Marcos Maniacs

Don,

Hello to all,  sorry for the long time in lurking
stages.  Long story that can be told latter.  I
recently moved to SW Virginia, had surgury,
semi-retired, etc...

I still have the Marcos which is so close to
completion I can almost imagine driveing it again.  As
for the Sprite, yep still have it also, have owned it
and aboty 20 other Sprites since 1973.  I raced the
Sprite in H-Production in the '70s and have since
converted to RHD and a 5 speed trans.  My modified
street engines are 1275's set up to about 95 hp.  As
best I can tell the Sprite handles better than the
Marcos and does not require the finess needed in the
Marcos.  The Marcos is definetly a smoother ride. Both
cars have been laid up for well over a year with
delays in Marcos completion driven by my recent health
issues.

I hope this is a trend that the Marcos group gets
interested in Sprites as they are one of the most fun
cars to drive - they also upset owners of much faster
and powerful cars at the track because of the
handleing.

BOb M.


--- Don Lattimer <donlattimer@...> wrote:
> The green one?  Interesting.  You've got the LBC
> disease bad!  I 
> think Bob Magnotti has a RHD Sprite or did have.
> 
> Don
> #3M5759
> 
> --- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Weidner"
> 
> <weidnerpaul@n...> wrote:
> > To All,
> > Just wondering if anyone on the list has
> experience with Austin 
> > Healey Sprites.
> > I recently picked up an old race car 1959 Sprite
> with a Speedwell 
> > bonnet, low cut doors & Brooklands windscreens
> from Hayes at Wire 
> > Wheel Classics, pix on my profile if anyone wants
> to see it, 
> anyway 
> > I'd appreciate any advice on rebuilding it (will
> use for street 
> and 
> > mild race/autocross), the body is good, but the
> mechanicals will 
> all 
> > need to be done, and I will also be looking for a
> hardtop, any 
> > advice appreciated, engine, suspension, clutch
> etc...  I do belong 
> > to the local Austin Healey club which will help,
> but a lot of the 
> > members of this list seem to be real mechanical
> --- so thats why 
> I'm 
> > bringing it up here.
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> 
> 


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