The Matra is fascinating…I remember seeing one in Perth not so long ago.

Apart from the design being an influence for the D1, it was the tail lights that were so eerily similar in shape and placement!

If they'd got around to producing a 4WD version, perhaps the Dakar's Thierry Sabine would have been driving a Rancho instead of a Gen 1 Pajero?
Cheers
Mike