[3] The body was made by Matra's Générale d'Applications Plastiques subsidiary in Romorantin, and was bonded directly to a steel chassis.

[3] As part of Bonnet's contract with Renault, the Djet was developed to be able to compete in several different classes, but in the end only 1,000 and 1,100 cc models were made.

[4] The competition Aérodjet of 1963 (pictured in the gallery) came with special long-tailed bodywork and bigger fenders to accommodate wider wheels.

The Djet's suspension was quite advanced for the time, being a fully independent system having upper and lower A-arms with coil springs and disc brakes at all four wheels.

[5] The Bonnet did not impress with its level of finish, and the unisolated fibreglass bodywork made for an extremely noisy environment inside.

During his 1965 tour of France, Yuri Gagarin was presented with a Matra-Bonnet Djet V S coupé by the French government.

In 1966, a version with a bigger Gordini engine became available and the Djet name was dropped in favour of its original meaning: Jet.

Three types of Matra-Bonnet/Matra Sports Djet/Jet were produced from 1965 until 1967: Apart from these model designations, a luxury version with wooden dashboard and bigger bumper was available.