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 ...

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 ...

A rare Matra Djet car is set to be auctioned. The 1966 Matra Djet V, one of only 916 models made, will be sold by Charterhouse at the Haynes Motor Museum on Thursday, June 26. The Djet was the world's ...

Long before the mid-engine layout became the standard for exotic high-performance rides, these road-legal sports cars went all in on placing the motor behind the driver, making history in the process.