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Before 1934 the only Ford peculiar to France was a front wheel drive conversion of the European 8hp Model Y, the Tracford, but in 1934 an agreement was signed with the ailing Mathis concern whereby their factories were at first partially, and then entirely turned over to the manufacture of Ford vehicles. The Matford cars were closely related to their American prototypes, the small 2.2-litre V8-60 Matford car being added to the range for 1936. A Matford car won the Coupe des Dames in the 1936 and 1938 Monte Carlo Rallies. 1937 Matford cars, the Matford 72 and Matford 76, resembled the Dagenham-built 22hp cars in styling, the same chassis being used for both models, while 1938 and 1939 Matford cars were much the same, but with V-windscreens. In 1947 the Matford car company was reorganized as Ford SAF and cars were marketed under the Ford name.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; MCS
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