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Manta Maniac
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Unanswered: A cousin for "Green Eh"
Yup, that's me! I bought a '74 Sportwagon on Evilbay a couple of weeks ago (yes I know it's titled as a '75, but it is a '74, built in 11/73), and this weekend was time to go fetch it. The main reason I bought it (like I need a reason to buy Opels) is that it is signal green, the same as a '74 Manta I already own (the one in the shop covered in dust), and the opportunity to have a 'matching pair' was just too good to pass up. As it was, I probably paid a little more than the car is really worth, but that's how it goes, and after 3 times through Ebay, I just wanted to get it over with. Anyway, here's a couple of pics to show her off...
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Not bad at all! I like the Rumble Bee also!
![]() Looks like it has been repainted once before? (Or at least once)
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Manta Maniac
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More like a bunch of bad touch-up work, I'll have a better idea once I wash all the grime and crap from the road-trip off....just have to wait until it gets above freezing...(probably around March with my luck!)...
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chanhassen, MN
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Green Beast
Does the beast run? I dont remember if the ebay ad said it ran or not. I had considered bidding on it but it went for more than i wanted to pay. Plus a long drive from MN, high gas prices, winter, cold, and with no extra time off to pick it up. I had to pass. Good luck on your new project.
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Manta Maniac
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It runs....kinda....
P/O...(one of them) replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, ty-wrapped to the coil ![]() It starts on 3 cylinders, then no.4 joins the party after a couple of mins....plugs and points needed for sure... I figure it will take me about a week to undo all the P/O fixes and get it well enough to pass a safety...it's just finding that week, there is a long list of projects in front of it!
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Manta Maniac
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Gene, my first thought when I saw the dealer decal was " I wonder if Gene has any memories of this wee green beastie"...lol
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Southern Red Neck
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If it was out here I would have remembered it, but, I didn't move to Snellville until 1979. So, this little guy could have moved on before I got out here. Although, there's a guy in Conyers that would have worked on it for sure. He's an ex-local Buick/Opel mechanic. Used to work at Hanson Buick in Decatur, then moved out to Conyers to start his own shop. Even RallyBob knows him.
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Southern Red Neck
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BTW Rob, I have a nice set of red 75 seats that would make a great "Christmas" effect for that Wagon....
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Hopefully any mousicles that were inhabiting the seats are long gone, but I'll throw the neighbours cat in there for a couple of days to be sure.... J/K
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You'd have a bad case of waffle ass if you drove it home by the looks of that seat .Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available.......... Duane
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Reminds me of a 1978 Datsun station wagon I once had with a cool colour! Nice to see another Opel saved. Looks like a good car!
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Color reminds me of a car I painted about 2 years ago. 1996? Acura Integra. Everyone called it "Mountain Dew Green". A lot like this..
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And you drove practically past our back door and didn't even stop for a beer!
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Rob,
I bought a brand new Opel Sport Wagon in signal Green in Jan. 1975! I loved that car! Drove it till 1986 when the sub frame was letting go and the motor came out and went into a 1968 Kadette fast back I had found. I will look in my basement to see if there are any interesting parts I salvaged from it before I junked her and donate them to your project! Last edited by tekenaar; 01-29-2008 at 12:18 PM. Reason: cane |
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Manta Maniac
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....or I would have dropped in!!
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Any and all donations gratefully accepted...I have a nice pair of seatcovers I can trade!!!
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Cunning Linguist
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Speaking of remembering paint colors, I was really into slot cars in the '60s during my Navy time, college and then into the '70s. It brings back fond memories of my 1/24th scale Cheetah (Bill Thomas' "Cobra killer"), nick-named "Leapfrog" and painted a Lime Green with Gold metal flakes - sounds awful now, but very popular then . . .
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