Cars' April issue.
Colour Hardback book:
Yes another fabulous 160 page hard cover book from Matra/Hachette
It is the same size as the La Saga book, and has many wonderful colour pictures
It is titled: MATRA La passion de l'innovation AUTOMOBILE
The text is in French and it is published by Hachette
The ISBN is 201236431-4 and it is priced at FF228
Matra cars in recent magazines:
Classic Cars November 1999 issue
Used buyers guide compares Alfa GTV6, Lotus Excel and Murena 2.2
Practical Classics November 1999 issue
Article on five mid-engined sports cars:
Fiat X1/9, Lancia Monte Carlo, Matra Murena 2.2, Toyota MR2, & VW/Porsche 914/6
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This was last updated 24th June '08
