In a ’70s world where it was by then well understood that a saloon could be made to handle as well as – perhaps even better than – a sports car, then a saloon-based coupé such as the original Manta couldn’t be a bad thing.Īnd if rare, luxurious and expensively engineered coupés were the birthright of names such as Lancia, Alfa and BMW, then Opel saw no reason why it shouldn’t have a piece of the action by selling the same dream at a price your parents could afford. ![]() The Stingray-like pointed roof with its louvers was replaced with a long, pointed, scooped out design that was very cool. Opel’s rallying prowess is steeped in the Ascona and Manta ‘B’, but you still sense the link to those cars in the Manta ‘A’, which proved that there was plenty of life left in traditionally contrived underpinnings. The covers for the side pipes eventually showed up as an option on the ‘69 Corvette Most dramatic was the all-new roof line. ![]() They are agile and inherently safe, and offer no tricks to catch out the unwary. While on a fishing excursion, Mitchell was inspired by the manta Ray powerfully moving through the ocean, which inspired the Corvette Mako Shark II/Manta. ![]() Both Mantas understeer just enough to maintain your confidence, with firm damping to help hold your line through steering that is more responsive than its 4.1 turns lock-to-lock would suggest. Racecar driver and car tuner and entrepreneur Angie Mead King recently posted her latest project, the Black Manta at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
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