1981 Matra Rancho [P12]

1981 Matra Rancho [P12] in Edge of Darkness, TV Series, 1985 Ep. 1

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: — Made for:

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130rapid ◊ 2010-01-17 17:09	Not so easy. This car hasn't letter-badge on bonnet. Could be "Matra-Simca" or "Talbot-Matra" or simply "Matra". I think lonely "Matra" manufacturer name will be correct.
bref ◊ 2010-01-17 17:36	Arrives in May 1978 on the British market. In UK, they were Matra, then Talbot Matra from 1980 model year Colour seems to be the very common 77-81 rouge Commanche. For 82, mirrors were different.
dudley ◊ 2010-01-17 20:23	1980-81 W-reg, so Talbot Matra Rancho. On DVLA under Talbot: The vehicle details for DSF 34W are: Date of Liability 01 01 1992 Date of First Registration 02 06 1981 Year of Manufacture 1981 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1442CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Colour BROWN -- Last edit: 2010-01-17 20:25:52
DynaMike ◊ 2010-01-22 20:47	Wer these built in the old Rootes factory or simply imported from France ?
chris40 ◊ 2010-01-22 22:48	They were always imported, never built in the UK. IIRC the first Talbot/PSA product made at Ryton-on-Dunsmore was the Peugeot 309, followed by the 405.
dsl ◊ 2014-03-12 20:13	Despite DVLA naming, Talbot only started being part of name in UK in Jan 82, so just Matra here.