Monaco Blue Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Always thought the hatches looked a bit odd with the vinyl roof, more so in beige. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275551550250? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 🤮 lol. Can you imagine the original salesman’s poker face when taking the order for this! 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanG Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Had one like this in the late 80’s without the awful vinyl roof. Today the same driver would be ordering their car with pink roof and door mirrors 😂 Edited November 27, 2022 by IanG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 im not sure the vynil roof was standard gm on the sportshatch even in gls trim like it was on the saloon.never seen one in the flesh or brochures. and i agree.it totally spoils it. which is strange (possibly the shape and the bare tailgate) because 4 door saloons or coupes with a vynil look superb.as did viva gls's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Pounsett Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 It will be interesting to see if the winning bidder keeps the vinyl roof. If you like it (or can put up with it) you’ll get yourself a clean and solid looking motor. 16 bidders are not put off by it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 if its as good in the usual areas as the headlight area then it will definately be a good purchase. loose the vinyl covering. sort out the rear dent and it 'might' not even needs much paint ? looks unmessed with (uprated suspension? and webber excluded !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 hours ago, cam.in.head said: if its as good in the usual areas as the headlight area then it will definately be a good purchase. loose the vinyl covering. sort out the rear dent and it 'might' not even needs much paint ? looks unmessed with (uprated suspension? and webber excluded !) Iirc all the auto cars got Webber carbs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 surely not from the factory ? all the ones ive seen and carltons all had varijets with a throttle damper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanG Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Mine had a Weber on it but suspect had been upgraded by a past owner, now has a new Weber on it! The GM workshop manuals show a Varijet. First job on any car I bought in the 80’s/90’s was bin the Varijet/Solex/Pierburg and fit a Weber, although a mate of mine did fit a Nikki with a nice little window showing the fuel level in the float chamber - why? Gave us a few laughs though “hey Martin stop the car so we can check the fuel level” 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I had 2 SRB auto coupes, both with Webbers and very OEM looking air filter/linkages. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Manta Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Don't forget Weber conversions were very popular on near new cars (only 1 year warranty then) and I believe some dealers offered them as an option anyway. Ford and GM "auto choke" carbs were temperamental and often the source of complaint. My grandad bought a new 1982 Fiesta and it was swapped with a Weber on its first service at Ford. I ran a Manta 1.8S as a daily driver for a few years, with a varijet 2. It was better than its predecessor, but would still stall cold and then idle at 2000 rpm the next minute, unless you kept tapping the throttle to readjust it--defeating the object of an auto choke. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 To my knowledge the 1.8 only cane with the Gym carb, but it was something to do with the auto stalls why Webers was fitted. But might have been a dealer option/fitment 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Manta Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I'm pretty sure it did too, but not 100%. I had an exclusive with a Weber DTML and some claimed it was original to the car, but I always doubted it. However I noticed on later Mantas, there's a factory choke mounting point on the left side of the steering column (opposite side to rear wash/wipe on the hatch) and that was the "official" place to have the choke cable handle, but unless you removed that lower plastic strip, you wouldn't ever see it. When I first worked on an early B, I removed the dash plastics and the metal choke point wasn't there, so someone at GM did think to add them later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Rick-Manta said: I'm pretty sure it did too, but not 100%. I had an exclusive with a Weber DTML and some claimed it was original to the car, but I always doubted it. However I noticed on later Mantas, there's a factory choke mounting point on the left side of the steering column (opposite side to rear wash/wipe on the hatch) and that was the "official" place to have the choke cable handle, but unless you removed that lower plastic strip, you wouldn't ever see it. When I first worked on an early B, I removed the dash plastics and the metal choke point wasn't there, so someone at GM did think to add them later. Good point about choke too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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