Marcos Maniacs

A flexible rear screen would also be more original as I'm 99% sure 
glass was never offered on the pre-80 cars. Certainly virtually every 
road test I've seen makes specific comment on the perspex rear screen.

Cheers,

Mark

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...> wrote:
> Hi Don,
> If everyone if agreeable to the Polycarbonate (which I have in my 
car
> and really can't tell that it isn't glass until I thump it), then we
> could source these through Hayes.
> I kind of agree that the flexibility might be better since these 
cars
> are so "individual".
>  
> Jeff
> #8052
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@p...] 
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:09 AM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass
>  
> The "new" owner I just located in southern CA told me if we had a 
glass
> rear window that could be used as a mould that he knew of someone 
who
> would make us plastic ones.  His feeling was that the weight of the
> polycarbonate was an advantage (he's a racer).  He also stated that 
as a
> racer he has used the newer poly type for all his windows.  He has 
found
> that the newer polymers, etc. that comprise the windows are far 
superior
> to what was available in the 60's and 70's.
> 
> In my case I would rather go with the poly in the rear just to be 
on the
> safe side.  If we had them made in the states they would probably be
> less expensive and could be replaced more often.  With glass it 
would
> almost be a one-time deal and if it was broken upon
> installation......then what?  I kinda like the flexibility (no pun
> intended) of having the poly.
> 
> My $.02 for today.
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> Willits, CA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...>
> To: <MarcosManiacs@y...>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:09 AM
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> The thought of getting the Marcos glass made stateside has been
> mentioned and I think it deserves a little exploration.
> I talked to Hayes at Wire Wheel about this with mixed results. He 
has
> gotten Polycarbonate rear windows made in the past and would be 
willing
> to get some more if that's what everyone wants. He also echoed the 
same
> sentiments about the glass rears that Tad brought up. (Glass rears 
will
> be harder to fit to every car, since you can't trim them)
> I think we could still get glass ones made over here, but it seems 
to me
> that we will have to supply the company of choice with an example of
> both front and back class that is out of the car as patterns.
> Does anyone have the glass out of their car right now?
> And would anyone be willing to let their glass be the pattern?
> Could a glass company possibly use "installed" glass as patterns?
> 
> Anyone care to add????
> 
> 
> Jeff
> #8052
> 
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