Manta Cars
Manta Cars Inc. | |
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legal form | Inc. |
founding | 1974 |
resolution | 1991 |
Seat | Santa Ana , California , USA |
management |
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Branch | Automobiles |
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Manta.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 430. (English)
- ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)