paulmanta Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Just landed in my yard. Yet to get into it as there are no keys but it seems rough but solid, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Glad this has found a home at the Cornish Manta Sanctuary These two doors are so rare now that it really should be kept originl not 'chopped' into an Ascona 400 replica, what size engine is it? My Friend Richard Watt, leading light of the Cavalier and Chevette Club will be interested to learn all the details about this one to add to the clubs data base of MK 1 Cavaliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Where did it come from Paul? Martin sent me a text yesterday saying he'd seen one being trailered through Tintern, can't have been two out on the road on the same day! Edited September 14, 2015 by spiney_norman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Yup, it was this one ! No idea what the plan is, it came out of a barn and might well have to go into my barn. I don't have time for it but when I was offered it (and a matching 4 door) I thought it best to just buy them and sort out what to do later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Nice find Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Sweet find Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I've still got a near mint set of chrome hubcaps for those wheels, yours if you want them mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I was offered it (and a matching 4 door) I thought it best to just buy them and sort out what to do later. OK, we need pictures of the 4 door as well !! infact i DEMAND more pictures of both of them before they dis-appear into the area of the Cornish Manta Sanctuary marked 'secret' !!! ( slip them quietly into a container, forget about them, then one day by mistake they end up in St Marys, then they will go rusty !! ) What engine sizes / spec are they, certain MK 1 Cavalier are super rare, like 1256cc engines or GLS spec interiors, certain colours are also rare, I saved an Amber Gold (same colour as my avatar Manta) 4 door 1.6 GLS from a scrap yard and the Cavalier and Chevette club think it is probably unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Once I get the other one back here next weekend I will sort out a bit of a facts post on here. more details soon.... If anyone expresses a burning desire to own one/both of these let me know, I got them to stop them getting taken straight to scrap but I have no plans to "do" either. I have two mantas, 2 Camaros and a wife and kids to keep happy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 That's an improvement on 14 mantas tho Paul. Small steps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I have two mantas, 2 Camaros and a wife and kids to keep happy... it is very telling the order that you have put these in....... You have just got yourself a problem with the two door Cavalier, you will have no shortage people wanting to buy it to butcher it into an Ascona 400 replica, but two door Cavaliers are now too rare to let that happen to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 With regards to the Ascona-fication of the 2 door, in principle I have no problem with it, its better than being crushed and lost forever, I do agree it would be nice to do a full restoration to it as it is but the value of a 2 door cav base model in pristine condition is about a 1/5 of what it would cost to make it pristine so no-one is going to do a full restoration back to original unless its a labour of love. If a labour of love type comes along I will happily sell it to them, if a rally replica type comes along I would also sell it to them. Both scenarios end up with a the car being sat in and used again, taken out, shown off and enjoyed. Better than being turned into spoons or biscuit tins. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Slight update to the two door... its a 2 litre, Cavalier L with 4 speed manual. Red houndstooth interior, red dash top with moderate cracking.ripped drivers seat as usual. The chassis legs look very good, the floors look good, inner wings excellent and nose excellent. I have washed it and removed about 1/2 a ton of soil and the rear arches are pretty good, one better than the other. The front wings are junk because of dents and rust around those dents. Doors are straight but the bottom edge is a bit grotty inside where it folds over, blasting and re-skinning the lower section would sort this. The right rear chassis leg needs work but the underside generally is good but surface rusted. The chicken shit that was covering the car has eaten the paint and caused surface corrosion in the form of many patches all over, I have scraped these and they are not holes which is a bonus. Red vinyl roof is toast ! Car would need media blasting and a rotisserie restoration to get it back to a decent standard. Pics tomorrow, I ran out of daylight tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Second one has landed in the yard and its quite rough, its been used as a spares car for the 2 door I think and parts are missing, its W reg, sound around the chassis legs but the N/S inner wing is rusted. I will do pics soon and I think I might put these up for sale so at least one will get done up and used and the other will donate parts to help keep others going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Well, last update from me on these two, a member on here has bought them both ! I believe to do the two door as a project using the brown 4 door as donor car. Hopefully there will be a thread on here soon and we can watch progress ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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