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Sonoma Classic Motorcars and our new world-wide brokerage Riviera MotorSports located in the Marina de Cascais Portugal is proud to present the 1971 Matra Laser Concept car. The image posed in the advert is for representation purpose only. Images and supporting documents will be provided upon request.
Though often ignored in flavor of more famous 1970s concept cars, the one-off 1971 Matra Laser by Michelotti
still has styling that can grab the attention of a crowd, 40 years after its maiden appearance.
Matra was a French manufacturer best known for its production of aeronautics and weaponry – until,
that is, it entered its first full Formula 1 season in 1968. The pinnacle of its motorsport involvement
came just a year later, when the Matra-Ford team won the 1969 Constructors’ Championship, with Jackie Stewart
easily taking the corresponding Drivers’ title. Alongside Matra’s Formula 1 endeavours, the company had
also begun producing sports cars for the road, following the acquisition of Automobiles René Bonnet.
The first car developed solely by Matra was the 1967 M530 (the name inspired by the company’s R530
surface-to-air missile), which was given a subtle facelift by celebrated designer Giovanni Michelotti in 1970.
Please contact Marvin for questions, images and supporting documents.
