andyc Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Ok before starting this isn't may car I'm just hosting the pictures for Ben. Please forward all enquiries to Ben please For Sale 1976 (P) OPEL MANTA B 1600L COUPE Signal Blue Automatic 81,000 miles £3,800 o.v.n.o. VOTED BEST B SERIES at OMOC SHOW AND SHINE, BILLING 2013 VOTED BEST IN SHOW at OMOC SHOW AND SHINE BILLING 2013 Currently on SORN, but will sell with full MOT included in the price when sale agreed. Location - near Lincoln This is a very rare early Manta B Coupe, built right at the start of Manta B production in 1975 and registered in early 1976. This is the only unmodified 1600L that I know about that's still on the road in UK. I am selling the car to fund improvements to my other Manta (which I've had for 21 years) and due to simply not having the time to run and look after 2 Mantas due to family commitments. I would very much like this car to stay in the club and be appreciated by a Manta enthusiast. Exterior Chrome Bumpers with over riders. Clear glass. Opening rear quarter lights (hinges replaced). Interior Blue Velour. Charcoal Carpets. 3 clock dash with speedo, fuel and temperature. Two spoke steering wheel Period Radiomobile AM / LW radio with single speaker in dashboard. No holes in door cards or rear parcel shelf. More basic than the usual Manta B, with no intermittent wipe and no door pockets. Engine & Gearbox 1600cc cam-in-head with Weber Carb and Manual Choke. 3-speed auto. I purchased this Manta back in July 2009, at which time it had been off the road for 2 years and owned by a Manta enthusiast awaiting restoration. Since then a large amount of work has been completed to return the car to a useable classic that has attended numerous classic car shows representing the OMOC. The car has been garaged in a de-humidified garage since 2009 and used in dry weather only (yes I am a bit sad...) Work Completed to date Engine Bottom end professionally reconditioned with reground crankshaft, new bearings and piston rings. New timing chain and reconditioned oil pump fitted. New Water Pump New Alternator and drive belt New engine temperature sensor Head replaced (existing one was cracked and could not be repaired) Re-cored radiator fitted with new oil pipes to Auto gearbox. New mid-exhaust and back box section. Gearbox Internal Filter, fluid and pan gasket replaced. Speedo drive oil seal replaced Interior Carpets replaced with good set of Charcoal-colour Manta B carpets. The previous set had been glued into place and had to be binned when the passenger footwell was chopped out and re-metalled. Rear parcel shelf refurbished and re trimmed by professional trimmer. (Previous shelf was sun damaged and someone had carpeted over the vents!) Dashboard is all black (not two tone as in later Mantas) and in good condition. Interior light door switches replaced with new GM items. Heater matrix replaced. Fuel tank cover replaced with good used item. Brakes Master Cylinder replaced with new. Several brake pipes replaced with new. Flexi hose to rear replaced with new. Brake fluid changed. Car has the early-type twin pot front calipers (no seizing caliper slider misery here!) Exterior All 5 original steel wheels have been shot blasted and professionally refurbished. Painted in the original silver colour as fitted to the "L". New GM wipers fitted Pressed Alloy Number plates (correct period size lettering) fitted. Dunlop tyres to front. Budgets on rear and spare. 4 new shock absorbers fitted. The car has been professionally re sprayed by a previous owner back in the early noughties. I contacted the owner and was advised that several new panels including lower valance, two front wings and rear arches were fitted. Opel badged mud flaps fitted The car is solid underneath and has been Waxoyled after various repairs were completed at time of purchase. A record of all previous owners, sourced from the DVLA comes with the car, along with an original brochure and extensive history file covering all work completed since 2009. Jobs that still need to be done Some bubbling to bottom of drivers door needs attention. Despite gasket and speedo drive seal changes the auto box leaks fluid when the car is parked up. I keep a tray underneath when it's in the garage and a bottle of Dexron 2 handy. Neither I or the garage have worked out where the fluid is escaping from - probably from where the kick down cable enters the box. At the end of the day she's 40 next year and a bit of incontinence has to be expected. Door pins could do with replacing. I have a new GM set which will be included in the sale for the new owner to fit. Call 07974 132143 for further details or e-mail me at Berlinettaben76@googlemail.com NO DEALERS OR SILLY OFFERS THANKS. Edited February 23, 2015 by andyc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkautos Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 That pretty mint that for its originality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks Andy. If anyone has any questions or would like any more info please PM me or call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Too cheap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hi Ben Very interested in your car, is it ok to give you a call ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hi Dave, No problem. Call any time. