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Kære Jan,

So you live in Sjælland to the west of Roskilde!  Now I know where 
you are.  I have never visited Holbæk, but I have friends in 
København (Copenhagen) and I was often in Vedbæk to visit my NATO 
team there during the last 2 years.

Yes, Stephen Minoprio owned two Marcos Volvo 1800s.  The one you 
bought, the blue car UK-registered FAY411C, was the car he had for 
many years; his current Marcos FIA championship car is painted a 
ruby red-purple colour (a race car should be easily visible on the 
track!).

I believe Stephen drove your car in many HSCC Roadsports Class races 
in the UK.  It is not as extensively modified as many current FIA 
cars in the GTS Class -- no lightweight body in thinner fiberglass, 
highly tweaked motor and all unecessary weight removed, etc. -- and 
in this I think you are lucky.  Your car is largely original, I 
believe, and this is becoming something of a rare thing for the 
Marcos Volvo race cars.  I'm certain you will enjoy it, and there 
should be some nice roads in your area along the seacoast to enjoy 
it during the summer.

Unfortunately I do not know more about the history of your car, but 
Stephen certainly will.  All that I know of it comes from talking to 
Stephen about this car when it was advertised for sale a few years 
ago.

I have never owned a Marcos 1800, but I wish I had one!

De bedste hilsner, 
Andy

Mini Marcos #7073 (ex-Troberg/Elmhorn)


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Jan M Larsen" <janml@r...> 
wrote:
> Hi Andy and Christian
> 
> Actually Minoprio had two 1800's. I bought his number two car last 
summer. A
> very fast gentleman by the way.
> 
> Andy, - if you know some history about my car, seen some older 
photos
> somewhere etc. I would be happy to know.
> Didn't you also had an 1800?
> 
> I live in the east part of Denmark at a city called Holbaek.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jan
> #4048
> Denmark
>   -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>   Fra: Christian Fey [mailto:Baufi-Fey@w...]
>   Sendt: 12. oktober 2003 09:46
>   Til: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>   Emne: SV: [MarcosManiacs] Re: 1800 GT interior
> 
> 
>   Hello Andy,
> 
>   I don´t think he bought "Stephen Minprio´s" Marcos because 
Stephen
>   was on the grid last weekend with his Marcos on the "Eifel-
Klassik"
>   for the 300km on the Nürburgring. He was in 4 position behind the
>   Marcos from Alan Tice. But mid of the race he got mechanical 
problems
>   and could not finish.
> 
>   Alan Tice was for long time in this race in the lead and lost 
first
>   place in the last lap to 5,4 ltr. Corvette. But second over all 
with
>   160 cars (Jag´s, TVR´s, Lotus,Alfa´s etc.) was a phantastic 
result.
> 
>   Some pictures of the race and Stephen´s car as well you find on:
> 
>   www.marcos-cc.de   section "Eifel-Classic"
> 
>   regards
>   CF1700GT
>   CF-Mantula
> 
> 
>   --- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew B. Seward"
>   <aseward99@h...> wrote:
>   > Hallo Jan,
>   >
>   > So you bought Stephen Minoprio's Marcos 1800!  I wondered 
where it
>   > was.  Where are you living in Denmark?
>   >
>   > Best Regards,
>   > Andy Seward
>   > 1967 Mini Marcos #7073
> 
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