Today and my 'New' 1975 Manta. 38k miles and mostly original.
Ziebarted when new preserved it very well.
The current fleet.
Trunk A/C evap.
I added hot rod A/C and cruise control.
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Previous Opels and other cars.
1973 Opel Manta Luxus with aftermarket AMC in dash AC.
Ran many autocrosses with it from 1973 to 1975.
In days before helmets were required!
Solo 2
SCCA Solo 2 Nationals 1973
Iowa Ice Solo 2
Lowered for street
1975 Opel 1900 Ascona
Blackhawk Farms 1977 SSB
Mid America Raceway SSB 1976
Solo 2 DM
SCCA DM Solo 2
Middiv Solo 2 1978
Retired from racing and doing
tow duty for my SSC Opel Isuzu.
Towing my SCC Rabbit.
Oops! Missed corner.
7x13 Borrani steel wheels and race rubber.
3yrs SSB, 12yrs Solo2 and tow duty,
and 140,000 miles without an engine clutch or tranny
problem. Sold to relative for work car.
First ever SCCA Solo2 Nationals
at MAR St. Louis Mo.
Woo Hoo, I won on the ice!!!
Winter 1974. Little Wall Lake, Iowa.
Parents 1972 Ascona 4dr automatic.
Friends Opels:
Freds White 1971.
Russ's Red 1972.
Richards 1975 Ascona.
Some of my other past cars:
1965 Karmann-Ghia 1500S (TYPE 34).
First car I autocrossed.
Koni Shocks, rear camber compensator,
Dunlop 165/15 radial knobbies.
1970 Ford Failane 500.
351-4V Cleveland. 4spd. Posi.
8x14 Steel wheels and early BFG T/A's.
Koni shocks all around. ADDCO F&R swaybars.
Lakewood brakes.
Second car I autocrossed.
1985 CRX-SI Autocrosser.
Koni's all around, disconnected FSB.
DOT street tires for AS,CS then DS.
SCCA couldn't decide what stock class
to put in in and moved it around. Typical
SCCA politics.
My 1960 Plymouth Savoy and 1955 Studebaker Commander V8 3/4 Ton.
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Posted by: Opelhippie
09/27/2008, 03:39pm
Beautiful! Your Opel life mirrors mine. I started autocrossing my Opel GT in 1977. I bought a 1975 Opel Ascona and raced it at Charlotte, Rockingham, and Road Atlanta as SSB way back in 1978. I won the SE 1978 regional championship . I built a 1973 Manta and raced it as a GT3(then GT2) from 1981-1983. I had the national SCCA pole at CMS race in the July 1983. With two laps to go...leading the race...I blew a right front tire and crashed big time...The great Manta was burned to a crisp.
By 1986 I was building Opel Isuzus to compete in ITC. Not a REAL Opel but for its class it was a killer. I won several races in it and my wife won 20 points paying races with it. I say "it" but we crashed/totalled at least seven Isuzus. I still have two for sale if you know of any buyers.(at this time...Cheap. With spares)