Hot Wheels selects a 1975 Opel Manta as a Legends Tour finalist — autoblog.com

Hot Wheels is still road-tripping across America in search of the next custom car it will make a replica of. It recently stopped in Detroit and selected a 1975 Opel Manta to participate in the semifinals later in 2021. Painted in an eye-catching shade of blue, the winning Manta was purchased on Craigslist by Josh Liem and Corrine Currie in 2019. It sounds like it led a rough life: The coupe had been modified for dirt track racing when the couple purchased it, meaning it was likely stripped and dented. Instead of taking it back to the oval for one final season, the new owners spent about six months rebuilding it into a fully restored street-legal car with several modifications.

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