coupé

Matra Simca 530 and Bagheera 1968-1980

Matra Sports was established in 1965 when Matra (aerospace company) took over the René Bonnet company (Matra built the fibre-glass bodies for Bonnet). In 1969 Matra was taken over by Simca. 

The Matra 530 LX was fitted with an 85 hp 1700cc V4 Ford Taunus engine

Simca Sports models 1951-1960

Simca produced a number of coupés and convertibles, starting with the Simca Huit Sport in 1949. Bodywork was by Facel Metallon (who later built cars of their own under the Facel Vega name).

Opel GT/J 1900 1970-1973

The GT/J was built from 1970 to 1973 and was a slightly cheaper version of the GT. It had a 90 hp 1900 cc four cylinder engine that gave the car a top speed of 185 km/h.

Floride & Caravelle 1959-1968

VW Karmann-Ghia 1957-

NSU Sport Prinz

The Sport Prinz was designed at Bertone studios by Franco Scaglione

Overshadowed by the 300SL, the four-cylinder 190SL is a fine car in its own right. It was built from 1955 to 1963.

The Lamborghini Urraco P250 was styled and designed by BERTONE.

September 1971 Press Release:

"THE LAMBORGHINI URRACO P250

The sensational 120 was introduced in 1948. It shared its chassis with the Mark V, although the 120's was shortened somewhat. The XK120 was equipped with the new twin-cam six cylinder engine.

© Phil Seed 2002

Specification Jaguar XK 120

Drop head coupé and fixed head coupé