paul1393 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) My first time on a track in the Manta.....or in any other car come to that! Link below.... http://s94.photobuck...nt=P1030341.mp4 Three Manta A's at Mallory. Andy Hopwood's Bronze 3.5 V8, Jack Smyth's first outing in his beautifully restored 1.6s and my 4.6 V8. Edited May 19, 2012 by paul1393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony g Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Looking good there Paul, nice to see 3 in one place especially in that condition. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1393 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Thanks Tony. Jack and his Dad came all the way up from Plymouth in the orange 1.6s. It's just out of a five year restoration and looks fantastic. As Jack is only 21 years old the 1.6 engine will be staying for a few more years. Andy's Bronze car started life as a 1.6s, it was converted to Rover 3.5 V8 some years ago and is in lovely condition. I do like the wheels. Andy lives in Derbyshire. Edited May 20, 2012 by paul1393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks for sharing your photos, all the cars look fantastic, it's just what I needed to get me going on my one again, sometimes I get a bit 'tired' and lose interest, then I see photos like those and it fires me up again!! Cheers, Alf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1393 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hi Alf, I think a lot of us have those feelings during a long resto. I spent 5 years restoring and modifying my car. The day I took it for it's first post resto MOT a V'hall Nova ran into the back of it at a roundabout! I felt like giving up. It needed a new back panel and nearside quarter panel which I didn't have to repair the car. However after some time through a contact in Holland I managed to get them. Keep at it Alf! The fun you'll have when the car is finished will far out way the long hours in the garage. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo2000 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Mallory Park is a great drive in a Manta. I got some incar footage the last time I went in my Manta. We got some video from a follow car too It's full of Fords because it was a private RSOC day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1393 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Nice footage Stuart! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackA1972 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) Aw love the photos Paul cant wait to the next show Edited June 13, 2012 by JackA1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaray Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 You should have droped in for a cupper, Paul. I am only about 1/2 an hour away from Mallory Park. Didn't know anything about the meet or I would have come up to see you. It's not often you see 3 Manta A's in the same place out side of Billing.LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1393 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Hi Chris, nice to hear from you. Didn't know you lived so close. You would have been very welcome. I think Practical Performance Car magazine do this event at least annually. I will be there again as it was so much fun . The car ran really well, however when my son Matthew took it on the track he gave it quite a thrashing for a few laps before the oil temp hit 110c he took it easy after that! My oil cooler is quite small as I am limited for space at the front of the rad. The root of the problem is the sump which was altered to fit over the crossmember reducing the capacity. I am going to try a winged sump when I get the front crossmember off over the winter. Edited June 19, 2012 by paul1393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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