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A nice autumnal display of roses in my garden.

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At a truck stop somewhere in the northeast United States, I grabbed this shot of a big rig that I can identify as a Freightliner. I had made a couple of previous trips to the United States, but they had been connected with work. This trip was 100% leisure, a tour of railroad venues organised by Railway Travel & Photography. Although not my first metaphorical rodeo, I was still in awe of many American sights that I today take for granted, and that included the behemoth trucks.

June 1990
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.

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Matra-Talbot Murena (1980-83) Engine 2174cc S4
Registration Number HTY 24 W (Newcastle on Tyne)
MATRA SET
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The Matra Murena was a 3-seat sports car produced from 1980 through 1983 by the French engineering group Matra. Replacing the very similar Matra Baghera. The car still had a steel spaceframe with body panels made of fibreglass-polyester, but to counter the rust issues plaguing the Bagheeras, the spaceframe was galvanized. The Murena was actually the first production car to use galvanized steel for all chassis parts. This, coupled with the composite panels, made the car essentially immune to rust, except for the rear trailing arms of the suspension.

The Murena also inherited Bagheera's mid-engined layout together with the sleek hatchback body shape, with the rear hatch allowing access to the engine mounted behind the passenger compartment. The styling was all-new, though, and the body very aerodynamic for its time. A unique feature carried over from the previous model was the seating arrangement - all three seats were placed in one row, with the middle seat folding down to become an armrest.

The more powerful version employed the 2.2 (Chrysler France engine), which also served as the base engine for the top of the range Talbot Tagora saloon. This engine was also available with the so-called S-kit that upgraded its output to 142 bhp - at first, it was a dealer-fitted option, but later it could be ordered straight from the factory.

Production of the Matra Murena was discontinued in 1983, when the Matra factory in Romorantin switched to production of the Renault Espace multi-people carrier.

Diolch am 87,568,420 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 87,568,420 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.

Shot 12.09.2021 at Cars in the Park, Lichfield Ref. 121-326

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