TheRealExile Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334077604587?hash=item4dc893b2eb:g:Hp4AAOSwP9Fg79O7 Seems an honest description, can't quite make out how bad the paint is really as the water may be hiding a multitude of sins, but a good price if it is as decent as the pictures indicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Isn't the grinding on top of the OS chassis rail exactly where the chassis plate should be on an A? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 That is a very good spot, certainly looks like something was/should be there!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Yep it certainly is! wonder why its not there any more?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Not sure, the seller says 'Chassis plate on this one is on the door pillar' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta Mal Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Correct, that's where the aluminium chassis plate should be. However, the plate is only fixed on with pop rivets, so it would not take that large area of grinding, to remove the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) The chassis number should be stamped into the scuttle where the bonnet closes on the drivers side, assuming it's the same as European market cars. Edited July 15, 2021 by 1900SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 7 hours ago, TheRealExile said: Not sure, the seller says 'Chassis plate on this one is on the door pillar' Never seen an A with it on the door pillar!! But as 1900SR says the chassis number should be on the scuttle panel. Be interested to see if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malbasys Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 This is correct for a South African built Manta A - I have a genuine GMSA Manta A. The chassis plate is is on the passenger side B post and there is no VIN number stamped on the scuttle. The VIN number will not be a recognisable Opel number: it is a GM South African allocated number. The car advertised would appear to have earlier style over-riders. Those on a 1975 SA car should be all rubber. The Rallye wheels fitted are correct for the year in SA. It may also have the Rallye spec front suspension: my manual does but I'm not sure about automatics. Late model SA automatics were to Luxus specification, all with vinyl tops. This may have been: it appears the nearside C-pillar has a couple of studs to affix the chrome finishing strip. The key question with a SA built Manta is where was it registered: if it came from the interior the body should be in reasonable condition. If it was from the Kwa Zulu Natal or Eastern Cape coast it will need careful checking: a highly corrosive climate - hot and humid with onshore salt-laden winds. Cavity wax treatment did not come standard but was highly recommended - the reason my Durban registered car survived! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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