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krede
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2008, 04:33:10 pm » |
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OOHhhhhh I can't wait to hear what Michael has to say about that!!! .... But since you brought It up... I once spoke to a guy about fitting the 505 turbo engine in the murena, who had made THIS: Pretty neat if you ask me...but a complete void of originality.... so a no no in my book.. unless you are building sort of a kit car based on the murena and so is prepared to strip it of its "murena" and "Matra"badges afterwards. I believe there are a few more pics of his car in the gallery. Me, I once planned to fit complete set of digital instruments, as I think that would have suited the car (when I was build)... All nice high tech, French and weird.... But in the end I opted to keep it just the way it is...... I REALLY REALLY wish they had give the Murena digital instruments... and then might have dome so if the budget had allowed for it... but it didnt.. so they gave it some instruments they had on the shelf.. and thus that is how I think it should stay.
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bist
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2008, 11:45:49 am » |
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hi matrats i personaly think that every other brand on matra stink, but owners creativity can be worth while, if something can be better why not want more photoshop? dashboard must be pure sportlish, simple and efective, straight line based, like this one anyone recognize from where it is the one from 156 i used to have and i was curious, to use it for shapening,like starting point, but its pointless its very bad photoshop done in few minutes just for geting sense
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Anders Dinsen
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2008, 07:27:56 pm » |
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Hi Bist, and welcome to the forum!! Murena was a crossover between a coupé and a sports car, and that shows in the styling. The handling could have justfied a more sporty look, but that was not - I'm sure - the intention of the designer. The designer was thinking comfort, and practicality, and has deliberately chosen to design the car to signal these properties. The front of the car with the popup headlights and (for the early 80's) very aerodynamic spoiler is the sporty part of the car, whereas from the rear end, the car looks large and powerful, but also pleasing and stylish. Had the Murena been concieved as a pure sports car, it would have looked quite different. It wasn't. It was a good compromise, a car that you could actually have as your only car, and still have lots of fun in. I don't care what people do to their Murena's, but I find the original design to be complete as it is. That includes the interior. No need to change anything! - Anders
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davidewanprice
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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2008, 07:55:21 pm » |
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I saw a replacement dash on Ebay a while agothat someone had constructed with new (Smith style) dials, it looked pretty good but ive only seen that one, wish i'd kept a phot now. I think it might have been an improvement BUT thats not to say i dont like the original.
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