Production chronology1977–1984
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗8 years
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Matra / Model record
MatraRancho
Production1977–1984
Recorded originFrance
Classpassenger car
Also known asMatra Ranch
Built57,792 units
Background
The Matra Rancho is a leisure activity vehicle created by the French engineering group Matra, in cooperation with the automaker Simca, to capitalize on the off-road trend started by the Range Rover. The Rancho provided an "off-road look" at a lower price.
Text adapted from “Matra Rancho” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1982
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year