Christmas brings back memories of youth. In the rearview mirror, everything always seems a little easier, a little less complicated. The model train ran under the Christmas tree, the turtleneck sweater scratched, and Mother rattled the cookware in the kitchen. The roast was sizzling, the red cabbage was on the stove. If you close your eyes, everything comes back. And because the look into the past goes so well with the comfort of the sofa, we invite you on a journey to the seventies. There, where baby boomers slowly became teenagers, Helmut Schmidt took the oath of office with a Hanseatic growl and bathrooms were designed by color blind people. Less arrest warrant, more Abba. Heinz Erhardt instead of Fack ju Göhte. More Mettigel, less vegan schnitzel. Four wheels and a ProletKlausi is wearing brand new coats. Cowboy boots so sharp that he would be well advised to wear glass doors on the Opel Manta. In the cult film of the same name, Manta Manta, such accessories are just as common as the infamous fox tail. The comedy from 1991 ennobles the Opel cult that really took off in the seventies and eighties. In 1975, the second generation of the sports coupé appeared on the street, significantly more angular than its delicate predecessor A. A picture of a car, wild and rebellious. Initially there are different versions in this country with basic prices between 11,560 and 14,745 German marks. The four-cylinder engines initially ranged from 55 hp to 105 hp, later from 90 to 110 hp. The driver of a six-cylinder Ford Capri may not impress, but hairdressers and tuning fans love the Rüsselsheimer. The fact that the Manta driver became the cipher of the narrow-minded proletarian did not affect the success of the B-series, which was built until 1988. Today, 50 years later, cowboy boots are out. And foxtails usually too. Engine humming is viewed critically, and the smell of gasoline even more so. Sports cars are at a crossroads between the combustion engine past and the electric future. Cars have changed, but fortunately there are still beguiling shapes. Or again soon. The Audi Concept C is encouraging, mimics the electric TT successor and is scheduled to come onto the market in 2027. The future model was presented at the IAA 2025. Yes, the motor show still exists, just different and no longer in Frankfurt. But that’s another story. yeah. Whether GT/E or Concept C: the way we look at the car has changed, and so has the technology. It remains emotional. Hopefully.Photos: Manufacturer Our hero is called Thomas and is 15 years old. He loves nothing more than playing football with his best friends Michael, Andreas and Peter. He loves Sabine a little bit more, but Thomas doesn’t even tell his friends that. Sabine wears her brown hair long and straight like Katja Ebstein, who his mother always loves to hear. He secretly too, but that’s another secret that he doesn’t want to tell the others. They listen to Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. In the 1970s, most households only received three programs: ARD, ZDF and their regional offshoots. If they even have a color television. Often half the neighborhood gathers behind a single expensive screen, especially in the country. The hit parade with Dieter Thomas Heck entertained the masses with unimaginable success until 2000. The little ones watch Michel from Lönneberga, the grown-ups admire Charlie’s Angel or the extremely rich Ewing family from Dallas. What connects everyone: the 1974 World Cup. Franz Beckenbauer, Günter Netzer and Jupp Heynckes become legends, Gerd Müller scores the decisive goal.
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