A product of the union of two French automaking curios Matra and Simca, the Bagheera was a hotbed of innovation throughout its life. Launched in 1973 (same as the model on offer) the Bagheera featured a mid-engine configuration, three-abreast seating, and a polyester body shell. Needless to say, to find one on eBay in the US isn’t a commonplace event.
Named after the panther from The Jungle Book, this Bagheera isn’t without feline charms. Though the profile looks a little more like a first-generation Celica than a crouched tiger, the interior definitely seems to have had some kind of cat in it. A cat with sharp claws.
Hard to say if the early low bidding on the Matra is a result of the missing rear deck lid or the relatively uncollectible pairing of brown paint over a sort of “yellow cake” interior. No bidder could complain about larger structural issues though, as the seller reassures us that “the car has a chassis.” Bid with confidence.
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Wow… that car just oozes 70s zeitgeist. Makes me want to find my bell bottom Sears Toughskins I wore in 1973! Not that they’d fit as I was only 10 years old then.
BTW in 1973 my dad bought a 1950 MG TD which he later restored (74/75) and sure enough, I see one in the shop window behind the Matra.
–chuck
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That’s a swell looking car on the outside…but man, is that interior hideous.
They ARE different. If you want to stick out without spending $100K on an exotic car, here’s one route you can take.
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