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My wife saw this cool Opel Manta today....


keiser31

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 Neat car! I had looked at them when they were new as I was driving about 100 miles a day round trip for my job.  Knowing they were sold at Buick  dealerships eliminated the troubles of having to figure out where I could get it served.  Wound up buying a Chevelle SS instead, a 350ci with 2 barrel carb.  So maybe I wasn't that concerned about fuel economy after all.

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My wife had a 73 Opel Manta when we got married. It was her first new car and it became our family car for at least 5 or 6 years. Economical, handled great, good body and paint but cheap interior. Very dependable except for carburetor casting warpage, undersized brakes, and rubber rings holding up exhaust system. I got real good at carb rebuilds and brake pad changes! We lived in Illinois at the time and surprisingly it was a great car in the snow, got through blizzards of 78 and 79 when others would not.

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