"This is one of the cars that I looked back and said, 'I really liked that' and wanted another one," he says, showing off his Manta in its original orange colors at a car show here. Both cars found a following with weekend racers. GM eventually stopped selling Opels in the U.S., but the car continued to arrive branded as other models in various General Motors divisions.Īlviani says his hot little Manta was imported by GM to compete against Ford's own foreign-made Mercury Capri in the early 1970s. Presented for auction at Race Retro 2023 is this beautifully constructed 1987 Opel Manta 400 Rally Car, expertly built using an excellent 1988 Manta shell. They were little German imports, bought in by General Motors. Opel is one of those European car brands that was part of the American automotive landscape. If youve ever wondered what its like to drive a rally car at speed, this is your chance Race the first days stage of the 1983 Rothmans Manx International. "It needed a lot of work, but everything was there to do the restoration," he says. Classic Opel For Sale 1964 Opel Kadett Price 71,995 1972 Opel GT Price. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. After about a year of restoration, Alviani has it back in first-class shape - new paint, upholstery, air conditioning, sound system and all the parts back in the right places. Opel Manta Rallye 1.9l Snohomish, Washington, United States 1.9l 99,999 1974 opel manta rallye Sacramento, California, United States 1.9 4 cyl. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. When he found his latest Opel in Denver online about three years ago, the car was largely in pieces. They just run forever," says Alviani, of Agua Dulce, Calif.īut if he didn't have a practiced eye for Opels, having owned several of them, the car might have eluded him. It created with autocross and rally events in mind. Today, he is the owner is a gorgeous 1972 Opel 1900 Manta, the Rallye version, that he restored to perfection. The Opel Manta 400 is a RWD Group B Rally car in DiRT Rally 2.0, featured as a part of the games Season 1 DLC. The Opel Manta Group B produced 275hp, offering excellent traction in the dry. Watch Video: Just Cool Cars: Sporty Opel Manta not a bug It struggled to match its 4WD competitors, with an AWD Opel Manta prototype being developed briefly before the project was brought to a close.
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