Makes › Matra › 530 · Rare production · 1967–1972
Matra
530
9,609 built
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Kakoula10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1967–1972
- Engine
- mid-mounted, 4-cylinder · 1,700 cc / 1.7 LFactory: 1,700 cc
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Matra 530 was a mid-engined two-seater with a removable roof, built at Romorantin. The article calls it a commercial half-success, because its construction and Ford four-cylinder engine let down its styling.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Matra 530 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Kakoula10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Matra 530 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: János Tamás · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The 530 succeeded the Djet and was replaced by the Bagheera. In 1968 Sonia Delaunay painted one 530 at the request of Jean-Luc Lagardère; that car is now shown at the Romorantin museum.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 530.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Ford1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | mid-mounted, 4-cylinder1 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 1,700 cc / 1.7 LFactory: 1,700 cc1 Independently researchedSource gives 1700 cm3; unit kept as cc. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
L'Incroyable Collection - Matra 530 Sonia Delaunay (archived) Level C Patrice Verges · Webcarcenter · 2006-10-13
- Son 4 cylindres 1700 cm3 Ford (Article)
- avec son moteur central (Article)
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