Has anyone Heard of, or Seen a 72 Opel Manta A

[srh3trinity]

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

They look like little 70's vettes

I think you are thinking of the Opel GT. Also very cool.

[elitecustombody]

It's a mix of Celica,Corvair,BMW,Vega and something else, could be a very cool car if built right

[wellis77]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I thought I was going to be unique...

It is almost unbelievable you bring this up now. I just contacted Shawn Mascoll last night about doing a rendering for a 1974 Opel Manta. I have a buddy from Poland who has been a fan of old school rally cars for a long time. We got to talking a couple nights ago about building a car together and after looking at some cars, I fell in love with the Manta (no idea why). I'm having a rendering done and it will be my next project whether I build it with my buddy or do it myself.

I've been looking around at them online and see you can get a car in pretty good shape for $1,000. My thought so far is a supercharged eco-tec, 5 or 6 speed, 17's, and some body mods to give it a modern day rally car feel.

For $500 bucks you can't go wrong. I would jump on it if I was you. Worst part is, I won't be the only one with a PT Manta. DANG!

[legend]

my neighbour had one when i was a kid, he was like Mr Burns from the simpsons. He sold it to a young guy who fitted it with buik v8 and jag IRS [well it was the 70s]

only about the size of an E30 bmw, but great charger style body.

crazy turbo spaceframed manta

[Macbuick]

Last summer, i went to south of France with my brother-in-law to pick up a 72 Manta A for him.
Clean little car, no rust, 1100cc with Weber carb, koni shocks, ATS wheels, we made the 600 miles trip back home without any problems. Here in Europe these cars were very popular in Rally Races back in the days and are still in historic rallies.

[fleetus macmullitz]

My Dad bought one new back in '72. I passed my drivers test in it. That car made it easy.

[NorwayCharger]

http://retrorides.proboards.com/inde...y&thread=36416

[prostreetz28]

thats Ronnie Hilmerssons opel manta, a guy from sweden.
this is an really smart guy that builds all his stuff himself,
check out his homepage tons of customized oneoff parts in this build

http://www.hilmersson-racing.com/start.asp?show=c

[wellis77]

Originally Posted by NorwayCharger

WOW that's hot! Gets me more excited about doing one. I can't wait for the rendering.

[CamaroRS]

Hi, my first car was a Manta B (1988) I can say these cars are really fun to drive and I learnd how to drive sideways anytime...