Marcos Maniacs

Dear Don,

Thank You for your good luck wishes! I appreciate your thoughts and 
comments very much. I'm working frantically on it, too! Got my first 
del sol "for sale" ads up and running on the internet and local 
Thrifty Nickel!

I'd love to have your Marcos GT, by the way! But I'm committed to the 
one I'm going for at this time and we will have several things in 
common if I succeed! Those are: (1) 1970 Marcos GT (as opposed to 
your 1971 - yet very similar in many ways), RHD Steering, and (3) our 
fervor and love for the car!

Therefore, Don, I'm going to look to you for future advice and 
assistance! And, if you aren't too resistant, I'm going to have a ton 
of questions, I'm sure!

First thing I want to work on is having Marcos Heritage place twin 
rear view mirrors on it before they ship it because there aren't any 
on it. Any and all tips/suggestions will be more than welcomed from 
you!

Finally, yes, by all means, you may dream but I really don't think 
that a Ferrari or even a Lamborgini has that "special" something 
about them that a Marcos does (possibly an AC, Aston Martin or XKE 
Coupe). I can not exactly pin-point what it is other than, possibly, 
it's got that stiff upper lip "British" about it!

I do agree with you regarding a Ginetta, however. But, when I finally 
made my decision it was based upon the uniqueness of the Marcos over 
the Ginetta back in 1969 before I had my financial rug pulled out 
from under me and I was unable to get my dream car.

What strikes me most about the character of a Ferrari or a Lamborgini 
is that they are sort of "Ho Hum" in character. They lack the 
special "uniqueness" of a Marcos in that they can easily be mistaken 
for some other expensive car that rich people own. I've walked up to 
a Ferrari in an owners carport and viewed it and I said to 
myself "Nice, but is it a Buick?" They lack the character of a 
Marcos, Ginetta or similar unique sports cars (not necessarily 
always "British," but most often are; that's what makes British 
Sports cars so darn special, I think!). There is just something about 
British Sports Cars that make them stand out above the rest.

A Marcos, on the other hand, is just so "different" in so many ways 
and there are so few of them. That is why I say that if you own a 
Marcos you really don't need a Ferrari (or is it a Buick?)!

With best regards,

Svelte

Svelte,

I currently have a Lotus Elan type mirror on the driver's side and 
one of those "multi-mirror" things on the inside.  The inside one is 
unobtrusive and allows me to see most of what's behind me and also 
what's on the passenger side.  That's where people are passing me!  
I never thought I would like that type mirror but it came with the 
car.  I initially replaced it with the original mirror and planned 
on installing two outside mirrors (even bought them!).  Then I 
decided to install the window post mirrors that I had seen.  Go to 
the "photos" section and look at the "25th Anniversary Brochure" 
picture to see what I mean.  Also look at my photos.  Finally just 
put on the multi-mirror thing and left the Elan mirror in place.

I like the window post mirrors because they don't involve putting 
holes in the body which detracts from the lines of the car (my 
opinion).  I'll keep mine because it's there!

BTW, where are you located again??

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA


> First thing I want to work on is having Marcos Heritage place twin 
> rear view mirrors on it before they ship it because there aren't 
any 
> on it. Any and all tips/suggestions will be more than welcomed 
from 

> you!
> 
> Svelte