RE: Spotted: Opel Manta i200/i400
Discussion
s m said:
Vatanen Touch......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvIRuCLbyg
Love the clip of Derek Bell watching him at the end
Cheers Captain!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvIRuCLbyg
Love the clip of Derek Bell watching him at the end
Edited by s m on Thursday 26th April 18:58
Gary C said:
Trouble is with this car, with modern power it could be a handful. The GTE could get a bit bouncy at the rear with only 110hp to push it along.
Does not spec what location the back axle has. Would be interesting with turbo power and the panhard rod/trailing arms of the standard GTE/i200.
GTE was more composed than the Mk2 RS though, particularly over bumps. Went from a string of rwd Escorts to a GTE and it was better behaved over cambers, ridges than my Escorts or my friends' Mk2 RS'Does not spec what location the back axle has. Would be interesting with turbo power and the panhard rod/trailing arms of the standard GTE/i200.
They were nice handling but a bit nose heavy so tended to understeer a smidge more than Escorts
dave stew said:
s m said:
Vatanen Touch......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvIRuCLbyg
Love the clip of Derek Bell watching him at the end
Cheers Captain!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvIRuCLbyg
Love the clip of Derek Bell watching him at the end
Edited by s m on Thursday 26th April 18:58
fking incredible
s m said:
GTE was more composed than the Mk2 RS though, particularly over bumps. Went from a string of rwd Escorts to a GTE and it was better behaved over cambers, ridges than my Escorts or my friends' Mk2 RS'
They were nice handling but a bit nose heavy so tended to understeer a smidge more than Escorts
Totally agree having owned both. The original RS Escort with its cart sprung rear axle and near 45' angle rear dampers was never as sophisticated as a Manta with a rear end suspended via coil springs, vertical dampers, a panhard rod and torque tube. Much more composed over bumpy roads. They were nice handling but a bit nose heavy so tended to understeer a smidge more than Escorts
kainedog said:
i have always loved theseI have had Manta's before and Monzas
this has been for sale for a while now, too many ££££££ for me
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3670088.htm
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff