msjrb5 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi Folks, I've been a member and forum user on and off since 2012, I previously had a wee berlinetta hatch in red which I stupidly sold in 2017. I've been looking for an excuse to get back into Manta ownership ever since and yesterday a really nice early B coupe popped up on Facebook for sale. I had a chat with the owner and took a punt on it, picking it up later this week. Will update with pictures when I get it up the road and renew my OC membership. Cheers! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMc Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, msjrb5 said: Hi Folks, I've been a member and forum user on and off since 2012, I previously had a wee berlinetta hatch in red which I stupidly sold in 2017. I've been looking for an excuse to get back into Manta ownership ever since and yesterday a really nice early B coupe popped up on Facebook for sale. I had a chat with the owner and took a punt on it, picking it up later this week. Will update with pictures when I get it up the road and renew my OC membership. Cheers! Welcome back and good luck with your new car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Welcome back, great find. back in the 80’s there were two early mantas in Peterhead that I remember, one an orange hatch and the other an orange coupe, both looked the business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjrb5 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Got this home today Drove it 250 miles up the road, very happy. Couple of niggles as can be expected but nothing major so far. I'll get it up on the ramp over the weekend for a proper look underneath. Renewed my lapsed membership too. It's great to be back! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looks good, always wanted a ginger Manta to match my hair 😁 More pictures please when you get chance, still missing NAD 357P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bris jas Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Well done, looks like a good buy and welcome back to the club! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1200bandit Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Welcome back,l have been on and off myself,fist joined in 1996 .Manta 2.0 GTE D611 TDM in red would like to have it back l am now looking for a manta myself,but in no hurry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Looks a good decent example, far play, enjoy it, any plans for the future. Maybe a 5 speed, lowered? Period spec wheels? Always liked these. Standard manta will take 13x8 or 9 with a narrower tyre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjrb5 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 12 hours ago, ®evo03 said: Looks a good decent example, far play, enjoy it, any plans for the future. Maybe a 5 speed, lowered? Period spec wheels? Always liked these. Standard manta will take 13x8 or 9 with a narrower tyre. Its pretty decent thanks, will need the paint and the vinyl roof looked at in the future but for now its fine. You've hit the nail on the head for my plans lol. Lowering springs on order already and I've been looking at wheels, seen some nice 13x8 ATS classics but I will probably get the rostyles banded over winter. This is my other old motor, love a lowered classic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Great looking early B series. Love the headlights on these, with the trim rings round them. Got a set of them to go on my 76 B when its nearer completion. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Yeh, not into 4x4s, ha! All classics need is dropped and wider wheels. Also thought mantas with standard wheels are E type ish, wheel spread is too narrow. Love this look, Edited March 28, 2019 by ®evo03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffy1984 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 06:44, msjrb5 said: Its pretty decent thanks, will need the paint and the vinyl roof looked at in the future but for now its fine. You've hit the nail on the head for my plans lol. Lowering springs on order already and I've been looking at wheels, seen some nice 13x8 ATS classics but I will probably get the rostyles banded over winter. This is my other old motor, love a lowered classic Do you still have the beige mk2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjrb5 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 22 hours ago, biffy1984 said: Do you still have the beige mk2? No mate it's been gone a few years now, had a gold 4 door ghia for a while after the beige one then got the yellow RS 3 years ago. The yellow one is a keeper.......probably On 28/03/2019 at 20:25, ®evo03 said: Yeh, not into 4x4s, ha! All classics need is dropped and wider wheels. Also thought mantas with standard wheels are E type ish, wheel spread is too narrow. Love this look, That is stunning. Definitely the direction I'll be going. Really liking this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The wheels look spot on for the Manta, real tidy, I also like the chrome strip on the doors 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Welcome back Martin! Is that BEEDZ'S old car you've bought? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjrb5 Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Thanks for the welcome Norman, I'm not sure who the previous owners are, I've spoken to a lad on facebook who restored it a few years back, that might be the same guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
399 road Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hi. RS 2000 looks smart. Not seen those RS steels banded before either but they suit it. If you wanted some unusual Manta 13s to get banded I've got a mint set of 5 German spec Manta GT/E steels that would be ideal for that. They are only fitted to foreign B GT/Es between 75 and 79 so are mega rare. They are similar to Rostyles but are 6" wide as standard. There's 5 mint chrome centre caps with them too. I've fitted 15s to mine so might as well sell them on. I'll probably bring them to VBOA. There's a matching set of decent 185 70 13s on them too but 185 60s would look better on them. I'd been saving them for a Kadett build in the future but can't see that happening now unless the car suddenly comes cheap. These wheels were all powder coated a couple of years ago so still look bright. Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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