Marcos Maniacs

Hi everyone,
    Here is my 50 cents.
    It is absolutely NOT a 67 and is therefore NOT #5081. There is no way 
the wood chassis body can be modified to fit a steel frame car. the first 
steel frame cars were made in 69 as everyone probably knows. The original 
#5081 was a RHD 1600 Ford sold to a guy in Scotland. It has not been seen 
for a number of years so it may have been scrapped. This is not to say that 
this is a bad car or that it is a bad buy. I personally don't care about 
correct numbers but a buyer might.
Caveat Emptor

Garry

>From: larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...>
>Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos on Ebay
>Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:30:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Don,
>
>The air vents may be for air conditioning. My car came with a/c but don't 
>know where it was installed. The car was imported by a doctor Phollis in 
>Miami and he might of had it installed there. It was a Professional 
>instalation, quite neatly done.
>
>Larry
>
>Don Lattimer <donlattimer@...> wrote:
>Well guys, this is an odd one.  I went to look at it today and found the
>following:
>
>He has paper work stating it is a 1967 #5081.  Paperwork is from UK and
>lists last owner as Martin Paul.
>
>All the Mantula bodywork was done by the owner 20 years ago in UK.  He
>modeled it after a Mantula.  It is a good job!
>
>Dashboard has air vents on each end?
>
>Front window is just sitting on the car.  Not installed.
>
>Back window is missing.
>
>Windows, tailights and other parts are in the boot.
>
>Leather/vinyl interior looks to be in good shape.
>
>Engine is professionally installed.  We did not start it.
>
>He has only driven the car once.  Home from where he bought it.  He then
>commenced working on it and has a bunch of pictures showing his progress
>with the fiberglass mods.
>
>When I was there this AM 133 peole were watching the auction on-line.  The
>current high bidder is from Italy and wants it pretty bad.  Also a buyer
>from NY is very interested.
>
>In my opinion it would be quite a bit of work to get it back in top
>condition.
>
>The steel frame, the serial #5081, the strange engine, etc. has me baffled.
>Maybe someone before the current owner made some mods also.  I don't know 
>if
>a body can be taken off a wood frame car and then placed on a steel frame??
>
>Anyways, he would like around $10k USD so take it from there.  He will 
>email
>me with the outcome of the auction.
>
>Don
>#3M5759
>
>
>
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