Mid-engine proportions may be familiar now, but in the early Sixties, the Djet looked as exotic as can be. The Rene Bonnet Djet—the “D” is silent—is the creation of designer René Bonnet, co-founder of ...

Built in France during the 1960s, this little two-seater is all but forgotten today. While it was far from powerful, even for its era, the Djet deserves to be remembered for its simple, yet innovative ...

The Matra Djet, introduced in 1962, was the world's first production mid-engine sports car. Predating the DeTomaso Vallelunga, Lamborghini Miura and Ferrari 250 LM, it set the stage for performance ...

Don't we all love the story of an engineer with a grand vision of a unique sports car, who then bankrupts himself after seeing his labor of love going to fruition? In the 1960s, this was the exact ...

During the 1960s, the quest for automotive innovation led to a series of fascinating cars powered by unconventional engines, and perhaps the most unconventional powered by the five models in this ...

Half a century ago, a sportscar designed by Frenchman René Bonnet caused a sensation at the Paris Motor Show with both its eccentric design and innovative technology. The Djet had a fiberglass body, ...

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