RE: Spotted: Opel Manta i200/i400

[ApGt]

Hmmm, what modern car would you give the box arch treatment to? Imagine an xfr with box arches.

[slikrs]

Love it, if only I had more garage space to hide it beside by Mk2 Escort and S2 106 Rallye - perhaps I could convince Dad to get rid of the Mk2 Jag!! But then already owning a caged Grp1 ish spec RS2000 I doubt this would get the use it deserves! Beautiful car though, sometimes wonder if I should have gone Griffin rather than Ford but I've spent more than that car's asking price on the RS and built it myself so it's staying.

I've never been a fan of the X-pack Ford kits though - Forest arches yes, tarmac perhaps a little wide and I do prefer the box arches to bubble arches but I prefer the Mk1 Escort shape to my Mk2.

I would rather have this as a 'fun' car than the new Exige though, but then character and old school feel has a lot to do with that - i.e. lapping while smiling and loving the experience while being lapped by the Exige driven by my Sister lol...

[ApGt]

Hmmm, what modern car would you give the box arch treatment to? Imagine an xfr with box arches.

[falkster]

ApGt said:

Hmmm, what modern car would you give the box arch treatment to? Imagine an xfr with box arches.

I don't know if it would suit a modern car although boxey lines have become fashionable again, just look at the swayge marks on the new golf or new mercs.
I would like to see a box arched version of an ML.

[fatboy69]

Buy it, paint it in Andrews Heat For Hire colours, find a large field & pretend that you are Russell Brookes!!!

Such a great looking car even if it is far from authentic. It just looks so right with the boxy arches.

Epic car & a great spot. Want it.

[dave stew]

I love Mantas. I owned two, one in 1983 when I was 18 and a second in 1985. Both were 1978 1.9 Berlinetta SRs. The first one I modded by adding a high lift can, 32/36 DGV Weber, big bore exhaust etc. Also a set of Group A rally Bilstein shocks that were WAY too hard for road use!

Happy days.

[GestapoWatch]

OH MY GAWD I FG LOVE THIS THREAD!!!! MORE MORE MORE....

[collateral]

Does this count?

[s m]

fatboy69 said:

Buy it, paint it in Andrews Heat For Hire colours, find a large field & pretend that you are Russell Brookes!!!

You could do it stage by stage......

[dave stew]

Back in the day of course the works Manta 400 rally cars were quick and exciting. My hero was Jimmy McRae in the AC Delta car - he was the usual favourite on the Manx and Circuit of Ireland. The Manta could beat a quattro on tarmac events - but they had to try hard!

There is also that classic in car Manx footage of Vatanen clipping a dry stone wall, getting it straight quickly enough to get it through a gated cattle grid. I'm on my phone posting this but will up it off YouTube.

[jetpilot]

I am starting to get a lot of love for that clean, uncluttered engine bay look. An engine and not more! There is a mint Manta at the end of my road, owned by an old boy as his daily driver, been very tempted to make an offer

[monthefish]

22b




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[e21Mark]

As good as it gets in my book.

Epic, as the kids seem to be saying nowadays.

[s m]

dave stew said:

I love Mantas. I owned two, one in 1983 when I was 18 and a second in 1985. Both were 1978 1.9 Berlinetta SRs. The first one I modded by adding a high lift can, 32/36 DGV Weber, big bore exhaust etc. Also a set of Group A rally Bilstein shocks that were WAY too hard for road use!

Happy days.

I had a GTE and replaced the standard Bilsteins with the ones for the Chevette 2300HS - nice compromise for road use with some uprated springs

[M666 EVO]

I love it. How much they want for it?

Silly money I would guess. 25k???

[TheOrangePeril]

s m said:

Guvernator said:

They NEED to bring back boxy wheelarches. Every car I have seen with it looks absolutely fantastic!

E30 M3 - Yes
Lancia Integrale - Yes
Audi Quattro - Yes

Even this Manta is elevated by the presence of them. Any more I've missed?

Nova SR

Metro 6R4...

[Skater12]

Some "alternative" options.

[redgriff500]

A mate had one of these with the Senator 3l 24v engine in.

Must admit I prefer the look of the standard car.

I did always love the X pack Escort at the start of Minder though.

For fans of box arches type X pack or dimma into image search - everything had them in the late 80's.

[DeltaEvo2]

DELTA FTW!

[Guvernator]

Wow, see I was right. Box arches can make any car look great, even a Nova!

This thread has given me a semi (kind of embarrasing at work)

BOX ARCHES ROCK!