Opel Manta VMAX [pics]

[rossrox]

Not sure if this had been posted before.
but DAAAAAAMN its pretty
link... www.hilmersson-racing.com/start.asp?show=ea

[MrSpeedy]

For me, lose the BGW, but keep the rest.

[HoTWire]

Prize to the person that finds the first time this was posted


Love this car,.. this is the car that is responsible for us (Retro rides) finding out that Swedish people build bonkers cars. Mr.Hilmersson sold it a few years ago, wonder who has it now and what it looks like. Properly legendary car.

[rmad]

Feb 21, 2012 21:41:49 GMT rossrox said:

Not sure if this had been posted before.

It gets re-found every now and then, but that's a good thing.

[burns]

It is an awesome car. Those pictures must be about 5 years old now I would guess? It would be interesting to see how it ages.

[luckygti]

Yep, seen it before, but damn, it's nice to see it again. Never realised the wheels were quite so big

Quick search and here you go. Sounds absolutely mental ;D

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5674315087988741634#

[Garry]

The strut tops through the bonnet is my favourite part.

[Deleted]

Feb 21, 2012 21:41:49 GMT rossrox said:

Not sure if this had been posted before.

This is mental enough that it has brightened up my afternoon, and it's not just the orange paint. We should always look at what we're building and question if maybe, just maybe it's a little too practical/sensible/understated/*delete as appropriate.

[HoTWire]

Feb 22, 2012 14:55:47 GMT Jonny69 said:

This is mental enough that it has brightened up my afternoon, and it's not just the orange paint. We should always look at what we're building and question if maybe, just maybe it's a little too practical/sensible/understated/*delete as appropriate.

Right now I'm working on putting 7" wide 16" wheels on a Datsun Sunny.... so... no, but it could always do with an SR20DET in it

[HoTWire]

Feb 22, 2012 7:18:25 GMT HoTWire said:

Prize to the person that finds the first time this was posted

Here we go, I get a prize!! : retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=211

22 Mar 2004 .. so nearly 8 years ago

Car blew my mind the first time I saw it, twin charged, volvo engine in a Manta, those wheels, that insane speed. We almost managed to get it over for the second Retro Show at the pod,.. but he had to do a drag meeting that weekend for championship points ..

[RobinJI]

Love it, every time I see it it looks just as good. As said, the struts through the bonnet are an awesome touch. I think the only way it could be improved would be to drop a wheel size or 2 and get some more sidewall on there, just to make it that little bit more aggressive looking. I'm guessing that if it gets raced then it does just that for performance reasons?

[mr]

Absolutley stunning,such a well built car.