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Video: The Sweet Sounds of the Ligier-Matra JS9

Submitted by on December 16, 20114 Comments

Mario Andretti says it all in introduction to this on-board video; “The sound of the Matra engine was just… spectacular. It just sounded like power.”

Jacques Laffite drove the Ligier-Matra JS9 in the second half of the 1978 Formula One season, visiting the podium twice with third place finishes at Jarama and Hockenheimring. This video was taken during practice for the ’78 round at Monza.

The mighty Matra V12 that sat in the JS9 is well loved for its glorious high-horsepower bark. What other musical motors deserve acclaim for their aural achievements?

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  • http://indianapolisbailbond.biz Jeff Downer Indianapolis

    The Novi at Indianapolis. A legendary sound at legendary track.

  • George

    The Lampredi designed Ferrari V12′s sounded pretty awesome in race trim, as did the BRM 1.5L V16.

  • http://www.oldschoolviscom.com Jason White

    I occasionally unwind with some old school F1 racing on rFactor, and the 1970s mods have a Matra engine that sounds very similar to this :)

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