Don Lattimer, Bonnet hinge.
2003-01-24 by Jack Myers
Hello Don I was looking at some photo s when I came across this one of the bonnet hinge spigot. I hope it is of some help.(you should be able to blow it up to
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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Door waist seal?
2003-01-23 by michael hullevad
Hi all! It should have a seal based on an old design with felt in it; originally came from an old Austin/Morris I have been told! Michael Hullevad ... From:
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Door waist seal?
2003-01-23 by ronald.mcleod@aspentech.com
Don . . . My Mantis also has no inside strip on the side windows - just the 1/2 gap between window and inner door panel as you describe. Regards . . . Ron
Door waist seal?
2003-01-22 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Hi all, I m replacing my door waist seal . What s that you say? It is the rubber weatherstrip on the outside of the side windows (keeps the rain out I
Website update
2003-01-21 by Don Lattimer
Hi all, Mark Saxby has updated The Unofficial Marcos Webpage with some new Cars of the Month and some racing news and a recap of 2002 racing. Very
Re: Unofficial Marcos Homepage
2003-01-17 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Mark, Been almost two months! These winter months are lean for info and news but we look forward to your updates, car of the month, etc. Hope all is well with
Re: Marcasite TS 250
2003-01-16 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Hi all, Can we assume that the TS in TS250 stands for Tony Stelliga, the Silicon Valley entrpreneur that is footing the bill for the new Marcos?? Just
Unofficial Marcos Homepage
2003-01-16 by Mark Saxby <mark.saxby@ntlworld.com>
Some of you might have noticed that my website s become a little static. This is partly due to laziness on my part, but also partly due to the fac that, since
Re: Daytona Marcos entry
2003-01-16 by Mark Saxby <mark.saxby@ntlworld.com>
There was supposed to be a new Mantara LM600 on the entry list, but the full list s not out yet. The Mantis isn t a very competitive GT3 car, so don t expect
Marcasite TS 250
2003-01-12 by Gary Harman <g.i.harman@rdg.ac.uk>
HI There, Now this applies to those in the UK only. DId you happen to record the Driven program on TV C4 with the Marcasite that went out a few weeks
Re: steering column controls
2003-01-10 by Ed <emcman@hotmail.com>
My Marcos had a switch which I recall as the same as the 1967 Triumph GT6 I had years ago. Toggle on the dash with a stock that when off, low, high with a
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Daytona Marcos entry
2003-01-10 by Don Lattimer
Way cool (I think that s what they say) !! Have a ball and keep us posted. You re now designated the Marcos Maniacs Daytona Reporter/Photographer . We ll
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Daytona Marcos entry
2003-01-10 by cytojo@bellsouth.net
Hi: I will be there from the 30th thru the end of the race on Sunday, the 2nd. I will be sure to take a few of the 03 . Joanne PhotoJo
Daytona Marcos entry
2003-01-10 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Hey all you southeast USA folk. Anybody going to Daytona in 3 weeks?? Starts the 31st of January. I see on the www.grandamerican.com site that the 03 Marcos
Re: steering column controls
2003-01-10 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Nick, My main light switch is a rocker on the dash. The instrument light switch is also a rocker on the dash. The stalk on the column has three positions
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: steering column controls
2003-01-09 by nicholas robin
thanks don, my car is a 1985 kit and also has the triumph steering column. it had the same stalks as yours about 2years ago before the restoration began, but
Re: steering column controls
2003-01-07 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Nick, Welcome aboard! I m not too up to date on the newer cars. Where are the controls now? On the dash? What Model do you have? My 1971 3 Litre has the
Re: YAH 95J ??
2003-01-04 by dave barton <dbarton62@yahoo.ca>
Hi Don I grew up in a towm called Aldridge just off the Stratford Road ...........I wonder if I saw your car and it planted a seed.... I lived in Aldridge
Re: YAH 95J ??
2003-01-04 by Mark Saxby <mark.saxby@ntlworld.com>
Ah, right. That s in Birmingham in the midlands (about 60 miles from Milton Keynes, at a guess, as the crow flies). Cheers, Mark ... ...
steering column controls
2003-01-03 by pricklepus <pricklepus@yahoo.co.uk>
Hello, this is my first posting, so a big hello to everyone. My car is a 1985 Ford 2.8 V6 with a newly restored and galvanised chassis. I m currently looking
Re: YAH 95J ??
2003-01-03 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Mark, The Shirley address is: Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3BQ Don Lattimer #3m5759 ... (club ... (as
Re: Steering Wheel
2003-01-02 by Ash <ashley_molyneux@hotmail.com>
Thanks Jac, looks like my £40 was well spent this time! regards Ashley #5504 www.molyneuxs.com ... are the same. Happy Marcosing. ... that ... was ... the ...
