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Opel Other Manta Luxus (1973)
for sale

Price: US $2,400.00

Description:

An Honest to god little old ladys car, with an original 47, 500 miles.
SELLER WILL HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION AND/OR DELIVERY TO PORT
ALTHOUGH A CALIFORNIA CAR, IT IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA -
SELLER CAN DELIVER WITHIN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
One owner car, the last and first owner was a little old lady from California. Due to medical issues she came to Virginia to be with family and brought car with her. Manta was regularly driven up until just a few years ago.
High Points:
1) Engine all original down to Solex and Points.. and starts perfectly and idles smooth
2) Battery Box is rust free, in that there is no rust thru it does have surface rust but structurally is perfect
3) Passenger frame rail and floor boards are perfect
4) Driver frame rail and floor boards are almost perfect. Mainly surface rust and the smallest of rust to the frame. Very easily repaired and not structural at all, mostly needs just to be gone over with a wire brush and undercoating.
5) Only minor rust found in the doors, and body as noted in pictures
6) Interiors' blue velour professionally replaced ( as the old Opel velour never lasted long)
7) Headliner is solid and in good shape, as is the original carpet.
8) Glass is in great condition and overall condition of the car is very good
9) Doors hinges are solid, and close clean.
10) Engine runs strong, purrs at idle and the automatic shifts well.
Low Points:


1) Driver Fender damaged during transportation
2) Lower rocker and part of door also received a little damage during transportation
3) Hood has dent from transportation.. looks like may have had something dropped on it before as there was bondo where the damage was. But from the back of the hood.. there doesn't seem to be any damage.


4) Rear trunk lid damaged due to having to be forced open, spare undamaged trunk lid to come with car. Trunk does close ( Was open in pictures).
Unfortunately she stored some items that needed to be taken out of the trunk, and no one could find the key so they damaged the trunk trying to get it opened.
Fortunately the keys were found and a spare trunk lid does come with the car, and damage between the taillights is easily repaired.
5) Damage to back panel below trunk lid, easily repairable, no major creases.
6) Dash has a few cracks
7) Gauge cluster in OK condition, sun faded by the California sun.
8) Suspension is a bit tired, mainly due to the rubber drying out. Nothing broken, and seems like nothing a fresh set of bushings wouldn't cure.
9) Front bumper missing guards and has been slightly tweaked. Its hard to see in the pictures.
10) Rear Bumper slightly tweaked but again hard to see in the pictures.
Garage Kept Opel Mantas in this condition don't come along often anymore. Especially those that have solid battery boxes, and no frame damage. Those are getting exceedingly rare. The few that can still be found in this condition are in the California and the Southwest, and have a lot of sun damage to the interior. Add to that getting one to the East Coast can cost upwards of a $1000.
Seller has a complete set of New Old Stock tail lights and housings from front to rear, available separately to the buyer of the car for $600
SELLER WILL HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION AND/OR DELIVERY TO PORT
CAN DELIVER WITHIN THE MID-ATLANTIC

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