Opel manta rally car drivers#

Was Mot'd until April 08 and not moved since! It starts and runs fine, Turns over + fired with fuel down carb but needs fuel in tank. Rust is bubbling around the sunroof and on front of bonnet, Noticed a bit of rust around by where the boot floor meets the back panel. The plumbed in Extinguisher is out of date, as are the belts and seatsīasically the car was being used on rally sprint days / autotests etc originally, including the 'Bont stages':Ĭar has sat for couple of years so not sure how good it is underneath.

Opel manta rally car drivers#

Mantas are quite strong –shouldn't need body strengthening?Ĭorbeau forza drivers seat and a cobra seat for passenger

Probably from a Pug 205 –rearmost crossbar has lumps underneath it where the bars were probably ground off. Safety devices cage - Don't think it's out of a manta though but not a bad fit. I'm told it has a good engine -quite newly rebuiltĭiff may be a bit high-geared for rallying but good for track daysĢ sets of standard 14' Manta alloy wheels on road tyres Even better, would be to have people along to advise/assist on its rebuild (located at OX18 3LX in Oxfordshire) or running the car on events if anyone is up for it?Ģltr Pinto Engine Fitted with a Type 9 Sierra 5 Speed box I hope to enlist the support of the vast pool of talented backyard Manta tuners and tweakers who can potentially help even the odds with sheer people power by passing on R&D advice to steepen the learning curve, selling key spares etc. any rally apart from 'historic' events), but this is where you guys come in. This car will probably have the lowest power to weight ratio on any normal rally (i.e. We're also flying the flag for the Manta against its long-time old school RWD rival, the MkII Escort (ever dominant in club level rallying and fetching five figure sums nowadays). We are hoping to score a few points for 'the man in the street' and claim a few scalps from the rich boys with better cars.Ĝall it 'underdog snobbery/one-upmanship' if you will! We are hoping to use a fairly modest machine to prove that one doesn't have to spend £1000s to compete in the sport. This is a new project which I hope the OMOC members (and Manta fans generally) will get behind and help make it a success.