Hi. I‘m new here and thought that this was probably the best place to introduce myself.
I should say right now that I have always been a petrolhead and always will be!
I live in Switzerland and bought this one owner car with 32k km in 1983.
1981 Matra Murena 2.2.
Here with my completely restored MGC 3 litre, 6 cylinder roadster in 1984
Drove the Matra all over Europe without any problems.
Waiting for the channel ferry with a friend, 1985
Isle of Skye ferry 1985
Isle of Skye 1985
Outer Hebrides 1985
Scottish Highlands 1985
Sold it to a friend in 1993 with 93k km and rusted rear trailing arms.
By chance, last year I saw an advert for a Matra Murena 2.2. Exactly the same spec as my old car, but a 1982 model that‘s only done 50k km. We went to look at it. My test drive was like stepping into a time machine. I was back in the eighties! My test route twisted and swooped though some gentle hills and the Matra was giving its all, diving into the corners on the limit and the carb struggling to feed my eager foot away from the apexes. Both the cart and myself had to give everything to make fast progress. Really involving. Full of character. Great fun!
My wife took it pretty much for granted that I would buy the Matra.
I did
The only mod it has is the wheel
My wife says I should reduce my current car collection from 8 cars. She say sell the Matra. It‘s true that I don‘t drive it often, as more modern cars are almost always more suitable. But I still love having it...
So, that‘s me – self-confessed car fan.
I've been driving for 40 years (!), but have only ever owned 20 cars in all that time – and the only car that I‘ve ever bought twice is a Murena!
If anyone wants to know my full car history, I could add more to this story