Lockdown Heroes

1981 & 1983 Talbot Matra Murenas David Sage, Northants

Celebrating achievements during lockdown in this Your Cars special.

I’ve had my green Murena since 2013, but ended up with another one in June last year, so much of 2020 was spent tinkering with them both. I was aware of the white one for a couple of years, as it was for sale on and off for a long time, but I finally took the plunge during the first lockdown! It was given an ‘Mi16’ engine upgrade back in the Nineties by a company called Matra Magic, so it was very well put together and has been well maintained.

Back in 2013, I got the green car from a guy who was emigrating, so I bought it for a really good price – but for most of the journey home it was running on three cylinders.

It had been troubled with a running issue until lockdown, when I had the time to investigate properly. It turned out to be a faulty connector – the pins weren’t all connecting! It goes so much better now!