Greetings From Belgium

[H-400]

Hello,

I'm Herman, aged 50 and I live in the neighbourhood of Antwerp.

Since I have my drivers-license I had always a Manta, the last years not for daily use.

I found this site while I was surfing the w.w.w, keep up the good work!

My Manta's:

A restaured GSI with 2.4 engine and some smaler up-grades:

 

And a more rare model, an original 400:

I am also a member of the Dutch "OMCN" (Opel Manta Club Netherland)  and the Opel400Club.

In a few weeks I'll be in Vessem, Holland. If one of you is there, say hello!

 

Greets!!

 

 

[simon p]

Hello, very nice Mantas you have Herman.

[Julian]

Welcome to our club  Herman, two very nice cars you have there, I'm just waiting to see what Jack, he's a member of this club, will have to say when he sees these Mantas.

[CRAZYDAVE]

They looks brilliant nice to see

[plumster]

Marvelous. 

[H-400]

Thanks for the comments, between my first Manta (Long time ago, just look at the model):

 

 

 

and the "400" are a lot of years.

You all love pics, so another one off the engine:

 

 

 

 

The engine is tuned up to 182 Hp, not that much but I don't want to install throttle bodies because I have to cut into the cilinderhead to replace  

the manifold.

Grtz! 

[Scribe of Lincoln]

Nice pair of Mantas you have there Herman.

Like your first Manta best of all though!

[Jack]

Hi Herman, I couldn't beleive it when you posted the picture of your 400! They are so rare you don't even see them at Billing! Be very honored to own such a legendary Manta and what some people consider to be the holy grail of Manta ownership. Love all of your pictures of your Manta's but it is a privelidge to me to see an original 400, please bring it to me Billing!!

 

Cheers,

Jack.

[H-400]

Hi Jack, Julian already mentioned your name when he saw the pictures of my 400. So you'r also a 400 enthousiast.

I am ofcourse very proud to have such a car, I never thought to have one of myself. 

I bought the GSI to build a 400Replica, because the search after a 400 was a dream that was impossible.

 

Not long after I bought the GSI I found on the "400Club"Web-site an original M-400 for sale in Switserland.

After an examination of the owner I had his blessing  the 400 moved to Belgium.

 

In the past I visited England several times to buy spare-parts. That was before the Euro and internet.

Is Billing always in juli?

 

Greetings,

 

Herman.

[plumster]

Er!!! at least the water pump on that 400 engine looks the same as mine....

[rutts]

jack should of been at billing a few years ago. more 400s than you could shake a stick at

[Jack]

Hi Jack, Julian already mentioned your name when he saw the pictures of my 400. So you'r also a 400 enthousiast.

I am ofcourse very proud to have such a car, I never thought to have one of myself. 

I bought the GSI to build a 400Replica, because the search after a 400 was a dream that was impossible.

 

Not long after I bought the GSI I found on the "400Club"Web-site an original M-400 for sale in Switserland.

After an examination of the owner I had his blessing  the 400 moved to Belgium.

 

In the past I visited England several times to buy spare-parts. That was before the Euro and internet.

Is Billing always in juli?

 

Greetings,

 

Herman.

Hi Herman,

 

I'm a fan of all Mantas and I am dying to have one of my own and the only person in my family to have ever owned Mantas is my godfather and he has owned 5 Exclusive Coupe's but sold his last one in 2011 and never bought another one. Just thinking about how much a 400 will cost basically rules that dream out for me I guess unless I did some serious hard saving for many decades. I have never actually been in a 400 ever, I had my first i200 experience at this years Billing and my first sit in an A series but never ever sat in a 400. I have heard one on youtube and just out of interest does the road going version sound like a rally car? The one I watched on youtube did. I am pretty sure Billing is always in July yes and I am pleading you to bring your 400 to Billing next year. :D

 

Regards,

Jack.

[Jack]

jack should of been at billing a few years ago. more 400s than you could shake a stick at

I was there in 2007 and 2008 and don't remember seeing a million Manta 400's.

[H-400]

Hello Jack,

when I read between the lines I think you'r a lot younger than me. I wish you luck with your search for a Manta.