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Steering Wheel
2003-01-02 by Jack Myers
Hello Ashley Yes, you are correct in thinking that the spitfire / Herald range are the same. Happy Marcosing. Regards Jac. ... From: Ash
Steering Wheel
2003-01-02 by Ash <ashley_molyneux@hotmail.com>
Hi guys, Firstly a Happy new year to you all. I am purcahsing a Mountney Leather steering wheel for my car, so that I can get the original wheel refurbished -
Re: Photos
2003-01-02 by Gary Harman <g.i.harman@rdg.ac.uk>
Hi Don, Sorry for delay in getting back to you about the photos but New Year got in the way! TFM-GT did not have the best of years racing in 2002. They did not
Pebble Textured Paint
2003-01-01 by dave barton <dbarton62@yahoo.ca>
Happy New Year I am continuing at a snales pace on the bodywork of the Marcos and was thinking ahead to the underside of the shell......in the past I have used
Re: YAH 95J ??
2002-12-31 by Mark Saxby <mark.saxby@ntlworld.com>
How bizarre - Jac, have you ever acquired any Marcos literature (club magazines, etc) from other owners? I m always tucking little items like this in my
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Finally Bought Mine.
2002-12-30 by kdchrist@yahoo.com
Hi Don That is a Smile I have waited to have for a few years now. Hope to have a even bigger one the 1st week of Feb When I get my 2nd. Unless something gets
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by sveltebat@aol.com
Well, Thank You to all of those that replied with regard to my inquiry about buy and rebuild or buy a rebuilt! It really does come down to (1) the degree of
Re: Finally Bought Mine.
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Kevin, Thanks for posting the pics. Is that grin permanent now that you have your Marcos?? Hope so. Don Lattimer #3m5759
Re: Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by Ed <emcman@hotmail.com>
Svelte, When I had my 1970 Marcos I looked into a professional restoration. This was three years ago. At that time it was $5,000 deposit just to start on the
Re: Photos
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Thanks for the pics Gary, Great shots. What was their outcome for 2002?? Don Lattimer #3m5759
Re: Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Thanks Mike, well said. Couldn t have said it better myself! I guess we all have our comfort zones, both physically and monetarily. Jac makes some very good
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by ronald.mcleod@aspentech.com
Svelte . . . 7 years ago, I had a ground-up restoration on my Mantis. All the work was done by professional body shop / mechanical / upholstery people. The
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by Jack Myers
Hello Svelte I am only saying this in a bid to help. There are some questions that cannot be answered if the person you are asking doesn t know you personally.
Photos
2002-12-30 by Gary Harman <g.i.harman@rdg.ac.uk>
Hi All, Just to let yu know I have finally places a few photos from this years British GT championship in the photos section. Look in the folder TFM-GT racing.
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: YAH 95J ??
2002-12-30 by Jack Myers
Hello Don yes it is YAH 95J I just typed it in wrongly. After the new year I will try and get down to why I should have this note. All the best and a Happy
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by John Denman
Hi Don, Time to work on the transmission! Don t wait until it is nice outside, that s the time to drive! I m putting my transmission back in today (for the
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by sveltebat@aol.com
Dear Don, Awh, come on Don! That s not what I was asking or you were way, way over my head! I m asking if these renovators are being honest with me with regard
Restoration or a driver?
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Svelte, Depends on your resources. I m personally not at the restoration stage of life. Although I love working on cars I would rather do all the little
Re: Canada import
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Hal, I think he means that anything newer than 1977 is NOT importable to Canada? That seems odd tho...... Dave imported his into Canada so the laws, etc.
Re: YAH 95J ??
2002-12-30 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Jac, Could be something although you state the plate is YHA 95J and mine is YAH 95J. I have a letter from the factory which says the rear end is from a
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Canada import
2002-12-30 by Meggsief@aol.com
Dave, When you say 25 years are the cutoff do you mean that a 1969 car is not importable? HAl P.S. Do you think I would be able to import a 90 V-6 through the
Re: Canada import
2002-12-29 by dave barton <dbarton62@yahoo.ca>
Hello Group Having just imported a car from the U.S. into Canada I can give my take on the import/export laws...... 1)Pre 1977 vehicles are duty free(depends
Re: [MarcosManiacs] YAH 95J ??
2002-12-29 by Jack Myers
Hello Don Some thing weird happened yesterday, I was sorting out some A4 papers when a note dropped out 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 . It had these words written on it.
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Canada import
2002-12-29 by sveltebat@aol.com
Dear Don and Hal, I ve been trying, on several occasions, to figure out a way to buy these Marcos GT s from Canada and England (such as the one on eBay right
Canada import
2002-12-29 by Don Lattimer <donlattimer@pacific.net>
Hal, I ve never imported a car but have heard plenty of stories. I believe if the car is pre-1973 it can be imported. That s the Federal rule. As far as
Re: [MarcosManiacs] YAH 95J ??
2002-12-29 by Don Lattimer
Thanks Billy, I found their website and will order the history. What I got from Rory was just the original papers, nothing after the sale. Don Lattimer
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Finally Bought Mine.
2002-12-29 by kdchrist@yahoo.com
Thanks Figured out how I will post some more when weather is better. ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus -
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Finally Bought Mine.
2002-12-29 by Meggsief@aol.com
Hey Don, I m thinking of importing a car in from Canada do you have any words of wisdom or pitfalls I might encounter? On a side note have you ever heard of