AROnline » Rancho http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs Made in Britain... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The cars : Matra-Rancho http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-matra-rancho/ http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-matra-rancho/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:56:35 +0000 Matthew Hayward http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/?p=11761 On the style trial France’s first serious attempt at a multi-purpose utility vehicle came not from one of its major car companies but from Matra, one of the few small-scale specialist producers based in the country. The Rancho was a result of Matra’s growing confidence from being under the corporate wing of Chrysler. The Bagheera [...]

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]]> http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-matra-rancho/feed/ 7 The cars : Talbot Wind http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-talbot-wind/ http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/matra/rancho/the-cars-talbot-wind/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:09:03 +0000 Matthew Hayward http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/?p=12566 The Rancho might be the best known 1100 variant for fashionistas, but the Talbot Wind was an equally faddish flavour – for rather less money. The beach was probably the best place for this unfortunately named plaything. What a pick-up line he coachbuilders Heuliez were no strangers to the idea of converting the SIMCA 1100 [...]

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