I love Opels! I live in the USA and back when I was in high school my first car was a bronze colored '74 Opel Manta (A). Actually, over here, it was called a Buick Opel which was a GM thing, but that doesn't matter much. The strange thing is, in my high school which was pretty damn big -- 600 people per grade, there were only two kids who owned Opels and one teacher. It was me with the Manta and my GF who had a metallic blue Opel GT and my Calculus professor had a 4-door Kadett. Back then I had auto mechanics twice a day (I already fulfilled my serious classes so I was just screwing off at that point) and I did all of the maintenance on his Kadett. I guess that helped seal my A in the class. :-D In other words, Opels were very rare in the USA, but I loved mine. It had its problems with vapor lock during our hot summers but I learned an electronic fuel pump cured that problem. About the only other mod besides that was a Weber carb and Koni shocks, slightly lower springs and a bit wider tires. I learned a LOT about working on cars with that one -- thanks to my genius Grandfather who seemed to know to do everything! Thanks for the memories!
TS, what part of the country were you in when you owned your Manta? I had one in the SE U.S., and put an electric fuel pump on mine, too. Also installed a 3-row radiator and added an electric fan in front of the radiator. It was the only way I could run A/C in these hot summers, but it kept the engine quite comfortably in the midrange, temp wise.
Is that a 1.9 engine that has been modified or a aftermarket engine it appears to be a aluminum head not stock looks like it has cam button what transmission is in it
Erg leuke wagen. Heb hem in actie gezien bij de historic gp op zandvoort en was één van mijn favoriete wagens. Werd snel mee gereden en kon prima meekomen met de veel sterkere auto's in het veld. Daarbij nog mooie vlammen bij het terugschakelen en dan raak je al gauw de zwakke plek in mijn autohart :)
its a 2 litre 8 valve crossflow engine with a mechanical Kugel-Fischer Injection, which was only developed for motorsport purpose. And now this rare type of engine is completly new produced by the driver Mr Gerent, who runs a motorsport company.
@@E30JEB wish he'd sell one. Been looking for a new motor to put in my opel without destroying the almost perfect weight split. Settling for either an sr20 na or a 4age. Im in the states so c20 is hard to come by otherwise id be getting one
First time I have seen more than one Opel GT in one place forever.
You should see my backyard. :)
I love Opels! I live in the USA and back when I was in high school my first car was a bronze colored '74 Opel Manta (A). Actually, over here, it was called a Buick Opel which was a GM thing, but that doesn't matter much. The strange thing is, in my high school which was pretty damn big -- 600 people per grade, there were only two kids who owned Opels and one teacher. It was me with the Manta and my GF who had a metallic blue Opel GT and my Calculus professor had a 4-door Kadett. Back then I had auto mechanics twice a day (I already fulfilled my serious classes so I was just screwing off at that point) and I did all of the maintenance on his Kadett. I guess that helped seal my A in the class. :-D
In other words, Opels were very rare in the USA, but I loved mine. It had its problems with vapor lock during our hot summers but I learned an electronic fuel pump cured that problem. About the only other mod besides that was a Weber carb and Koni shocks, slightly lower springs and a bit wider tires. I learned a LOT about working on cars with that one -- thanks to my genius Grandfather who seemed to know to do everything! Thanks for the memories!
TS, what part of the country were you in when you owned your Manta? I had one in the SE U.S., and put an electric fuel pump on mine, too. Also installed a 3-row radiator and added an electric fan in front of the radiator. It was the only way I could run A/C in these hot summers, but it kept the engine quite comfortably in the midrange, temp wise.
Great vid and the info on the car builder was a nice plus.
You don't realise how small they really are until you see them next to a small car 😂🤣😂
😂😂😂😂
What engine is that? Would love something like that in my '71 GT
Its still the cih engine but gerent builds crossflow heads for them.
That white gt be looking spicy
wow !!! super amazing
Is that a 1.9 engine that has been modified or a aftermarket engine it appears to be a aluminum head not stock looks like it has cam button what transmission is in it
Awesome 😎👍
Erg leuke wagen. Heb hem in actie gezien bij de historic gp op zandvoort en was één van mijn favoriete wagens. Werd snel mee gereden en kon prima meekomen met de veel sterkere auto's in het veld. Daarbij nog mooie vlammen bij het terugschakelen en dan raak je al gauw de zwakke plek in mijn autohart :)
Was this a body kit or all custom?
Cool it handles
What engine?
FinnishMotorFreak Gerent race engine.
its a 2 litre 8 valve crossflow engine with a mechanical Kugel-Fischer Injection, which was only developed for motorsport purpose. And now this rare type of engine is completly new produced by the driver Mr Gerent, who runs a motorsport company.
@@E30JEB wish he'd sell one. Been looking for a new motor to put in my opel without destroying the almost perfect weight split. Settling for either an sr20 na or a 4age. Im in the states so c20 is hard to come by otherwise id be getting one
@@chadm528 he is rebuilding and selling these engines, that is his job. Same with the Ascona/Manta 400 16v engines
¿Con el motor stock pero preparado?
Vroom vroom
nice GT
klinkt meer alsof er een motor van een honda s 2000 ingezet is