Manta Mirage Street Legal Race Car

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1. Beautiful car the Mantra Mirage!

2. I have one of each! Kind of a bummer you had more advertisement than information on the mantas!

3. Congratulations on 1k Subscribers

4. The photos are mixed between the Mirage and the Montage. A Mirage was supplied with a welded steel tube chassis. This body style is based on the McLaren M8 Can-Am Cars of the very early '70s. The Montage, on the other hand, was intended to be installed on a VW pan and its body was based on the McLaren M6GT. There were a few "T-Cars" sold that were Montages with a steel tube chassis and Chevy Citation running gear. At the time the Mirage was introduced (late 1973) the late model Corvair transaxle was the only affordable choice for builders. The basic Mirage body & chassis kit sold for $2999 when it was introduced.

5. Too cool!
   No one has ever done a show on the Manta Mirage before.
   Thank you so much for doing a story on my dream car.
   🙂

6. I have a Manta mirage

7. I have a Manta Mirage and a Manta Montage T. The Mirage is getting rebuilt from the ground up with a new rear sub frame and updated Corvette suspension. Also a Donovan aluminum block pushing 427 cubic inches backed by a Porsche G50 transaxle. The aluminum engine and transaxle will cut the weight down and increase the power. Because 1900 pounds is just too much. LOL! After I get the Mirage done, the Montage will be updated from the Pontiac/McLaren turbo V6 to a V8 with similar power to the Mirage.

8. Cory I worked at Manta Cars on Weekends and summers in late 70's early 80's and seem to remember Tim Lovette saying there were close to 500 Manta Mirages made. The Montage the VW kit at first, then they came up with a version that used I believe a Chevy V6 out of a front wheel drive vehicle. The Hardcassle and Mccormick vehicle was VW powered but the body did not come from Manta Cars as the TV production crew wanted like ten bodies in two weeks and that was not possible for Manta to produce. I believe they got the body from Youngblood racing and then pulled a splash off of that body to make the cars they need for the program. I hope this helps for your next installment of Manta Cars.

9. Cory, no problem

10. 4:50 Manta also made a manta montage and that was the coyote X based on the mclaren, the manta mirage was based on a different mclaren car they were the m8 and m6 mclaren race cars

11. I have a yellow Manta Mirage with hood scope. Air ride suspension, 383 stroker, 6 speed Audi transaxle and Wicked Flow kamikaze 4 in one exhaust, train air horn and Holley EFI. When I bought it had the Corvair 4 speed, but 2nd gear gone,thr Audi 6 speed can take 600 HP.

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