GTEPETE Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JIMMY-MCRAE-OPEL-MANTA-400-FRONT-WING-SIGNED-RALLY-MEMORABILIA-WRC-COLIN/124544598794?hash=item1cff6fc30a:g:1okAAOSwu3dgDyKs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 If legit, probably worth it to the right enthusiast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 At at a quick first glance, seems legit, as its not vinyl cut, but hand painted by a signwriter, hard to believe they where still doing this in the late 80s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, ®evo03 said: At at a quick first glance, seems legit, as its not vinyl cut, but hand painted by a signwriter, hard to believe they where still doing this in the late 80s I heard they would fit the panels to a car. Paint it and sticker it up then strip it again and carry on that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Yeh probably did this for spares, if damage happened during the event, you can tell its handpainted by the not so perfect lettering, ok its readable as it travels past you at 100mph! The andrew woods manta was still in signwriting lettering up until it was restored a few years ago, although i think they used some signwriting again for originality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Saw a guy do the same paint job on a.c. delco manta at TTR when they had it. Real skill in that free hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Yeh, its a nice skill to have, real oldschool, dying art! The proper ox hair brushes are expensive too! Thinking of doing a profile of a manta on my wall using rusted out manta parts, to show people what we are up against, thinking of doing some artwork on the door, like a old american truck. Got the plasma cutter and the rusty shells, all i need is for lockdown to end? Edited January 29, 2021 by ®evo03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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