Comments on: 1973 Opel Manta Gt

By: lmacnit

lmacnit — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:32:53 +0000

The Opel Rallye was made from 1967-1974. I know because I had a 1967. It was red with a flat black hood, black stripes and an 1100 cc four with twin solex carbs. As I remember, it put out an amazing 67 HP>

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:32:03 +0000

shum sexy ish a

By: Vincent CLEMENT

Vincent CLEMENT — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:57:42 +0000

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By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:14:09 +0000

how much this car may cost???

By: Sylvian

Sylvian — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:01:14 +0000

Hello david, I love ur comment, very nice 2 see you enjoyed the car that much! allthough I dont drive a manta myself (I drive an C-kadett city) over here (netherlands) the a-manta & b-manta is still a pretty common car (for a classic that is) its nice 2 see that you americans dont necessarily want 2 drive big muscle cars

By: David

David — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:55:46 +0000

This is a very accurate history of the Manta. I owned 4 of these fun cars at various times, the 1900cc Manta was rated at 75HP in the USA, due to a very low 7.6:1 compression ratio. Typically the car could achieve 23 – 25 miles per US gallon of fuel. The tests of that era put the 0 – 60 MPH time at 12.7 seconds. The Ford Capri was the big competitor and was more than a match, but these cars handled beautifully and to my eyes had a better appearance. A 1972 Rallye cost $2,800 plus tax and license, making it an extraordinarily good value. I drove the car that I purchase new until 1985 covering 135,000 miles. The only major failure was the rear axle input bearing, but that was readily solved with a new axle from a wrecked car. The front suspension was a double A arm and was used in a Lotus of that era, it was that good. The achilles heal was the lower arm bushing. This would lead to increasingly negative camber on the front wheels, giving it that tuner look! Water pumps failed on such a regular annual basis, that my wife and I could change one in 50 minutes complete. These cars were very serviceable. There are very few left, only one in daily use on the San Francisco peninsula, that I am aware of.

By: Mazo

Mazo — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:29:52 +0000

hey. i really want to buy that car. if some one can give me a offer, ore tell me how to buy the car or get me in contact with the owner, i would get very pleased. thanx

By: radu-ovidiu

radu-ovidiu — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:35:09 +0000

hello,i love this car,but i have a kadett b rally 1.2s twin carburators, because that car i have.my project is opel kadett b fastback.