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I have a question, why are you selling this Manta, if it was mine it is so perfect that i would never part with it. I sent a picture to my Friend Richard Watt, owner of the oldest Cavalier MK 1, he has always admired this Manta every time he has seen it at Billing, He got caught drooling over the picture and got a servere rebuke from his other half about having too many cars already !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks for the kind comments Ian. In an ideal world I would keep it and buy another GTE, but sometimes you have to "cut your cloth" and do the right thing by your family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Car now has 12 months MOT from 4th March. Great way to celebrate her 39th birthday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Lovely Jubbly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Remember NOOP's 39th Birthday was actually on 2nd October 2014 Ben (the anniversary of the Thursday on which it was finished at Russelsheim in 1975). I'm amazed someone hasn't bought this car already. If I was after a Manta, I'd have it back now if I had the space (and I suppose the dosh too...!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droop snoot hp firenza Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) yes its a real bargain, a great colour, im already over £2000 on my resto and its no where near as tidy as this, some larger photos may help the sale Edited March 14, 2015 by droop snoot hp firenza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo3000 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 and the iceing on the cake with this little gem is it will be tax free by the end of the year. Now that will be a well deserved 40th gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 yes its a real bargain, a great colour, im already over £2000 on my resto and its no where near as tidy as this, some larger photos may help the sale Anyone interested that would like to see larger / more pictures - please PM me your e-mail address and I will send by return. Cheers. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scribe of Lincoln Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 ****PRICE REDUCED T0 £3,600**** ****MOT TO MARCH 2016**** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 *****Price Reduced to £3,495******** *****MOT to March 2016******** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The price of Manta's is something of a mystery, you can not find a buyer for a genuinely exceptional show winning Manta at under £4K Yet there are Classic car traders that are asking double this for hatches that are not perfect, and sometimes getting the asking price. Perhaps you need a wider audience, some other more general classic car websites and dare i say it... Fleabay !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 This is a real bargain wish I was in the market for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Ian has a good point, Manta prices are a mystery but in general if a car is under £2K then getting a sale is relatively easy over £3K it becomes more difficult especially if its not a facelifted 4 slot coupe. I prefer 2 slot pre-facelift Manta's but it is a fact that they are not as sought after as later coupes such as GTE's or Exclusive's. The reason that Ben has tried to sell his coupe to an OMOC member is because he would like it kept as it is and not sold to someone who would turn it into a 400R because it's got a good body shell. I hope that Ben brings NOO to Billing for the 40th anniversary of the Manta B due to it being an early model, & it would be a good place to advertise it for sale. Now that i have a buyer for my P reg Cav i might be looking for a P reg Manta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's very very nice, looks the same/similar colour as my old sadly departed NAD 357P it said blue on the log book but the paint I bought never matched the code, I had to take the car to autopaint at the time to get one made. Another Manta on here that I want! I need to stop torturing myself by coming on here until the house is sorted and perhaps plan for an extra garage or two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 ***SOLD*** please remove. NOOP has gone to live in the North West (Garstang) with an enthusiast who plans to keep her original, bring her to shows and has indicated that he may join the club. Now for my next project!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Surprised you managed to offload that old clunker! Seriously, I hope it has found an appreciative owner cause, while not the most exciting spec for a Manta, it was joy to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Finally Ben !! Yes i do hope we see it and its new owner on the club scene while not the most exciting spec for a Manta, it was joy to see This particular Manta was not about the performance or spec but all about the quality which is absolutely A1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Finally Ben !! Yes i do hope we see it and its new owner on the club scene This particular Manta was not about the performance or spec but all about the quality which is absolutely A1 agreed! I hope we see at billing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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