Re: Marcos Book & other things
2001-09-24 by Isobel Chivers
Hi there, My first message to you since I joined the Group and it's a nice way for me to keep in touch with what is going on over there. It only took me about an hour to log on; I kept getting some strange messages to say I hadn't subscribed when I had! If anyone, CMI member or not, feels like sending me something of a technical nature to print in the magazine, please feel free. Sometimes your e-mail conversations provide some good tips, just needs someone to pull them together into a sensible format from which others can benefit. They don't even have to be that long. And on the subject of the messages below, all those of you who are members of CMI please hang your heads in shame as I've been advertising the Gold Portfolio for around three years. It retails here for \ufffd13.95, but it's \ufffd12 to Club members. Postage, unfortunately, puts the price up quite a bit, although I can send it as 'printed papers' which keeps the cost down a bit. I have Jem's book as well, duly signed (\ufffd18 (instead of \ufffd19.99) plus postage - hard back, so a bit heavier). If anyone is not so fortunate as to get one in an auction, or has difficulties in tracking one, I can help. I don't know of any other dedicated Marcos books besides the ones mentioned here. I'm moving house this weekend so please don't rush to buy just yet as I'll never be able to find anything. Club phone number will be subject to call redirection for some months. Regards, Isobel ----- Original Message -----
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From: <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> To: <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 24 September 2001 10:43 Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Digest Number 41 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > MarcosManiacs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There are 2 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: New Marcos book > From: "Paul Weidner" <pweidn@...> > 2. Re: New Marcos book > From: "Mike Denman" <marcos18001966@...> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:36:59 -0000 > From: "Paul Weidner" <pweidn@...> > Subject: Re: New Marcos book > > To All > Thats the "book"(softcover) I used to educate myself on the Marcos > Marque before I bought mine this past Feb. It is a great resource > with many British articles with their sense of humour. One of the > tests said that getting in was like putting a cushion on the floor > under your dining room table, and trying to sit on it! I also > recommend it as well. I also own "Marcos The Story of a Great British > Sportscar" which I got from Marcos Heritage Spares and it's even > autographed by Jem Marsh. http://www.marcosheritagespares.com/ > or > www.rory.uk.com/marcos > I recommend that as well. > Does anyone else have any other books about Marcos? > Paul > --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Tad Todd" <gtcoastie@m...> wrote: > > Hey Mike, > > > > Congrats on winning the auction. I saw that item as well, but > wasn't > > going to bid against a fellow "Maniac"! I've seen the book retail > for > > $24.95 so you did well. > > > > Regards, > > Tad > > > > --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Mike Denman" <marcos18001966@y...> > wrote: > > > There is a new or at least updated book on Marcos cars. Here is > the > > > description from an ebay auction I won. > > > THIS IS A NEW BROOKLANDS BOOK. GOLD PORTFOLIO 1960-1997 COVERS > > ROAD > > > AND COMPARISON TESTS, TECHNICAL > > > DATA,MODEL UPDATES,SPECS,HISTORY,SALON,GT,850,1600,1800,3.0 > > > V6,LM500,MANTIS,MANTULA,MANTARA.172 > > > PAGES. > > > It appears to be an updated version of their old book, Marcos > Cars > > > 1960-1988 which was a great reference book since it is comprised > of > > > the original road tests from various periodicals with lots of > > pictures > > > etc. Well worth having if you own a Marcos. I paid $15 plus $5 > > for > > > shipping etc. for the new book on Ebay.This is about what I would > > > suspect it would cost from a regular book merchant. > > > Mike Denman > > > 1966 Marcos 1800 > > > Chassis # 4079 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 02:58:33 -0000 > From: "Mike Denman" <marcos18001966@...> > Subject: Re: New Marcos book > > The other "Marcos" book is actually about Frank Costin. Frank > Costin was one of the original designers of the Marcos Cars and > contributes the COS portion of his last name to the name MarCOS. > The title of the book is "Flying on Four Wheels, Frank Costin and > his car designs" by Dennis E. Ortenburger. The original books are > very hard to find but I believe it has been recently reprinted. I was > lucky enough to meet the author at a British Car show in Pacfic Grove, > California in 1998. He saw my Marcos and came over to talk to me. I > mentioned I was looking for a copy of his book and he sent me an > autographed copy the next week. The book is well written, interesting, > and has a full chapter on Frank's involvement with marcos cars. > Mike Denman > 1966 Marcos 1800 > #4079 > > > > > > --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Paul Weidner" <pweidn@c...> wrote: > > To All > > Thats the "book"(softcover) I used to educate myself on the Marcos > > Marque before I bought mine this past Feb. It is a great resource > > with many British articles with their sense of humour. One of the > > tests said that getting in was like putting a cushion on the floor > > under your dining room table, and trying to sit on it! I also > > recommend it as well. I also own "Marcos The Story of a Great > British > > Sportscar" which I got from Marcos Heritage Spares and it's even > > autographed by Jem Marsh. http://www.marcosheritagespares.com/ > > or > > www.rory.uk.com/marcos > > I recommend that as well. > > Does anyone else have any other books about Marcos? > > Paul > > --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Tad Todd" <gtcoastie@m...> wrote: > > > Hey Mike, > > > > > > Congrats on winning the auction. I saw that item as well, but > > wasn't > > > going to bid against a fellow "Maniac"! I've seen the book retail > > for > > > $24.95 so you did well. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Tad > > > > > > --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Mike Denman" <marcos18001966@y...> > > wrote: > > > > There is a new or at least updated book on Marcos cars. Here is > > the > > > > description from an ebay auction I won. > > > > THIS IS A NEW BROOKLANDS BOOK. GOLD PORTFOLIO 1960-1997 COVERS > > > ROAD > > > > AND COMPARISON TESTS, TECHNICAL > > > > DATA,MODEL UPDATES,SPECS,HISTORY,SALON,GT,850,1600,1800,3.0 > > > > V6,LM500,MANTIS,MANTULA,MANTARA.172 > > > > PAGES. > > > > It appears to be an updated version of their old book, Marcos > > Cars > > > > 1960-1988 which was a great reference book since it is comprised > > of > > > > the original road tests from various periodicals with lots of > > > pictures > > > > etc. Well worth having if you own a Marcos. I paid $15 plus $5 > > > for > > > > shipping etc. for the new book on Ebay.This is about what I > would > > > > suspect it would cost from a regular book merchant. > > > > Mike Denman > > > > 1966 Marcos 1800 > > > > Chassis # 4079 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >