22 fancy ’70s French coupés
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hmm interesting the visual effects strived for by the various designers ! Some great, some a bit ordinary, some strange proportions, some just bloody odd. 
My pick for a simple effective good looking daily driver;
jaahn
the Matra Bagheera was as innovative as it was different.
Its steel chassis was clothed in a pretty glassfibre body with de rigueur pop-up headlights. The engine was mid-mounted and there was three-abreast seating.
The engine was the least exciting bit of the Bagheera, the 1.3-litre motor lifted from the Simca 1100, but at least the S of 1975 gained a pokier 1.4-litre unit.
All Bagheeras were built with left-hand drive, but around 65 were converted to right-hand drive for the UK market.
My pick for a simple effective good looking daily driver
;jaahn
the Matra Bagheera was as innovative as it was different.
Its steel chassis was clothed in a pretty glassfibre body with de rigueur pop-up headlights. The engine was mid-mounted and there was three-abreast seating.
The engine was the least exciting bit of the Bagheera, the 1.3-litre motor lifted from the Simca 1100, but at least the S of 1975 gained a pokier 1.4-litre unit.
All Bagheeras were built with left-hand drive, but around 65 were converted to right-hand drive for the UK market.
The R15 and R17 phase 2 made the list!
Some of those cars aren't even coupes, some are just butt ugly and the 15 and 17 make an appearance in their ugliest form.
Not to mention they forgot Panhard (plenty of coupes), Citroen (plenty of coupes) and Simca Oceane (coupe and convertible). Probably many others I can't think of.
Okay, these may have been pre-70s but only just.
Not to mention they forgot Panhard (plenty of coupes), Citroen (plenty of coupes) and Simca Oceane (coupe and convertible). Probably many others I can't think of.
Okay, these may have been pre-70s but only just.
yea as schlitz said they picked the ugly version of these to show. I have never seen the fronts on these, what were Renault thinking for these revised models???
Jaahn
Looks like the front of a P76 !
yea as schlitz said they picked the ugly version of these to show. I have never seen the fronts on these, what were Renault thinking for these revised models???
Jaahn
Cheers
Justin
Leyland nerd alert - that's a Force 7, not a P76.