daniel1900 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) My name is Daniel, i'm 27 years old and I live in the South of Austria, in a town called Graz. I have wanted a Opel Manta B since I saw the movie "Manta, Manta" for the first time when I was a kid. If you don't know the movie here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG1EAwxZEtk I have a '69 Opel Rekord C too that I'm restoring since 2008 but last year in august I finally bought a '76 Manta 19S which looked good at first sight but was very rusty underneath the shiney paint: as bought: before i sold it: my plan was to have a "rolling restauration (although the swan neck were already in a horrible state and the work done by the previous owner was only to pass MOT), but by chance I found another Manta 3 months later in much better condition. So I sold the yellow one and bought the turquoise one. A '79 Model, originally equipped with a 20S engine, but unfortunately that was changed to a 19S engine: first I changed the wheels and bumpers then lowered it with 40mm springs, changed wheels again and headlights (I like the square ones better on a early manta but the reflectors were pretty bad and the light from the dual lights is very good) : Love this car! Plans for it: Install a 2.2 CIH engine on twin 45 Webers with tuned cylinderhead and 296° camshaft+ 240 Getrag 5spd + exhaust over Winter Attack rust - it's not much but of course it's there New paint, one day, when i have the money... Best regards, Daniel Edited September 28, 2014 by daniel1900 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityManta Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Welcome to the club Daniel. Both of your manta's (past and present) look very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Welcome to the club Daniel. your car looks fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCONAN Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Looks great, Daniel! Many greetings from Greece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hi, welcome to the club. Keep us updated with the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks for the nice welcome! I will post updates in the project thread as they happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy220 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Nice looking Manta that, welcome along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hello Daniel, welcome to our website. The Turquoise Manta has one interesting feature, the rear spoiler, this is normally found on post facelift GTE models but your Manta being a very late pre-facelift ( black plastic bumpers ) this spoiler could be original,perhaps only to certain export markets, which if so is very interesting, never seen this combination before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Excellent car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice Manta & a lovely colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 thats a thing of beauty mate , what are the wheels on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Warm welcome to the club Daniel and its a nice little history of your Mantas there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thank you guys! The wheels are ATIWE 7x15: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nice Manta & a lovely colour I think your ascona in the signature has the same colour. It looks different in reality, just like in your signature. It's 339 turquoise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robah Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi Daniel, Wow what a great find on both cars, love the colour of your current car and sitting very nice Looking forward to your project thread, as it sounds like you have it all planned out. Any pictures of your '69 Opel Rekord C' please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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