MATRA – Mecanique Avion Traction was founded in 1945 as a defence company with the intention of creating a twin engined plane that was capable of 500mph (800kph). For the first 20 years they concentrated on defence and aeronautics but in the early 1960s they bought Automobiles Rene Bonnet and created Matra Automobiles. Rene Bonnet made very light sports cars and used Matra to … [Read more...]
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Itala
Itala were pioneers of motor sport and rotary valve engines. They produced luxury cars alongside the racing machines (similar to Maserati). The assets of Itala ended up in FIAT – as did Maserati!
Trident Sports Cars
Trident Sports Cars are building hand made cars with diesel engines that can provide power, torque and amazing fuel economy.
Cuba’s Used Cars are Valuable!
Used cars in Cuba have been skyrocketing in price thanks to high demand and low supply – recent suggested changes by the US Government to curb money flowing to the Government may have a knock-on effect.