CRAZYDAVE Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-opel-manta-gte-coupe-3-0-24v-260-bhp-/201337599800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee0a7f738 Personally dont like the wheels but each to their own Lovely car that could be very nice with a little work 1 Quote
smiffy220 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Must admit, would prefer the standard wheels on this, but I always fancied an exclusive with the straight six 24V engine in. Are they really heavy on the front end if this is done, or can it be done right and make them one hell of a machine? Dave Quote
Danny D114BCW Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Do a proper job like MrPackers 24v manta & it will handle brilliantly as he has moved his back so it sits like a standard cih 1 Quote
Manta again Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Must admit, would prefer the standard wheels on this, but I always fancied an exclusive with the straight six 24V engine in. Are they really heavy on the front end if this is done, or can it be done right and make them one hell of a machine? Dave Go on Dave you know you want one. Quote
smiffy220 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Go on Dave you know you want one. I do Richard, but for some strange reason, my wife wasn't quite so keen on the idea. Quote
®evo03 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Yes, this rocks! Nothing i dont like about this car, but would need a lsd, solid roof, lowered to death. Love em wheels, but needs 60mm springs, bilsteins, and interior clean.... but thats it, thats if the rest of the car is sound. 1 Quote
plumster Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Mmm, mechanics look really good, but needs a new lid for sure, looks like someone has done the old "few rust bubbles on the roof, no problem just rub em down, quick skim & repaint" jobby. Quote
MANTAMAN Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Personally think those wheels look out of place, but then i am used to the appearance of standard Manta's. but looks a good conversion in a tidy Manta Myself i would experiment a different way, large alloy's with silver rim and body coloured centers in the manner of the original Exclusive, These 'banded and stretched' wheels and tires i believe came from Europe where i think they are not allowed to change the wheel size so to be different they go wide. A straight six Manta can handle done properly, i have posted below a Youtube link of two Manta's in Scandinavia belonging to brothers, they race and rally them, in the vid of a race for sports and saloon cars all the entrants are lined up on the grid except the yellow Six cylinder Manta, it is so fast that the race officials have handy-capped it half a lap yet by the end of the first lap it past half the field, so yes six cylinder Manta's can handle well done properly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-zKfud50A0 1 Quote
Jack Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 I remember when this Exclusive first came up for sale and it was standard with no head lining in it. I have never been in a Manta with this engine in, cant say if I have ever seen one or not, cant remember ever seeing one, bet it goes well! Quote
Volksdevil Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 I like the look of this...even the wheels to an extent. Is it really worth the kind of money it's currently at? (£7200). Quote
Snowy Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 I like the look of this...even the wheels to an extent. Is it really worth the kind of money it's currently at? (£7200). People often ask that question. There is no simple answer. It might not be worth it to you or I? But anything is worth what ever someone is willing to pay. So assuming the bids are genuine, then to those bidding, yes it is worth it. Who know's what their reasons are. 1 Quote
evo3000 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 People often ask that question. There is no simple answer. It might not be worth it to you or I? But anything is worth what ever someone is willing to pay. So assuming the bids are genuine, then to those bidding, yes it is worth it. Who know's what their reasons are. I think the engine conversion ,which looks like its been done well,is the main attraction with the bidders. Quote
CRAZYDAVE Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 This is nuts! Granted its a nice car but it still needs the roof doing that alone would prevent me paying that kind of money for it 1 Quote
garymanc Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 Not nuts ,not often a car like that comes up for sale ,plus the price of classic cars has gone up a large percentage in the last year and are expected to rise even more from this April 1 Quote
®evo03 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Try building one for it, the time involved, or paying someone else to do it? Its there waiting, ready to go, happy bidding! Mantas, along with most classics are going up /\ Edited May 5, 2015 by brady Quote
Volksdevil Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 People often ask that question. There is no simple answer. It might not be worth it to you or I? Aye, I'm well versed on the old adage of it's worth what somebody is willing to pay... But there's still a mean average of the value of something. Personally I think £7500 is crazy to be frank. I think if somebody was to pay that they will be very disappointed when the rust starts coming through...Obviously the roof as mentioned but then who knows what's under the paint, especially as the roof is a pretty obvious clue that things perhaps weren't done very well? and the rear arch looks wobbly... But then if somebody wants to pay that, it's their choice I suppose. Quote
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