Fond memories

[miller1098]

Almost 40 years ago could get it sideways easy

 

[Stevo7682]

Served my time on Vauxhalls of that era.
Would totally agree the Opel Manta was a most tail happy car can't be many of them left now I would imagine.

Stephen.

 

[miller1098]

Served my time on Vauxhalls of that era.
Would totally agree the Opel Manta was a most tail happy car can't be many of them left now I would imagine.

Stephen.

It was also our first coupe

 

[t-tony]

I had a Mk1 Manta.

Tony.

 

[miller1098]

I had a Mk1 Manta.

Tony.

With a manta badge on the front quarter panel? Ours had a spoiler

 

[t-tony]

Yep it had the chrome Manta Ray's.

Tony.

 

[Paul Rice]

Early Mantas were better built, New prices dropped when the plastic bumper models came out GTE rare, had the 1.9 still fun and tail happy

 

[DrWong]

Fond memories indeed. My dad had a blue 2.0 GTE Berlinetta saloon when I was a kid and it just seemed impossibly cool to me at the time

I don't remember him ever getting it sideways though haha

 

[AleNod]

Back when cars were fun. Or maybe it's just my age ?

Funny, we were talking on this very topic in the office yesterday....

 

[miller1098]

This was the most fun but I would never let my kids have one .1300 twin choke Webber’s,no brakes, cobrau seats and harness all wrapped in a baked bean can

 

[Robtp10]

This was my pride and joy back in the day when I was 19, 3.0 litre Capri with a stage 1 head. Sadly a lorry took a dislike to it. The RS Turbo I bought new in 1989 Radiant red with full black leather and silver piping. I wish I had kept them.

 

[D R Oldfield]

Had a 1972 manta A drivers side was rotten as a peach passenger side was absolutely mint when i was 18

 

[miller1098]

This was the most fun but I would never let my kids have one .1300 twin choke Webber’s,no brakes, cobrau seats and harness all wrapped in a baked bean can
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This was the car that Sarah learned to drive in 40 years ago it had a steering wheel as big as a tea plate and two speeds stopped and flat out,there would always be dances in village Halls and pubs and barns every weekend .it was like a rally stage to get from one to another usually someone ended on top of a hedge.

 

[t-tony]

And speaking of memories although I didn't own this or even see it in the metal, I certainly remember seeing it for the first time in a car magazine. It is "The Beast"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCveRpdWLgE


Tony.