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    Those are awesome Neil! I notice the 4 bolt front rims and from the pics the body components seem to line up pretty well. To me the Manta was really ahead of it's time from a visual perspective.

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    Thanks, Sully.

    Yes it had 4- bolt Jongbloed wheels then. MANTA2 was originally built with a VW trailing arm front suspension but they had started to covert it to a Mustang II when the company went out of business. When I bought the car (in pieces) I finished the conversion. It now has 5-bolt hubs.

    If you look at the "Manta Detail At Sears Point" group of photos you can see that the Mirage started off with much smoother fiberglass than the ones produced later. The fiberglass was thicker as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Manta22 View Post
    When I bought the original Manta Mirage factory demonstrator, I also received a box of photos, slides, and negatives that had been taken by someone (Tim LoVette?" at Manta Cars. These cover details of the factory, staff, advertising photos, and pictures that were used in their manuals. Please don't re-distribute these pictures without permission.

    i thing these are the most classic car showrom i never see before.

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    WOW Neil i do not know how i missed this thread love the photos!

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    Here are a few I have had since long ago.
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    Xrac;

    Thanks for posting these. Where were these photos taken? What is that middle car?
    Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ

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    Hi Neil, I am honestly not certain. I received these in 1991 if I recall correctly. I found an ad (I think in KitCar magazine) contacted them and inquired about buying one. These are the photos they mailed me, needless to say it was out of my budget.
    The middle car I always assumed was a Montage but it does look kind of different, maybe just the angle and being black.

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    The black one looks different to me. Its windshield is definitely not the same as the one on the right but even that one is not a "stock" Montage. Interesting.
    Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ

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    The car was so ahead of it's time.

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    Hi Neil, I was looking at the google machine and I think this may have come from Marauder Cars. That black one might be the Marauder GT MK II.
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