Took 4 years to restore my GT/E Coupe back to OEM spec, well worth it in the end, great project, looks in decent condition to start with, panels and parts do pop up for sale on e bay if you are prepared to wait, OMOC also a good source of spares. Good luck with it.
Got an Opel Kadett Gsi 16V myself, but love the Manta a lot, and how well it is kept, and starting up and driving after so long is just bonkers!! Take good care of it man!
I had one of these in the late 80's after two Capri's. Liked the fact that the car was so different and more powerful than the Capri's (2ltr GL and a 2ltr Ghia), but prefered the driving position of the Fords. Had it for about 4 months then traded it in for a TVR, then the real fun started!
TVR Tasmin, only the 2.8 but still great fun. Only downside it loved the inside of garages too much, always something going wrong, but always put a smile on my face.
Opel manta one of the best driving cars I have had about 8 of them couple of 1.8 belinetta coupe countless GTE coupe 3 exclusive coupe but my favourite my i200 coupe 👌👍
Just over 20 years ago I had a 1980 Manta. It had the 2-litre CIH engine with twin dual Dellorto carbs, tube header and 5-spd Getrag gearbox. It made about 140hp on the dyno, which was fairly decent as a stock one had 100hp. Was pretty quick for the time.
@@RetroRob4 I had an Ascona B and I drove it in the snow too that was also fun . They are so well balanced that I could steer it will a little input on the steering wheel and the gas pedal. Man i gotta get one of these , no matter if it's a Manta or Ascona.
Que recuerdos coche de la epoca de uno cuando tu tenias que llevarlo y no los de ahora que te llevan a ti el placer de conducir se esta perdiendo con las nuevas generaciones estos clasicos son verdaderas maquinas muy bonito levanta la mirada por donde pase vivan por siempre los clasicos
Sabes que eso mismo decían los de los años 40/50 de los vehículos de los 80 90? Son cambios, así como escribiste ese comentario usando Internet, los cambios son imparables
@@petyrkowalski9887 cheers yes will do ive had some welding done and I've fitted some parts ,it's nearly ready to put back on the road , I can't wait 😀 👍
@@petyrkowalski9887 going to leave the engine standard for now was toying with the idea of putting a c20let or a saab turbo in , will be changing the wheels after I get it through a Mot
I think I just weed myself abit. I was about 12 13 when this car came out. A neighbour across the road got one in white with black out windows. I used to dream about owning one and today at 52 I'm the proud owner of not a manta. Sadly.
Cheers👍 , the wheels are 17", not sure on the make ,( think might be Dare but could be wrong), or width of the wheels ,will have a look on the back when I start to get replacing bits , the tyres are 205/40/17 , they don't rub at all , the shocks are standard and the springs are I think 2" lowered, (father in law fitted them when he owned it but no longer with us)...Will try and do more videos ASAP.👍
@@RetroRob4 thank you m8. Im looking into some new set of wheels for my '81 Manta. Not many 17" Mantas around. Tanks for the info! Keep up the good work 👍
Tugged on my heart there had the exact same shape although mine was a dark metallic blue piper e haust 17"..5 spoke white alloys..she was clean no rust but she ended up climbing a tree..I was gutted??..happens with back wheel drive cars back in the day!!
Lol that's one the worst things to hit , don't end well hitting a tree , a mate of mine trashed his cosworth when lost it on a bend when backwards into a tree , small mark on the tree but the car looked like a crushed box
@@RetroRob4 still was a surprise was watching your previous video and I said to myself that car looks familiar under the blanket outside his garage looks like the Manta and was great to even see yours brought back so many memories cheers lad ohh and your TVR is BEAST!
All the old school cars are fetching crazy money now, about 15 years ago I sold my escort cosworth for £8000😪 and a Sierra Cosworth for £5000 if I had kept them i would be rich lol
Iv x2 coupes gte exclusives , in storage for years , don’t know what to do with them both . Just sitting there doing nothing. Do know why the hex I bought them. Not hatch backs , coupes in same colour.
Same above , mint , also on no rust what so ever around the sun roof , also iv got two exclusive gte hatches in dolphin grey also in storage mint other needs recommissioned. And tonnes of parts and also running gear the lot 😂
Lol your got a right collection, will only go up in value , hatches dolphin grey is a nice colour , your lucky to have spares, I find it really hard to find parts for mine , if it was a mk1/ mk2 escort it's easy . My main thing is to find a bonnet that's not rotten😆. It's the vboa this weekend at sywell hopefully I will find some parts.
