Auction Watch: 87D Polar White GTE Hatch

[Monaco Blue]

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/product/1987-opel-manta-gtecurrent-v5-present-paperwork-includes-mot-certificate-all-descriptions-are-made-in-the-opinion-of-the-auctioneers-and-by-paperwork-or-information-given-by-the-vendor-please-ensu/

Looks like this Red GTE Coupe, also with Mathewsons has sold before auction:

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/product/october-1985-opel-manta-gtecurrent-v5-present-paperwork-includes-a-couple-of-old-mot-certs-receipts-and-invoices-etc-the-vendor-advises-of-the-following-fully-stripped-repainted-new-clut/

[Sutty2006]

Seen that white one somewhere before. 
 

a lot of mantas going through auction with them recently 

[1200bandit]

The wheels are the wrong colour not bright white,l think 

[Trooker]

2 hours ago, 1200bandit said:

The wheels are the wrong colour not bright white,l think 

I wondered if it had been a polar white car & wheels but later had an outside respray in glacier white?

[®evo03]

8 hours ago, Trooker said:

I wondered if it had been a polar white car & wheels but later had an outside respray in glacier white?

You could be onto something there, missing a door strap, could do alot of damage. 

[mantasrme]

9 hours ago, Trooker said:

I wondered if it had been a polar white car & wheels but later had an outside respray in glacier white?

looking at the colour of the inner wings its definately been repainted in a different white. Might be Glacier white might be some other white as it looks a bit bright for glacier, but that could just be the lighting.

[®evo03]

Do remember quoting a paint code for a white hatch, and they said which one, there was two listed for that paint code, one was more brighter, other had alot more yellow in it, highly confusing. 

[TheRealExile]

15 hours ago, Sutty2006 said:

Seen that white one somewhere before. 
 

a lot of mantas going through auction with them recently 

Surprises me with the extortionate fees they charge both seller and buyer, I guess people don't want the mither of all the timewasters and hagglers on Fleabay plus they did get good money for that red hatch.

Also seen this car somewhere before and I'm sure like evo says someone had asked about the white paint codes in the non too distant past.

Edited November 6, 2021 by TheRealExile

[1200bandit]

9 hours ago, ®evo03 said:

Do remember quoting a paint code for a white hatch, and they said which one, there was two listed for that paint code, one was more brighter, other had alot more yellow in it, highly confusing. 

Painted the roof,tailgate on a manta hatch.perfect finish, like a dog with 2 dicks .Remove the paper only to find the wrong white 

[Monaco Blue]

Seems this passed through KGF back in 2013.

There's quite a few photos of this car online with a couple of the sale posts with more info:

https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/h-and-h/catalogue-id-ibhh10007/lot-504f78ce-fdf9-46ce-b35c-a3d900a0156c

https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=d622jwy&fir=FphNVV-NbdRolM%2CWjA1dctYi-wu8M%2C_%3B15bfevu75uMUtM%2CpEwN2MqwnGP-RM%2C_%3ByEjHmJqSCXedNM%2C0TOpT_mTP3G_nM%2C_%3BusdgX6r16IyZ4M%2CD4rByazz3vu9SM%2C_%3BYUgKFN4UbmHaKM%2CrHBNIyHxlyxWjM%2C_%3BzhordQR7o1tDTM%2CrHBNIyHxlyxWjM%2C_%3Br22fVaoH2e5C0M%2C-W9nuhL6t3k6VM%2C_%3Bt5SbLAxg5bbEbM%2C0TOpT_mTP3G_nM%2C_%3BtZH6m5jkXmOIjM%2CkHBONNSXu7-wbM%2C_%3B8RpptpVoo2mvrM%2CkHBONNSXu7-wbM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kTlXFcEVubPPp1nrUaSD6-iumtpUA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixsPuUwZL0AhW7RfEDHSydDIEQjJkEegQIAhAC&biw=1920&bih=937&dpr=1#imgrc=yEjHmJqSCXedNM

 

[Chris M]

This one used to belong to a young lad called Jack.  He was often on the forum looking for help and advice. He also owned another white hatch DUX for a short time 

[Monaco Blue]

58 minutes ago, Chris M said:

This one used to belong to a young lad called Jack.  He was often on the forum looking for help and advice. He also owned another white hatch DUX for a short time 

Was that not B42DUX or similar?

[Danny D114BCW]

5 minutes ago, Monaco Blue said:

Was that not B42DUX or similar?

He used to own DUX. He sold that to us (and nearly killed us) and bought that (in the link above) thinking it would be the easiest thing to maintain - sadly it wasn’t so he sold that one too. 

[Monaco Blue]

3 hours ago, Danny D114BCW said:

He used to own DUX. He sold that to us (and nearly killed us) and bought that (in the link above) thinking it would be the easiest thing to maintain - sadly it wasn’t so he sold that one too. 

Ah yes, I forgot he'd bought another one after DUX. One wonders what he is driving these days. 

[chrisb]

On 16/11/2021 at 21:25, Monaco Blue said:

Ah yes, I forgot he'd bought another one after DUX. One wonders what he is driving these days. 

As far as i know he went on to Japanese cars after the Manta.

[Jessopia74]

2 hours ago, chrisb said:

As far as i know he went on to Japanese cars after the Manta.

All downhill then 🤣

[Sutty2006]

Probably for the better with Japanese reliability lol

[Monaco Blue]

The white Hatch sold for £7750

 

[MrCarlos]

18 hours ago, Monaco Blue said:

The white Hatch sold for £7750

 

Strong money for that car - good luck to the new owner.....