Opel Manta 400 – A Car Lost in History The Opel Manta was a car that the wallets of young drivers could support unlike the cars they dreamt of such as the BMW sedans or the Italian roadsters. The Opel Manta was similar to the Ford Capri as both cars used many common of the shelf parts. There were two versions of the Opel Manta, a Manta A that was launched in the year 1970 ahead of the new Opel Ascona the four-door version of the Manta and the Manta B 400. This write up is going to focus on the Manta B 400, the second generation that was released in 1975. The reason I am not focusing on the Manta A is because it looked outdated from the time it was released and doesn’t call for a detailed analysis. The Manta B was no looker either however, the no-nonsense square body allowed the driver to get a grate visibility. The regular Opel Manta The regular Manta B was still a mundane two door three-box hatchback, that had a 1.9L engine with a cam in head preventing it from revving freely and p
informative, cars