First registered on 12/ 10/ 1984 this is one of the very few cars equipped with the 5 speed manual transmission, earlier cars being equipped with a 4 speed box only. in Market and Auction Bonhams 2021 Goodwood Revival auction results. RM Sothebys 2021 St Moritz auction results. The car presented here is a very rare example of one of only 59 wide bodied Manta 400 built. A rare, rally-bred 1984 Opel Manta 400 in show standard condition will be offered for sale at Classic Car Auctions’ (CCA) December Sale taking place at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on 2nd December. It was the 1986 Tour de Corse rally where a Lancia S4 crashed with no witnesses and no survivors that prompted the plug to be pulled on Group B and the emerging Group S cars. CarGurus UK Limited, c/o Legalinx Limited, 3rd Floor, 207 Regent St, London W1B 3HH, United. Group B rallying finally came to an end due to the high speed, high power and sometimes fatal accidents that were occurring due to the rapid pace of development. First registered: 1984 Recorded mileage: 29,000 Price new: £12,000. We are excited to be able to offer for sale this immaculate example of an Opel Manta Gsi for your consideration. This was the time of the Audi Quattro, Peugeot 205 T16, Lancia Delta S4, Ford RS200 and the Metro 6R4. Road Ashorne Warwickshire CV35 0AA Vehicle history Not stolen Not scrapped Not exported Not Cat A/B Not Cat C/D Not Cat S/N Not imported Buying or selling. 20, Main Street, Swatragh, Maghera, Co Londonderry, N Ireland. 7cu) rear-wheel drive contender at a time when Development was getting a bit out of hand - the 4x4s were emerging as viable rallying options and all the big players were putting money into some powerful machines. ![]() The Group B rally regulations required 400 versions of a car to be built in order to be homologated and Opel was no exception with the Manta 400. After the production of the world's first dedicated rally car, the Lancia Stratos, there were many manufacturers looking for successes in order to promote their production vehicles. Many documentation of the first owner comes with this car, and there is still a decal on the car from when the owner's hair salon won a award, which just goes to show how original and Well kept this car is. The car first, and long time owner, was the hairdresser of the rally legend Walter Rhrl, who advised him to buy this model, after becoming world ralye champion with the Ascona 400 in 1982. This car comes with complete history from new and service history, and is in original condition throughout without any modifications. Para esta última prueba del campeonato de España, el equipo oficial Opel, que no había logrado. 000km, engine capacity: 2410cc, 144pk, color: silver Available documents: German documents Number of keys: 3 Este modelo corresponde al Opel Manta 400 que, pilotado por Carlos Sainz, participó en la vigésima edición del Rally de Cataluña celebrado del 26 al 28 de octubre de 1984, sobre 31 tramos de asfalto y tierra repartidos en un total de 440,65 km. ![]() THIS VEHICLE IS BEING SOLD THROUGH ONLINE AUCTION BY VAVATO AUCTIONEERS
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