Manta Cars

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Manta Cars Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1974
resolution 1991
Seat Santa Ana , California , USA
management
  • Tim Lovette
  • Craig Shirey
Branch Automobiles

Manta Mirage
Manta assembly
Rear view

Manta Cars Inc. was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on May 21, 1974 in Santa Ana , California . The owners were the brothers Brad and Tim Lovette. They made automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was Manta . After Brad Lovette's death, Craig Shirey became Tim Lovette's partner. Production ended in 1991. A total of over 750 vehicles were built.

Warp Five continued the production of some models under its own name.

vehicles

The first model was the Mirage . The vehicle, in the style of a CanAm racing car, offered space for two people. A tubular steel frame formed the basis. A mid-engined V8 engine was mounted behind the seats and drove the rear wheels. In most cases the engine came from Chevrolet , rarely from Buick or Ford . The front suspension was taken from the VW Beetle .

Assembly followed around 1976 . This replica of the McLaren M6 GT from 1969 was based on a chassis from the VW Beetle. The Montage T had a steel frame and more powerful engines. Mentioned four-cylinder engines from the VW Scirocco and V6 engines from General Motors .

The last model was a replica of a Corvette C1 from 1955.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Manta.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 946-947. (English)
  • James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 430. (English)

Web links

Commons : Manta Cars  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Manta.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 946-947. (English)
  3. ↑ James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 430. (English)
  4. ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)