@@RetroRob4 Yes, such large objects will have crazy postage, and normally I'd say make a nice trip out of it, but in these times that won't be that easy...
Cheers Andy, everything has a price but i would want stupid money for me to part with it as its been a big part of my family and lots of memories . Cheers Rob
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Nice my dad used to have one in the Philippines back in 1980
I was 10 years old and fell in love with cars eversince then
Lovely car I had 2 back in the day both GTE coupes ,love to drive 1 again .
Can't wait to get it all sorted and take it out.
Took 4 years to restore my GT/E Coupe back to OEM spec, well worth it in the end, great project, looks in decent condition to start with, panels and parts do pop up for sale on e bay if you are prepared to wait, OMOC also a good source of spares. Good luck with it.
Got an Opel Kadett Gsi 16V myself, but love the Manta a lot, and how well it is kept, and starting up and driving after so long is just bonkers!! Take good care of it man!
Will do👍..bet your car goes well 🚗💨💨
@@RetroRob4 It does, normally, only it's in the garage now, just been resprayed etc. Can't wait to get it all back together.
Nice mate, I bloody love an exclusive coupe, good work
The car is looking good and its working condition is great!!!Hope you don`t get any problems while leading it to perfection!!!
I had one of these in the late 80's after two Capri's. Liked the fact that the car was so different and more powerful than the Capri's (2ltr GL and a 2ltr Ghia), but prefered the driving position of the Fords. Had it for about 4 months then traded it in for a TVR, then the real fun started!
Good choice 👌 what TVR did you get
TVR Tasmin, only the 2.8 but still great fun. Only downside it loved the inside of garages too much, always something going wrong, but always put a smile on my face.
Proper classic car look, nice car
Was my dream car as a lad with a capri 2.8 Brookland...enjoy
Opel manta one of the best driving cars I have had about 8 of them couple of 1.8 belinetta coupe countless GTE coupe 3 exclusive coupe but my favourite my i200 coupe 👌👍
Lol loads, over the years I think we've had 3 mantas 1 hatch and 2 coupes , like wise the i200 coupe .👍
When you took the cover off, it was like one of them holy grail moments lol
😆 lol
Just over 20 years ago I had a 1980 Manta. It had the 2-litre CIH engine with twin dual Dellorto carbs, tube header and 5-spd Getrag gearbox. It made about 140hp on the dyno, which was fairly decent as a stock one had 100hp. Was pretty quick for the time.
Bet it was fun in the wet 🚗💨💨
@@RetroRob4
I had an Ascona B and I drove it in the snow too that was also fun .
They are so well balanced that I could steer it will a little input on the steering wheel and the gas pedal.
Man i gotta get one of these , no matter if it's a Manta or Ascona.
What did you do to the Engelmänner?
@@bendermi Ascona that's a rare beast don't see them anymore 😥
@@RetroRob4
So true , why did you swap out the mirrors?
Que recuerdos coche de la epoca de uno cuando tu tenias que llevarlo y no los de ahora que te llevan a ti el placer de conducir se esta perdiendo con las nuevas generaciones estos clasicos son verdaderas maquinas muy bonito levanta la mirada por donde pase vivan por siempre los clasicos
Sabes que eso mismo decían los de los años 40/50 de los vehículos de los 80 90? Son cambios, así como escribiste ese comentario usando Internet, los cambios son imparables
I like it a lot. It doesnt need that much work to bring it up to a really good level.
Thanks the video does make it look alot better than it is but it's getting there👍
@@RetroRob4 i love it. Great looking car and I lusted after one growing up. Please post updates as you restore it. Cheers
@@petyrkowalski9887 cheers yes will do ive had some welding done and I've fitted some parts ,it's nearly ready to put back on the road , I can't wait 😀 👍
@@RetroRob4 brilliant. Nice you are keeping it original.
@@petyrkowalski9887 going to leave the engine standard for now was toying with the idea of putting a c20let or a saab turbo in , will be changing the wheels after I get it through a Mot
Yes kid 💯💪
Beautiful car! Brings back memories of mine ♥️
Should definitely be in the garage tho. Guessing it won't fit.
Yep it should be , hate it sitting there but looking to get a lift so should fit them all in the garage.
I owned a white one in the late 80's.What a great looking car.My mates had Capris and XR3i's."Thinking outside the box". Loved my Manta.Subscribed.
