![]() We have had the engine checked by a well known tuning specialist, and the car was also checked on a dyno/rolling road, producing exact factory figures. The only non original item that has been fitted is a stainless steel exhaust, and the car sounds absolutely incredible – Just like a 80’s Group B rally car should!Īlso worth noting, is that the correct stamping is in place on the airflow meter, as these meters have a different calibration to the standard GTE airflow meter. Naturally this still has the original 2.4 block fitted. This can be identified by the sizing and positioning of the 2.4 stamp within the casting of the engine block. What has also happened to some of these vehicles, is that the original engine removed, and put into a rally car (as the engine has had a gentle life being in a road car so is ideal for a rally car in need of an engine) and then a non original 2.4 block/engine, or even a 2.0 block put in to the road car. Whilst this does show significant power gains, it also removes from the originality of a 400 road car, as such, making this vehicle all the more special with it retaining the original fuel injection system. Many 400 road cars had the injection system removed, and carbs fitted in place. No corrosion was present, and no welding was needed, it was simply a case of giving the car a fresh lease of life – we have pictures prior to the light restoration. In 2010 the car was brought out of storage and had light restoration work completed to a very high standard. Car is in running condition though theres a ticking sound on the engine and needs a valve job. ![]() The last owner purchased the car from the Dutch collector in 1995, and upon the car arriving in the UK, the owner drove the car for 1km, and put the car in to storage for 14 years! Although this may sound crazy, the buyer had many other Opel Manta’s, including other 400’s. The owner sold the car on in the late 1980’s to a Dutch collector. Within the history file, are pictures of this vehicle at the Opel Homologation meeting in Russelheim, and is pictured with famous Opel rally drivers Jochi Klient and also Walter Rohrl along with the original Belgium owner and his daughter. Lots of other neat cars in the background of the photos.The original owner, was a gentleman in Belgium, who purchased the car from his local Opel Dealer who was the main agent for Opel Sport and Irmscher at the time. I suspect some tail happy driving can be had with this. I wish the seller would include more description about the driving experience. Too bad Buick didn’t continue to sell these like they did earlier Opels. That is a pretty hefty sum for a car that elsewhere in the world isn’t really rare, but when you have a pretty one of a kind vehicle stateside you can ask what you want. The car has 55,000 miles and the seller is asking $15,000 or best offer. 1974 Opel Manta Rallye 1900 20-page Original Car Sales Brochure Catalog for sale Red. BENTLEY BERTO WIK082711 Voiture de couleur bleue OPEL Manta A. Wouldn’t you rather listen to the engine as you rowed the gears anyway? Find used Opel Manta for sale on eBay, Craigslist, Letgo, OfferUp. Buy this 1984 Manta Montage offered for 18995 in Phoenix, AZ via craigslist. I also could do without the overhead speaker setup. It is also hard not to dig that plaid interior, which is in need of some repair. The swept rear wing is a very distinguished look. Research 1973 Opel Manta 2 Door Sport Coupe prices, used values & Manta 2 Door Sport Coupe pricing, specs and more. The car looks great with some tuning parts by Irmscher including body kit and exhaust work. ![]() This particular car has what I presume is a bored out stock 2.0 liter to 2.2, which I would guess is putting out a little north of 100 horsepower coming from the dual carb setup. The cars received some attention in rally circles with some pretty hefty outputs coming from under the hood. Kind of like a time travel backwards breeding of Sierra Cosworth and BMW 6 series in terms of looks, though styling supposedly was based on the Chevy Monza if you believe wikipedia. as say the Opel GT is, but to those more in the know it is unmistakably Opel. The Manta B is not as identifiable to those who might casually be familiar with the Opel brand in the U.S. This is not a usual site here in the states. ![]() The folks over at BringATrailer caught this on Craigslist the same day I caught it on eBay. Links in this post may have been updated to point to similar cars available to bid on eBay.
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