Opel Manta GTE 2.0

[DaveDreads]

Last time I saw one was in the late 80s, someone had one in the next street to where I grew up,
I would have thought these would go for more than £2k in this condition?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-Opel...8667198?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4d0b18f6be

 

[Clart]

my dad would have touch on over that. He's owned about 6 of them!

 

[Daniel]

IIRC, two doors in white are the saught (sp) after ones.

I'd love one.

 

[DaveDreads]

That's what the guy on my old estate had, even as a child I knew it was something special.

 

[Daniel]

I completely forgot, my auto electrician has one! Wide arched ex Rally car. I've only ever seen pics as it's up north at his dads, but it looks like this...

 

[alexr19]

my dad had an anthracite coupe one for like 25 years

ive tried to track his down but with no luck
incredible cars, cant believe theyre 2k for a mint'un

 

[Dan]

Would make for a nice car to do a large power engine swap! And at 2k for the car you could have a nice classic with good power for about 5k!

Must be lots of swaps you can do to these as well right?

 

[The_Pirate]

I don't know why i want it, but i want it.

 

[TaMrLb]

awesome cars. my mate had one 20 odd years ago that he rebuilt to look something like the one daniel posted, but in a mustard colour. i've hardly been in anything since that cornered so fast. i got to drive it back from 5-a-side after he pulled a hamstring kicking a ball before he warmed up

and you can't have a manta thread without this vid tbh...



:hail:

 

[Gally]

A chap I know used to have one when I was a kid. My Dad used to fix it weekly for him.

Kept it in an old garage where we used to play footie. Was a stunning think nearly 20 years ago.

 

[GiT]

One of the coolest retro cars out there.

Would have one in a heartbeat.

 

[Scrooge]

I was looking at these a couple of years ago an posted up about them. I got told they were properly s**t, I think they look brilliant though!

 

[imprezaworks]

Bloody hell blast from the past, ugly cars but something about them.

 

[Alex5]

Bloody hell blast from the past, ugly cars but something about them.

I disagree, I think they look incredible ! Old school beast look about it

 

[imprezaworks]

Never really appealed to me, same with the Capri. Give me an Astra gte anyday.

 

[MG cup]

The one posted isn't that desirable due to being a hatchback, lovely cars though.

If anyone is seriously wanting one as a project A friend is selling one with full group A kit that needs some attention.

 

[Don]

Used to love them back in the days of rallying. The hatchback is the least desirable as said. White is definitely where its at.

 

[Bodge!]

There's a purple one (i imagine resprayed) by me.

Does look superb, and a rare sight.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

My uncle has a 1.8s in black/grey in his garage I remember going in it as a kid, been festering in his garage for best part of 20 years! Every time I see him I mention taking it of his hands and putting a silly engine in it.

 

[NickTTRS]

My dad had a gold one of those when I was a little kid. It got nicked and used in a bank robbery and my two favourite teddy bears were on the back seat! Luckily he got the car back with the bears still intact and no worse off for their ordeal. He got rid of the car not long after that - still got the bears though.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Im shocked at how cheap it is.

 

[-J-]

A mate had a manta like the black one above for his 1st car. Was great fun as a teenager hooning about down the lanes at night pretending to be a rally driving god.

Unfortunately tin worm eventually saw the car scrapped.