bazzaa

Are there any ex opel manta owners on this site that now own scoobs

Supercue

iTrader: (1)

Have to own up on this one
Blinding little motor even when it was knackered it still went like stink

RetroR

I used to own a lovely silver 1973 Manta A Berlinetta years ago, still one of my favourite cars with its twin front and rear lights.

Bajie

I had two Opel Ascona Berlinetta's [1.9SR then a 2.0SR] before I got my Manta 2.0SR Berlinetta.
That was many, many, many years ago though.

Edcase

yup, the car that taught me about oversteer

It was so long, and so well balanced you could get silly angles

rosswalker

I had a lovely black GTE untill some do-as-ya-likey's chored it. Remeber one day shut the boot down and all the glass caved in. Cost a fortune. lol

ian_sadler

Yep had an S plate white SR.

Great car although I did smash it up rather badly

Was living up in Loughborough and on me way home late at night I came across a mkII RS Ecort so we ended up having a play.

As I got passed him I flipped on main beam and tried to wonder why there was grass growing across the road. The road was raised above the field level and that was the verge of a very tight left turn ....... didn't make that.

Ended rolling bonnet over boot a couple of times (very happy I always wear a seat belt), broke all the glass in the car and I got to stay in Leicester Royal over night.

Needless to say the car was a gonner.

stiks

Sure did- A 1986 (C) Manta 2.0 l GT/E - white - full irmscher body kit, twin headlamps, recaro/opel interior c/coded alloys. Not the fastest but great fun to get sideways Had some hair in those days too ... sorry driving down memory lane now....



Stiks

mart360

my best man has had several. from a buetiful original mK1 manta with the little manta logo on the wing. to a few of the later varients and still has one
in his garage ... with a nice 3.5 v8 under the bonnet...



Mart

Turbo Herbie

and me.

1979 Gold Berlinetta. It also had the silver Manta Ray on the wing.

Great fun on the straight....and sideways through the bends

wrxmark

Yep I had two GT/J s.

GC8

My first car was an Opel Manta A SR. My father had two new ones in 1971 and 1972 and Id always wanted one...

Simon

RRH

1986 GTE. Seemed great at the time. Drove one recently and it just wasn't the same, but they were pretty good in their day and great for some sideways fun

bazzaa

YES great cars in their day,

Can anybody remember the cavalier GTS Hatch 2.0 (1979)
or the

Cavalier Coupe (VERY RARE)

All these motors resemble the impreza in one way or another

MARK MORRIS

1st manta started life as a black 84 gte coupe, ended up imperial blue, 2.1 16v on throttle bodies, 240 bhp, lsd, huge brakes, 15" alloys, grey recaros and an exclusive lookalike
2nd manta, a red 88 i240, factory 2.4 manta with bbs wheels, lsd and irmscher bodykit
and since a red my 97 scoob, a 2001 p1, 2002 sti and now a 2000 evo 6 rsx
mark