Opel Manta, due to go up in value ?
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Just saw a photo of my old Manta (Red D reg GTE Hatch) which got me thinking, had a look and they have gone up in value but still aren't worth much in the scheme of things, £1500 to £2500 seems to be the going rate, whether they sell for that I dont know. Anyone think these due to shoot up in value as they have rally heritage, look pretty good, have a kind of droop snoot, are RWD, are tunable and are as a minimum 28 years old.
They seem like a nice alternative for those who cant quite run to a RS Ford nowadays, but I suppose if it has to be an RS, then only an RS will do to the faithful, but I suspect there are a lot that arent that bothered and fancy something Retro.
They seem like a nice alternative for those who cant quite run to a RS Ford nowadays, but I suppose if it has to be an RS, then only an RS will do to the faithful, but I suspect there are a lot that arent that bothered and fancy something Retro.
J4CKO said:
Just saw a photo of my old Manta (Red D reg GTE Hatch) which got me thinking, had a look and they have gone up in value but still aren't worth much in the scheme of things, £1500 to £2500 seems to be the going rate, whether they sell for that I dont know. Anyone think these due to shoot up in value as they have rally heritage, look pretty good, have a kind of droop snoot, are RWD, are tunable and are as a minimum 28 years old.
They seem like a nice alternative for those who cant quite run to a RS Ford nowadays, but I suppose if it has to be an RS, then only an RS will do to the faithful, but I suspect there are a lot that arent that bothered and fancy something Retro.
It does surprise me as well - in many ways better than an RS rwd Escort and appreciated in Ireland ( where my old GTE went ) long ago. I wonder if spares are a problem now limiting 'rebuildability' ......?They seem like a nice alternative for those who cant quite run to a RS Ford nowadays, but I suppose if it has to be an RS, then only an RS will do to the faithful, but I suspect there are a lot that arent that bothered and fancy something Retro.
I have had many Mantas, currently got two, one an 86 Coupe in white with a 2.4 engine in it, an 87 Coupe in Ford Imperial blue with a 4 litre V8, I also have a 1980 Opel Ascona.
The values are rising, a good unwelded Coupe is now pushing the £4000 with ease, especially if low milage and near showroom condition, if it is a limited edition i200 or even a 400 then the prices higher.
Give it a few more years and they will be even more expensive.
The values are rising, a good unwelded Coupe is now pushing the £4000 with ease, especially if low milage and near showroom condition, if it is a limited edition i200 or even a 400 then the prices higher.
Give it a few more years and they will be even more expensive.
Might be that the hatches are cheaper, still like them, I loved mine, seemed very grown up and powerful back then, used to rev it and the whole car rocked a bit, actually wasn't all that fast, my Golf GTI Mk1 1600 GT was faster and the 1.8S didnt seem much slower and was a nicer, revvier engine than the old Iron dollop in the GTE, never understood why they persisted with the old Bedford Van 2.0 when they had the OHC 1.8 Vauxhall engine on carbs and they had had available the 2.0 SRi and 130 engines, even the 16 valve Astra engine, all have been transplanted since, probably a fairly simple conversion. I know they did some very limited run ones but I think the Manta had potential but never got more than 110 bhp for normal versions, surely there was a Capri 2.8 rival in there somewhere or did they not want to tread on the Monza's patch ?
s m said:
interloper said:
Try finding a decent Manta coupe for pennies! They seem to be getting fairly rare and are slowly going up in value. I wish I had bought a GTE coupe when they were going for less than a grand and seemed plentiful.
You had a hatch didn't you chap?interloper said:
s m said:
interloper said:
Try finding a decent Manta coupe for pennies! They seem to be getting fairly rare and are slowly going up in value. I wish I had bought a GTE coupe when they were going for less than a grand and seemed plentiful.
You had a hatch didn't you chap?Both Polar White as I recall
The picture is showing a Manta 400, a completely different beast. The road car is not closely related to the competition version, unlike the Escort.
Ari Vatanen hated the Manta for its understeer, and I vividly recall him struggling to get the car round a bend through 2 gate posts and a cattle grid flat out in top on the Isle of Man.
Ari Vatanen hated the Manta for its understeer, and I vividly recall him struggling to get the car round a bend through 2 gate posts and a cattle grid flat out in top on the Isle of Man.
Memories of Russel Brooke's v JImmy McRae. Heat for hire v AC Delco liveried mantas
I was a trainee vauxhall tech around this time and the Manta and the earlier chevette rally cars were and still are THE cars for me, you grew up with motors that will always have a grip on you, whether they were actually crap or not.
I was a trainee vauxhall tech around this time and the Manta and the earlier chevette rally cars were and still are THE cars for me, you grew up with motors that will always have a grip on you, whether they were actually crap or not.
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