Retro cool seems to be the inspiration among manufacturers when it comes to EVs and Opel have brought back their Manta from the 70s in a funky all-electric form.
Although the electric vehicle revolution might seem relatively recent, the truth is that the promise of electric mobility is far from novel. Take, for example, 1971’s Opel Elektro GT record-setter.
The car ended up setting six world records with Georg von Opel, grandson of the company’s founder Adam Opel, behind the wheel. The same year that the Apollo 15 took an electric buggy (aka Lunar Roving Vehicle) to the Moon, Georg von Opel set the following records.
The records came from a modified version of the sporty Opel GT. The two-seater was produced from 1968 until 1973 and was powered by a 1.1 or a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine producing 67 hp and 102 hp respectively.