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Mécanique Aviation Traction or Matra (Mécanique Aviation TRAction) was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobiles, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry. Matra was owned by the Floirat family. The name Matra became famous in the 1960s when it went into car production by buying Automobiles René Bonnet.
The Matra M530 is a sports car created and built by the French engineering group Matra. In 1968 Vignale presented the 530 Vignale Coupe, designed by Virginio Vairo, and based on the platform of a Matra M530. The car made its first appearance in Geneva painted yellow. Later the car was shown at the Vignale stand in Turin with some minor body modifications and painted red and white. It is not exactly known whether this car was a two-times repainted one-off or that Vignale had built more than one.
The Matra 530 Vignale Coupe is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid located engine delivering power to the rear wheels. The 1.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 70 hp of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 127 N·m (94 lb·ft/13 kgm) at 2500 rpm. The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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