{"id":498804,"date":"2020-07-07T13:06:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=108100"},"modified":"2024-05-30T20:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:58:30","slug":"strange-wonder-1969-matra-m530","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/strange-wonder-1969-matra-m530\/","title":{"rendered":"1969 Matra M530\u00a0&#8211; Strange Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-703224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"892\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924.jpg 892w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Matra-4-e1594148950924-293x208.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/a>Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many of them had brilliant engineering, however the French approach to styling, especially in the mid-century era, is interesting to say the least. Weird, beautiful, ugly, strange, fantastic, modern, and eclectic are words than could be used to describe the Matra M530, depending on who you ask. One thing is for certain, this car is unique and to many, obscure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early History of Matra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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