And yes, a 400 has got some impact on your savings! I thank my wife on my both knees that I had her permission to buy that car.

On the other side; I am a car mecanical, so I save a lot of money that I don't have to spend on a dealer. (and I work sometimes "after the ours")

Sorry to hear that Billing in Juli is, we work both full-time and Juli is the month that we go on holiday in the Pyrenees. (see picture above MantaGSI)

The sound of a street version is almost the same as the rally-car, but I don't have that "sucking" sound of the double weber carburators...

And another picture; a day out with the 400:

 

 

And I think I gonna join the Web Membership, a lot of interesting topics but invisible pictures.

Grtz!

 

 

[Julian]

Hello Jack,

when I read between the lines I think you'r a lot younger than me. I wish you luck with your search for a Manta.

And yes, a 400 has got some impact on your savings! I thank my wife on my both knees that I had her permission to buy that car.

On the other side; I am a car mecanical, so I save a lot of money that I don't have to spend on a dealer. (and I work sometimes "after the ours")

Sorry to hear that Billing in Juli is, we work both full-time and Juli is the month that we go on holiday in the Pyrenees. (see picture above MantaGSI)

The sound of a street version is almost the same as the rally-car, but I don't have that "sucking" sound of the double weber carburators...

And another picture; a day out with the 400:

 

 

And I think I gonna join the Web Membership, a lot of interesting topics but invisible pictures.

Grtz!

WOW!!!!  What a brilliant picture, there will be some comments on this, I bet.

[smiffy220]

Hello Jack,

when I read between the lines I think you'r a lot younger than me. I wish you luck with your search for a Manta.

And yes, a 400 has got some impact on your savings! I thank my wife on my both knees that I had her permission to buy that car.

On the other side; I am a car mecanical, so I save a lot of money that I don't have to spend on a dealer. (and I work sometimes "after the ours")

Sorry to hear that Billing in Juli is, we work both full-time and Juli is the month that we go on holiday in the Pyrenees. (see picture above MantaGSI)

The sound of a street version is almost the same as the rally-car, but I don't have that "sucking" sound of the double weber carburators...

And another picture; a day out with the 400:

 

 

And I think I gonna join the Web Membership, a lot of interesting topics but invisible pictures.

Grtz!

 

That must be what 'Opel Heaven' looks like!!

[Jack]

Hello Jack,

when I read between the lines I think you'r a lot younger than me. I wish you luck with your search for a Manta.

And yes, a 400 has got some impact on your savings! I thank my wife on my both knees that I had her permission to buy that car.

On the other side; I am a car mecanical, so I save a lot of money that I don't have to spend on a dealer. (and I work sometimes "after the ours")

Sorry to hear that Billing in Juli is, we work both full-time and Juli is the month that we go on holiday in the Pyrenees. (see picture above MantaGSI)

The sound of a street version is almost the same as the rally-car, but I don't have that "sucking" sound of the double weber carburators...

And another picture; a day out with the 400:

 

 

And I think I gonna join the Web Membership, a lot of interesting topics but invisible pictures.

Grtz!

I am guessing that in order for me to buy myself one in the future I will need at least £40,000? I will look on the Manta 400 website though for definate that you went on because to say you found a genuine 400 for sale is amazing and I would like to see on for sale. But I am a little bit younger I guess i'm 22 right now and even though I may still be one of the younger members I can remember the days when Mantas were easy to find if you wanted to buy one. I have some great memories way back in my true younger days back in the 1990's/early 2000's. It is really good that you are a car mechanic because you know that when you do a job yourself on your Mantas it will be the best job that it can be rather than paying somebody to do it as a job. The picture you have posted with the 400 in the middle is a fabulous picture to add to the Manta gallery, the 400 being the star of the show.

 

Regards,

Jack.

[H-400]

I joined the Web-Membership and already saw some nice rebuilds!

@Jack: All the cars are 400's, Manta's and Ascona's together. Except the one on the left with the opel sign on the roof, that is a Ascona i2000.

This is a picture taken in Sevenum, some years ago:

 

 

 

Grtz!

(sometimes photobucket refuses to past a link...)