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General Matra related => General Discussion => Topic started by: Derek on April 27, 2004, 03:11:14 am
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It looks to me as though the Matra logo is a rooster or chicken. Am I correct? And, if so, why was this symbol chosen?
Derek, USA
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French symbol
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There is also the other logo representing a rocket because of the military activities of Matra :P
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Roosters/Chickens are symbols of France? I did not know this. What is the reason behind this?
Derek, USA
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http://www.archives.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/juppe_version1/HIST/COQ.HTM
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Merci, Spyros, mais mon francais est pauvre. I thank you for teaching me something today. I am ashamed I did not know this earlier. I had always considered the Fleur d'lis to be the traditional symbol of France. Typical American, right?
Anyway, I guess this effectively ends this string. I enjoyed learning from it.
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Hi Derek,
The Lys flower is the symbol of the French royalty. Something they shortened...
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As I understand it the background for the cockerel/Le Coq, as a symbol of France is that the Latin word “gallus” has two meanings i.e. cockerel/rooster and Gaelic. So if you speak Latin: France and the Coq is one and the same thing.
According to www.motorlegend.com Matra the used the Le Coq logo on their race cars as a supplement to the other Matra logo which symbolizes a missile.
However my Bagheera form 1974 has Le Coq logo on the dial of the sppd-o-meter not in colour but in white lines on a black background and with MATRA printed beneath it.
Does anyone know if Le Coq can be found on any other MATRA production cars?
Regards Hans
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On the 530.