10% discount on your first order — create a free account

Create Account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before shipping ✓ Secure checkout
Account

Opel Manta B GT/E Yellow Revell 1:18

Sold out
Opel Manta B GT/E Yellow Revell 1:18 08421 Diecast
1 / 8
Revell's 1:18 diecast Opel Manta B GT/E reproduces the fuel-injected 1977 coupe in yellow, with opening doors, hood, and trunk revealing era-correct cabin and engine bay detail. The Manta earned a peculiar fame in Germany, more punchline than pedigree, though the GT/E offered genuine sporting intent beneath the jokes. An accessible diecast entry point into 1970s European coupe culture, priced to match the car's original everyman spirit rather than any exclusive image.
Opel Manta B GT/E Yellow Revell 1:18
Current price: 123.00 €
Sold out

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Opel models
Pay securely with
Shipping to United States (US) Worldwide delivery
Prices exclude VAT No hidden costs
Shipping from 18.00 € Tracked & insured
Pay in EUR € Local currency
Specifications
Brand
Opel
Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08421
100% authentic Direct from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Easy returns 14 days, no questions asked
Secure payment 256-bit SSL encryption

About the Opel Manta B GT/E Yellow Revell 1:18

TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast Opel Manta B GT/E reproduces the fuel-injected 1977 coupe in yellow, with opening doors, hood, and trunk showing the era-correct cabin and engine bay. An affordable diecast take on a car that defined German everyman sports coupe culture through the late 1970s and 1980s.

The Manta earned a peculiar kind of fame in Germany, less through motorsport glory than through the jokes told about the men who drove it. Revell's yellow GT/E skips the punchline and focuses on the car itself.

Revell's Diecast Take on the Manta's Sporting Trim

Opening Panels and Cabin Detail

Revell's diecast Manta B opens at the doors, hood, and trunk, letting the GT/E's cabin and engine bay stand open for inspection rather than staying sealed behind fixed glass. The dashboard carries molded gauge faces and a period-correct shift arrangement, while the trunk opening reveals the flat load floor typical of a coupe built for practicality as much as speed. None of this reaches the surface polish of a boutique resin casting, but the panel gaps close evenly and the doors hold their swing rather than flopping loose, which is the detail that matters most on a model meant for handling and display alike.

Yellow Against the GT/E's Blacked-Out Trim

Yellow was a common, almost expected color on 1970s German performance coupes, and it does real work here: it throws the GT/E's blacked-out grille, trim, and lower bumper accents into sharp contrast, exactly the look buyers chose on the real car to signal the sportier trim level over a base Manta. The paint holds an even tone across the hood and rear hatch, without the fade toward the edges that cheaper diecast sometimes shows.

The Manta B GT/E and Its Everyman Reputation

Germany's Punchline Coupe With Genuine Sporting Intent

Opel launched the second-generation Manta in 1975 as a rear-wheel-drive coupe built to undercut the Ford Capri on price while matching it on style, and the GT/E added fuel injection and a firmer sports package on top of the standard car. In Germany the Manta became a cultural shorthand, the butt of an entire genre of blue-collar jokes about its owners, even as the GT/E offered legitimate performance for the money. That tension between punchline and genuine sports coupe is part of what makes the Manta B an interesting, slightly self-aware subject for a collection built around 1970s European performance cars rather than only the obvious heroes.

Where an Accessible Manta Fits a German Coupe Shelf

Diecast Value at the Entry Tier

At roughly 21 centimeters, the Manta's compact coupe proportions leave room to run several 1:18 European coupes across one shelf without crowding, and Revell's diecast sits at an accessible price point that suits a car whose whole identity was built on being attainable rather than exclusive. Wrapping the Manta in expensive, limited resin would contradict the character of a car sold as a working person's sports coupe. This yellow GT/E works best as one entry in a broader run of 1970s and 1980s European coupes, where its everyman reputation and honest diecast build both make sense on the same shelf.

From the same collection

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 model cars by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW — Models118 first-order offer
0