I've only had mkII rs200s's I've always wanted to try a manta though. I couldn't let a car like that sit for so long as I'd be gagging to drive it.
I think I just weed myself abit. I was about 12 13 when this car came out. A neighbour across the road got one in white with black out windows. I used to dream about owning one and today at 52 I'm the proud owner of not a manta. Sadly.
Looking good. Do you know the specs on the wheels? Rims and tires.
And the suspension, how much is it lowered?
Cheers👍 , the wheels are 17", not sure on the make ,( think might be Dare but could be wrong), or width of the wheels ,will have a look on the back when I start to get replacing bits , the tyres are 205/40/17 , they don't rub at all , the shocks are standard and the springs are I think 2" lowered, (father in law fitted them when he owned it but no longer with us)...Will try and do more videos ASAP.👍
@@RetroRob4 thank you m8. Im looking into some new set of wheels for my '81 Manta. Not many 17" Mantas around. Tanks for the info! Keep up the good work 👍
Wow what a car
Should be on the road in the new year🤞 can't wait to drive it.
Tugged on my heart there had the exact same shape although mine was a dark metallic blue piper e haust 17"..5 spoke white alloys..she was clean no rust but she ended up climbing a tree..I was gutted??..happens with back wheel drive cars back in the day!!
Oldschool rear wheel drive loads of fun without all the safety features of new cars
Yep proper drivers cars!!..all though my skill set climbed the tree along with me and the car??🤣
Lol that's one the worst things to hit , don't end well hitting a tree , a mate of mine trashed his cosworth when lost it on a bend when backwards into a tree , small mark on the tree but the car looked like a crushed box
@@RetroRob4 still was a surprise was watching your previous video and I said to myself that car looks familiar under the blanket outside his garage looks like the Manta and was great to even see yours brought back so many memories cheers lad ohh and your TVR is BEAST!
It’s a beauty
Love it 😎👍
Superb
👍It's nearly ready for mot 🚗💨
Very nice car 👍
Needs some work but getting there👍
@@RetroRob4 Of course, there is no other choice
That's a nice car. Would be worthwhile restoring it. It will be a head-Turner. 👍👍👍👍
Hopefully will be starting restoring it soon 👍
👍 I like!!! 👈
My late brother had a white one.
Looks like a buffalo from San Andreas
way back years, had one, in germany so called gsi.
actually have an i200😎
I200 that's a rare beast👌
Put some alloys with a bit of a lip on them would make it look better,but a great car,had a few of them in the 90s👍
Yes agreed, Got some wheels in mind , want to keep in on 17s but wider .. Will get some after I get a mot on it.
@@RetroRob4 I had them on my mantas ,best cars I ever had,way to expensive now
All the old school cars are fetching crazy money now, about 15 years ago I sold my escort cosworth for £8000😪 and a Sierra Cosworth for £5000 if I had kept them i would be rich lol
@@RetroRob4 had a Sierra sapphire cosworth rwd they are worth more than they originally cost,who'd have thought
Iv x2 coupes gte exclusives , in storage for years , don’t know what to do with them both . Just sitting there doing nothing. Do know why the hex I bought them. Not hatch backs , coupes in same colour.
Two exclusive coupes awesome 👌, what condition , bodywork .
Same above , mint , also on no rust what so ever around the sun roof , also iv got two exclusive gte hatches in dolphin grey also in storage mint other needs recommissioned. And tonnes of parts and also running gear the lot 😂
Lol your got a right collection, will only go up in value , hatches dolphin grey is a nice colour , your lucky to have spares, I find it really hard to find parts for mine , if it was a mk1/ mk2 escort it's easy . My main thing is to find a bonnet that's not rotten😆. It's the vboa this weekend at sywell hopefully I will find some parts.
Here on the continent there are many bonnets for sale by the way.
I seen loads in Germany but the postage was crazy, I have managed to get one with no rust
@@RetroRob4 Yes, such large objects will have crazy postage, and normally I'd say make a nice trip out of it, but in these times that won't be that easy...
Mega habe das gleiche auto in weiß
Hi, lovely Manta.
Would you be interested in selling it. Been wanting one for ages
Thanks Andy
Cheers Andy, everything has a price but i would want stupid money for me to part with it as its been a big part of my family and lots of memories .
Cheers Rob
sheeeesh
Hmm no, rust brake rotors how it is possible but very rare car because rust still
The brake discs where replaced at its last mot, then parked up and covered up car .
Your car foe sale
For the right price
@@RetroRob4 What is the right price for you?
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