newbie in the forum

escy78 Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:52 am

Hello everyone! Greetings from the Philippines! I was able to join the previous forum that was very informative and missed it a lot. I just learned of this new forum. Happy to have a forum dedicated to rally models! My interest are the escort, manta, and Ascona.

bmd Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:40 am

hi there and welcome aboard...............and an extra big welcome as you're a Manta fan!! there are a couple of us guys on here also interested in the magic Manta.....have a look at some of the collections.............enjoy!! Very Happy

burnsy471 Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:10 pm

Welcome to the forum - you show very good taste with the Manta and Ascona Very Happy

newt5550 Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:59 pm

Welcome to the forum, enjoy sunny

reeft1 Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:53 am

welcome aboard!

daivideo Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:56 pm

Kumusta Escy, which part of the Philippines you from?

Simon6R4 Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Welcome along Smile

escy78 Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:13 am

Thank you for the warm welcome! The escort,manta, and ascona are special for me because those cars were the cars I dreamt of having when I was a kid. Those cars were sold here in the 70's and we're popular until the 80's. The parts became difficult to come and eventually most cars were neglected and scraped. There are still a couple exist but mostly on the hands of the enthusiast. The escort are popular again but there only a few left.

escy78 Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:16 am

Hi daivideo! Mabuti po! I come from the northern part of the Philippines, Central Luzon. Have you visited our country before? cheers james

bmd Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:46 am

gaz_bass on here still drives a manta, as did I until two years ago when I finally sold mine after 18 years ownership.....was a tough decision but probably the right one.... the opel manta owners club has a large membership and there are more mantas surviving than you would think.....you should google OMOC and take a look....
billy

daivideo Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:29 pm

escy78 wrote:Hi daivideo! Mabuti po! I come from the northern part of the Philippines, Central Luzon. Have you visited our country before? cheers james

Yes James been to the Philippines 3 times married to a filipina she's from IloIlo city, you'll have to pm me some model shops in Manila so that we can go there next time i come to the Philippines.

escy78 Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:45 pm

bmd wrote:gaz_bass on here still drives a manta, as did I until two years ago when I finally sold mine after 18 years ownership.....was a tough decision but probably the right one.... the opel manta owners club has a large membership and there are more mantas surviving than you would think.....you should google OMOC and take a look....
billy

Sorry about your manta! I am sure having it for 18 years, it was hard to let go. I am sure it made your wife happy. Wink

Yes, I was able to look at few sites and I think it is still popular maybe a big part of it is parts accessibility and a bit more affordable on your side of the world. Germany seems to have huge following too. Thank you! It is nice to know a little bit more on the other side of the world.

bmd Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:11 am

cheers m8, yeah Germany is the place for mantas and getting parts etc.... uk owners have to rely on ebay a lot.... there's a site called 'Dr manta'....the guy who runs it bought many of the original opel moulds from the factory when production ceased, so his new parts are 100% original.... though he is a bit expensive... Smile