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A Brief history of the original Manta...      A Series           

...The Opel Manta A series went on the market in 1970 to 1975. It was seen as Opels answer to the Ford Capri, although Opel state that the Manta was already on the drawing board before the Capri hit the streets.
It was available with 1.6l 68bhp, 1.6l's' 80bhp, and 1.9s 90 bhp engine options as well as a special edition 156bhp Broadspeed turbo. You could have either a 4speed manual or 3speed auto gearbox. There were various trim options available that gave you a choice of interiors and wheels. It was 14ft3in long, 5ft4in wide and 4ft5.5in high.
The most exciting model was the Turbo Manta, which appeared in October 1974. It was the result of a joint venture between Opel, D.O.T. (Dealer Opel Team) and Tony Fall Ltd. (Broadspeed) and was only available in the U.K.
Based on the Manta Berlinetta but re-assembled in the UK to install the Holset turbo unit, the result was a car with a 75% increase in power and a 52% increase in torque over the standard 1900cc engine.
28 cars were built; they were only available in black, with a distinctive large GT/E type front air dam and silver coachlines with small "turbo" lettering on the rear quarters.
They all had maroon cloth interiors and a steel factory fitted sunroof.
 A turbo boost gauge replaced the clock in a set of pod mounted SR type gauges.

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