Faux-by-faux: The Matra Rancho Story

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The Rancho was born out of necessity, using whatever parts Matra had to hand, on a shoestring budget. But what they produced could be seen as the faltering start of the crossover boom. So, how did it all come to pass? If you'd like to support what I do please consider supporting me below: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv My other channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matra-Simca_Bagheera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca_1100 https://web.archive.org/web/20191225235702/http://www.simcatalbotclub.org/rancho.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120326002043/http://ranwhenparked.net/2010/09/02/a-quick-look-at-the-matra-simca-rancho/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_18 https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/matra-rancho-2-un-projet-avec-renault-qui-n-a-pas-vu-le-jour-30001026.html https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/matra/rancho/matra-rancho/ http://luky86.free.fr/SIMCA/HeuliezTalbot1100Wind.htm https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-talbot-wind/ https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/simca/1100/the-cars-simca-1200-campero/ http://www.matra-rancho.com/ http://www.matra-passion.com/ http://sitematrarama.free.fr/ranchid.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080125082012/https://www.simcamatrasportsclub.nl/rancho01.htm #bigcar