MantaBlue Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hello Folks, just joined this forum and I would like to introduce myself...my name is Steve and I live in the North Georgia Mountain area...(USA) I currently own a complete restored GT...a 70...first fell in love with the Opel in 1969 when I was with my Dad at a Buick dealership and saw my first Opel GT...I was 12 years young and have dreampt of owning one since....bought the GT a little over 2 years ago and restored the GT and she is a daily driver most days Recently I purchased a '71 Manta, she is an auto with A/C. no rust, and actual 23.467 miles....engine was seized (run with low or no oil)..so I installed a rebuilt 1.9 engine..(last week) and am going to start and run her tommorrow....brakes redone, wiring was a little messed up...fixed all that...just ready to drive her....by the way, my wife's first car was a '71 Luxus....so we are going to enjoy her together.. I am looking forward to the OMOC membership and hopefully share some of my pics and restoration discoveries.... MantaBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Welcome your in the right place for getting the best 'A' series advice Please feel free to post picture's up. Cheers, Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasmesh Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hello and a warm welcome to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upk Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 hello and welcome, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi steve and a warm welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Who is the rep for North America? (Bit of a big patch lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooooner Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Guys... You better watch out for this Steve guy! He is nuts! But he does have some Opels, including a Manta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irmscher Man Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Hey Steve - good to have you on the forum....and in the club! Hope you have time to put up some photos as it is always good to see the US spec cars as they are slightly different to the european ones. Hope you enjoy the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaBlue Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks all for the welcome...Manta is up and running as of yesterday...new engine installed....I will post some pics of this adventure this weekend....everything went fairly smooth with just a few glitches but nothing major and I sure have learned a lot....all's good Hey Roy, is your Manta running yet? MantaBkue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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