Marcos Maniacs

David,

Check out http://home.swipnet.se/~w-90803/index.htm for people who build new wooden chassis apparently to the original specs. Its called Wooden Wonders and Fiberglass Fantastics. I've never dealt with them, just read their web site which claims as follows:

Danny Steinberg

#5201

Having
; ; woodworms?
Having ants?
Running out of
tar?
We have the solution!

A brand new chassie!
For your Marcos 1800 GT, IRS or Live axle, 1500GT, 1600GT
or even "The Groovy" 3 litre V6.

; After more than 10 years of experience in rebuilding wooden chassie
we can now offer chassis built to original specification.

; Wooden Chassis:
The chassie can be built without having your old chassie as pattern.
; The chassis are built in chassie benches and is absolute symmetric and straight. We use the
; newest measuring technique with laser so it is better than it ever been.

You can choose finish from varnish, black painted or epoxy lacquer.

;

The material is, as it was meant to be from the beginning, Balsa wood instead of triboard and
waterproof plywood instead of ordinary plywood. Stainless steel clamps instead of mild steel
etc. etc.

Glue is the new high tech epoxy from the SP-system or Aerolite if you prefer the old stuff.

We align and fit the subframe or leave it for you.

;

Fiberglas parts:
We can also supply bonnets for 1500 and 1800. Standard specs or lightweight down to 11 kg!
Boot lid and doors for all wooden chassis. Lightweight or standard spec.

Classified:
Send us e-mail and we put your ad on the net.
; Parts for sale:
Parts wanted:
Cars for sale:
; Cars wanted:

Contact:
; Please contact Michael Royson on the phone evenings +46-19-611 34 04
or e-mail michael.royson@... or carina.olsson@... for further information.
Michael Royson
Vinkelgatan 7
703 63 ÖREBRO
SWEDEN

We are situated in the central part of Sweden, between Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Not more than a boattrip to Harwich, U

Frank Costin built numerous wooden bodied cars - His biography "Flying on Four Wheels " is good reading.

You can still get in touch with Dennis Adams, Peter Adams, and others who built the early cars. I believe someone is actually making replacement chassis for the early wooden GT's but the Manits XP was a one-off, and only the Adams brothers, or the current owner would have any real info in this car.

Hope this helps

David McCubbin

1962 Luton Gullwing

-----Original Message-----

From: owner-marcos@... [mailto:owner-marcos@...] On Behalf Of Bart Brown

Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 5:20 AM

To: marcos@...

Subject: Marco Mantis plywood chassis information wanted

I was hoping someone on the list might be able to point me in the right

direction to get more information on the chassis materials and

construction techniques, including drawings, magazine articles, online

resources, etc. for the early plywood-chassised Marcos Mantis. I'm

building an MG-powered vintage racer with a modern splash of the 1959

Bill Ames/Dewey Brohaugh AMBRO, and I'd like to do the chassis very much

like the Mantis.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Bart Brown

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