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No Reserve! Rare 1974 Opel Manta 2-door coupe with only 51,000 documented original miles. It has a 1.9 liter engine with a Weber 2 barrel carburator and automatic transmission. This car is all original in great condition and runs liks new. Has aftermarket AM/FM cassette player, not working. There is no structural rust anywhere, just about everything works with a few exceptions such as the gas guage and the temperature guage. It also has an aftermarket tachometer that works fine. The heater works as do all lights and the blinkers. The car has been garaged most of its life and barely driven. Car has extra parts that come with it such as the original AM radio, the original Solex 2 barrel carburator, the original air filter holder that fits on the Solex, new replacement side view mirror and a new exhaust header. The guy who sold it to me said it needed the new exhaust header but he didn't have the time to install it but as it turns out all it needed was an exhaust header gasket and it runs like new. So it comes with an extra header. There are other miscellaneous small parts in a box as well. Cars front seats are in excellent condition and the rear seat has dried and cracked along the top from the sun. It's an easy re-upholstering job to fix it. Carpet is good throughout, windows work well and the rear side windows are the type that pop out about 2 inches. The door panels are perfect and the dashboard is perfect with the exception of a small crack on the side of the defroster vent. The center console is perfect. The glass is good all the way around with no cracks. The fender wells, rocker panels, frame, floor boards, door jams are all solid (see pictures) as is the trunk. Inside the trunk it looks like a brand new car. No rust, no rot and shiny yellow paint still with the original jack instructions still intact on the trunk lid and the original spare tire. The car has one minor ding on the right front fender next to the reight front headlight. It's an easy fix. The car has miscellaneous small, random surface rust spots on the hood and a few faded spots here and there but as you can see in the photo's the original paint is OK considering its 34 years old. You can fly in and drive this car home or have it shipped! This can will drive anywhere. It does not have any leaks and runs like new. I tuned it up, put a new muffler on it and replaced the exhaust gasket as well as the carburator gaskets. The tires are useable with a few miles left on them but I would replace them because they are old. The car drives straight with no shaking and it handles like a dream. It also gets great gas mileage, probably around 30 miles to a gallon. The chrome top bumpers are clean but could use a good polishing. The car has the original Manta/GT wheels but they need cleaning. Brakes are good for a few more miles, it stops quickly and straight. This car is in AMAZING original condition for it's age and you just don't see these around any more. A great find for you Opel lovers. Email all questions BEFORE bidding. This car would be a great daily driver, weekend driver or if you want to spend the money to paint it it would be a fabulous car. Winning bidder must pay deposit of $500.00 within 2 days of end of auction. Balance must be paid by PAYPAL within 7 days total or cash in person within 7 days. I will not except checks, money orders, wire transfers or any other form of payment. Just PAYPAL and cash. Do not even think about buying the car and trying to send more money than the sale price and asking me to wire money to Africa. This scam will not work as I have only seen it about 100 times already. Winning bidder must have the car removed from my property within 3 weeks of end of auction. I am happy to work with the trucking company you hire to get it loaded and shipped. Or if you want to fly into Hartford I will pick you up at Bradley airport and take you to my house where you can pick up the car. Call me in my office with any questions at 860-435-1477. Happy bidding!
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