The Opel Manta thread!

Silvera

Well, here goes.........

I'm looking for a 1976 or 1977 Opel Manta!
Ideally, I want -

- 2 Litre Coupe (hatchback considered)
- in excellent to mint condition,
- with an original Irish registration (though I would consider a ZV or 'Year' reg).
- ....and at a sensible price!

Silvera.

N.B. - Also now considering a later model Manta, e.g. 83-88 GTE Coupe.

Silvera

BTW, for the uninitiated, this is an Opel manta

manta mad

pm me silvera

manta mad

hey silvera heres one for you , at least you wouldent be late fore work:)

dubtom

Cool,is that your's mantamad.

mike65

Mad Max on a budget!

Mike.

manta mad

dubtom wrote:

Cool,is that your's mantamad.

no unfortunatly not:( its in england belongs to a manta club member, says it gos like a rocket,love to see it in full flight with lights and siren blaring.
but it dos look good , what a sight in your rear view mirror, frighten the s**t
out of you

dubtom

On the subject of manta's, are there any of those Manta 400's still around today. I believe there were 400 produced for Rallying, or to qualify for Rallying perhaps,that 'squad' car kinda reminded me of them.

Silvera

Yep, still plenty of 400's about!

Have a look at this N.I site dedicated to them - www.manta400.com

Silvera.

manta mad

Silvera wrote:

BTW, for the uninitiated, this is an Opel manta

one on the way

tommymanta

hi there.dose anyone know where i can get b manta floor pans.trying to get my berlinetta back on the road.thanks guys.

Silvera

Hi tommymanta,

Welcome to the forum!
(Great to have another fellow 'Manta Fan' onboard!)

What year/colour/body style is your Manta ?
Any pics to post here?

I presume that you are seeking new floorpans?
I have a few phone numbers which I will PM to you.

Also, try - www.onlyopels.co.uk


Silvera.

manta mad

tommymanta wrote:

hi there.dose anyone know where i can get b manta floor pans.trying to get my berlinetta back on the road.thanks guys.

the mantas are on the way back , watch out all ye ford fans:)
i have a good few parts up here tommymanta, pm me what you want& i will see if i can help.
post pics of your manta, give us a look at where you are at with your restoration.
welcome to the best site in ireland for classic car fans



old opels never die:D

barryi200

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1976-OPEL-MANTA-S-1600-BLUE-1-OWNER-23K-THE-BEST-EVER_W0QQitemZ200021407041QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2192QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

manta mad

silvera its nearly to good to pass up.
it looks as new as you could get.
get bidding mate

Silvera

It's looks a real minter alright!
I've made a couple of bids but I reckon that she will go for strong money - prob more than my budget will allow

......plus I'm now considering going for a newer model, i.e. 83-88 GTE Coupe :cool:

barryi200

that seller seems to straight, you should contact previous buyers from him to sus him out... if its as good as he says it is, id say twill go for around the 3k+ sterling mark

Do you fancy an i200...one of the cleanest in the british isles, if not the best bar rab's in Scotland!!! your budget will have to stretch to a five figure sum though!

Silvera

barryi200 wrote:

that seller seems to straight, you should contact previous buyers from him to sus him out... if its as good as he says it is, id say twill go for around the 3k+ sterling mark

Do you fancy an i200...one of the cleanest in the british isles, if not the best bar rab's in Scotland!!! your budget will have to stretch to a five figure sum though!

Yep, I reckon around the 3k+ mark too!

i200?? Hmmm.......don't think my budget will stretch that far at the mo!

Any chance of a few pics of it ?
We have some keen Manta fans here who always like to see Manta pics;)

barryi200

Silvera wrote:

Yep, I reckon around the 3k+ mark too!

i200?? Hmmm.......don't think my budget will stretch that far at the mo!

Any chance of a few pics of it ?
We have some keen Manta fans here who always like to see Manta pics;)

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=310730&page=2&highlight=manta

check out the pics i posted to the attached link above.

Silvera

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that I'd seen your car before, i.e. last year?!


Can you enlighten me re the Manta range -

- What is the mechanical spec of an i200?
....Years produced ? Engine size? BHP? etc etc
.....Only available in white ?

- Is there an i300 ?

What other Manta models were produced?

Over the years I've only became familar with the following models -
1.6S, 2.0S, 1.9 Berlinetta, SR, GT-J, GT, GTE, 400.


Were there also some models available in Europe which weren't available in Ireland/U.K. ?

manta mad

the i 200 was built in small numbers ,around 30/35.
1979CC Fuel Injected engine.
High Lift Cam with Solid Lifters
Sports Distributor
Recaro seats with Opel Sport Cloth Trim
Irmscher Leather steering wheel (option)
i200 Graphics
Rothmans Sport Striping Kit
Ronal alloy wheels
Four Halogen Headlamps
Manta 400 rear spoiler
Green tinted glass
Opening rear quarter windows
Sill Extensions in body colour
Polar White or Astro Silver paint
Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust
only built as a coupe. i have to get one now after writing this .where ,where where is there one:eek:

barryi200

manta mad wrote:

the i 200 was built in small numbers ,around 30/35.
1979CC Fuel Injected engine.
High Lift Cam with Solid Lifters
Sports Distributor
Recaro seats with Opel Sport Cloth Trim
Irmscher Leather steering wheel (option)
i200 Graphics
Rothmans Sport Striping Kit
Ronal alloy wheels
Four Halogen Headlamps
Manta 400 rear spoiler
Green tinted glass
Opening rear quarter windows
Sill Extensions in body colour
Polar White or Astro Silver paint
Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust
only built as a coupe. i have to get one now after writing this .where ,where where is there one:eek:

only about 16/17 left in the british isles (hearsay!)


silvera - theres also i240, (6/7 came out in british isles), i300 - only 1 known to be in existence i think, and obviously the 400 road car and ex works.

my one is pushing out about 160bhp ish
has a 2.4 block in her, and a few other light mods.....smashing car.

barryi200

barryi200 wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1976-OPEL-MANTA-S-1600-BLUE-1-OWNER-23K-THE-BEST-EVER_W0QQitemZ200021407041QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2192QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

anyone here buy this........loads of irish interest........was going to make a bid in the dying minutes...but i pulled out!!! have enuff of em

Silvera

Thanks for the Manta info barryi200!

I think the only i200 that I've seen 'in the flesh' is your car (was it at Durrow Car Show, C. Laois in 2005?)

I didn't bid again for the '76 Manta on ebay.......reckon I will hold out for a nice GTE coupe

barryi200

Yep it was there in '05, think i had the i240 there aswell...cant remember... alsohad the i200 at this years show aswell. One of the lads from the northern clan also had his i200 replica down aswell..

MercMad

There was a Manta 400 at Kilbroney !

Lovely machine, absolute minter !

Blue850

There was an Ascona 400 there as well.

barryi200

Any pics of the 400's...i assume these were northern cars

Blue850

Opels from kilbroney

Blue850

a few more






and a GM 'cousin'

barryi200

Blue850 wrote:

Opels from kilbroney

that silver/grey 400 replica is nice.....