Opel Manta Models

Corgi Opel Manta 400 1:43 die-cast model

This is the 1990 China manufactured Corgi Manta 400 model of Pentti Airikkala's winning 1987 Manta rally car. In the old British Telecom Mobile Phone colours of blue on yellow, the colour scheme dates back to the time when the mobile phone was just starting on its road to everyday life. Since then BT Mobile Phone became BT Cellnet and then O2.

This BT Mobile Manta 400 is marked up as Pentti Airikkala / Rob MacNamee. In 1987 Airikkala won the National Breakdown, came 2nd in the Welsh International Rally to Russell Brookes' Manta 400 and was 5th in the Ulster Rally. If you're lucky you might be able to find some of these on eBay.co.uk for anything up to about £5