MATRA 670 Warming Up

Le Mans Classic Japan 2007
at Fuji Speedway

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• MATRA
• MS
• 670
• LE
• MAS

[Ventoux1912]

Group S(1972)

2993cc

[indigoblue555]

@McLarenMercedes ohh yes!! Greetings :)

[McLarenMercedes]

@peterbowyermgb

The Honda V12 in the McLaren driven by Senna in 1991 and 1992 had a characterstic V12 sound too. Sadly it was a bit too heavy and complex. Honda should have stuck with their V10 concept from 1989-1990.

[indigoblue555]

@AmiableAndy - HI! back then in the 60/80es Matra Sport was subsidiary to Matra Aerospace. I can't say if Matra mother corporate is still running any activity nowaday.

Matra did also produce little sport cars in those years: nothing exceptional though.

Ugly cars omop.

[McLarenMercedes]

@indigoblue555

Cool. I only read about them in motorsport magazines a few years ago. I also believe that hearing an engine through computer loudspeakers is nowhere near the same thing as hearing it live. Consider yourself lucky.

[indigoblue555]

@McLarenMercedes HI! I heard these engines at Monza 1000,and during a private

testing session by Ligier-Matra F1 team at Paul Ricard circuit(those ugly Ligier with extrasize periscope air duct ,Gitanes sponsored) driven by J.P.Beltoise as a tester.Unique sound: as raw as musical.Alas performance and reliability were not up to the sound ! On the sport prototypes Matra 650 the engine had trucklike reliability though...probably detuned for long term races.

[McLarenMercedes]

@indigoblue555

Yeah. most people who heard it agree. They said that if the engine was a competitive as it sounded it would have won every race.

Such a shame Chris Amon was denied a well deserved victory in Clermont-Ferrand back in 1972 driving the Matra.

[AmiableAndy]

Is the Matra engine made by, or affiliated with any other auto manufacturer? I mean, is Matra a subsidiary to, or in co-operation with, like, Maserati or some other ?llll and yes it sounds kewl llll

>;}

[indigoblue555]

Matra V 12 one of the best sounds ever heard on F1 circuits.

[niikodas]

the FERRARI 639 at the german gp 1989 , mansell just after his first pit stop coming down the strait the sound was beautiful , natural . worthy of the prancing horse

[peterbowyermgb]

The Matra V12 engine is certainly the best sounding French racing engine, but the 312PB Ferrari and the BRM V16 take some beating.