In my opinion, a very good solution, because you do not have to buy additional add-ons as is the case with, for example, Beemax.
#OPEL MANTA B 400 WINDOWS#
The set includes photo-etched plates and fabric seat belts as well as windows masks. Here it is model in-box as well as add-ons presentation that I will use to build this model. This is the first of at least four planned Mantas and the first Belkits model I will ever make. This time it will be Opel Manta 400 (Group B) from Ypres 24 rally driven by Jimmy McRae / Rob Arthur crew. Just keep your grubby hands off that cream leather.Preparations for the next project have started. The V12 is simply sublime, piling on speed in a linear rush to the redline.įor our money – and you’d have needed £62,500 for the 24,000-mile example here – the 550 suits darker colours such as this Blu Tour de France, rather than trad-Ferrari Rosso Corsa. Nonetheless, the reward for getting it right is like little else. Its clutch demands a determined shove, and that thin metal wand needs careful guidance across the gate. The 1,774kg Ferrari turns in with alacrity that belies its size.
#OPEL MANTA B 400 MANUAL#
Thigh-busting clutch and open-gate manual make you work for it, but the NA V12 is just glorious. Well, this 550 Maranello is proving as lovely as I’d hoped. It’s not short on straight-line speed, either: 0-62mph takes 4.4sec and top speed is 199mph. However, many Ferrari experts, including Ed Callow of Collecting Cars, reckon the 550 is a sweeter drive. Ferrari 550 MaranelloĪ V12 Ferrari with an open-gate manual gearbox? Where do we sign? Launched in 1996, the 550 Maranello channelled the spirit of the classic 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’, with a 485hp naturally aspirated engine beneath its long, elegant bonnet.
#OPEL MANTA B 400 REGISTRATION#
It sold for £40,500, including the ‘A968 POR’ registration plate. With just 41,000 miles on the clock, this 968 had been in storage for the past four years. It’s less intimidating than a contemporary 911, but no less rewarding. The four-cylinder Porsche isn’t especially quick – 0-60mph in 6.1sec and 158mph – but it’s beautifully balanced, the weighty steering alive with textured feedback. With only 1,923 built, the Club Sport has since become a sought-after cult classic.įrom the era when Porsche charged LESS for a stripped-out car… /XIn1zCyvLr Factor in a 10mm suspension drop and a pair of fixed-back Recaros, and the result was B-road bliss. Back in the mid-nineties, the Club Sport was a hefty £5,000 cheaper than a standard 968.Īt 1,335kg, it was at least 50kg lighter too. You want no back seats, fewer luxuries and fabric door-pulls? It’ll cost you. Porsche is masterful at charging more for less. This 1983 Manta finally sold for £57,500 in the online auction – a relative bargain for such a rare homologation hero. The interior is equally eye-catching, with the Recaro seats trimmed in oh-so-70s ‘Opel Blitz’ cloth. Those steroidal wheelarches stretch over wider Ronal alloy wheels, while a jutting spoiler sits atop the bootlid. Up for sale soon via Collecting Cars.Ī post shared by Tim Pitt on at 7:56am PDTĪ total of 245 Manta 400s were made, only 59 with the Irmscher bodykit seen here. One of 245 made for Group B homologation – and only 59 with those stretched Irmscher wheelarches.
A live rear axle makes for frisky handling, too – despite the presence of a ZF limited-slip diff. In road-going guise, the fuel-injected Manta makes a modest 144hp, although a dry weight of 1,128kg means acceleration is brisk. However, the rear-driven Manta found itself immediately outclassed by four-wheel-drive rivals, including the all-conquering Audi Quattro. That car – the European version of the Vauxhall Cavalier – achieved some WRC success, piloted by the legendary Walter Röhrl. The Manta 400 uses the same 2.4-litre four-cylinder 16v Cosworth engine as the earlier Ascona 400. The cars here represent few highlights from those listings, starting with the mightiest Manta… Opel Manta 400 It’s backed by Top Gear presenter Chris Harris and always has a diverse selection of classics consigned for sale. The Manta seen here was sold via online auction website Collecting Cars. But how many people remember the Opel Manta 400? The Audi Sport Quattro, MG Metro 6R4, Lancia Delta S4, Ford RS200 and Peugeot 205 T16… all are household names, a nd rightly so. Group B rallying, which was banned after several serious accidents in 1986, produced its fair share of homologation specials. It’s also responsible for some of the most exciting cars ever to wear number plates. In essence, it’s the requirement to build a certain number of road cars in order to satisfy racing regulations. Most spell-checkers draw a wiggly red line under the word ‘homologation’.
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