Marcos Maniacs

Hi Don,

It's apparent that the serial numbers were not all used consecutively for
similar models. It would be interesting to see an explanation of serial
number designations because they've never made any sense to me. I wonder if
Rory would know. They could have been making gull-wing racers at the same
time as producing the 1800s, and they probably didn't start the 1800s at
4001. Maybe there's an article in one of the older Marcos Owners Club
magazines on the subject. I'll take a look if I get any free time.

By the way, after a lot of soul searching and hand wringing, I've opted to
go for a set of 17 x 7 RHINO wheels with a 4x4.25 PCD from Centerline
Wheels. They are 19 lb, 2 piece, rotary forged, billet aluminum wheels with
a high polished finish, offered direct through the overstocked wheels
section on their website at $134 apiece plus $70 shipping. There are some
15" and 16" wheels available in that section but very few with a 4" or less
backspace. When I measured the available space, the front limitation for me
is the position of the heater air intake hose but I can fix that by
tighening the retaining strap. My rear limitation is on tire size because
the wheel arches are not centred over the wheels. I imagine that could be
caused by the body being mounted slightly forward on the chassis. With
smaller 185/70R13 tires fitted when my car was restored, they probably
figured it didn't matter enough to adjust it. 

I'm still mulling over tire size, but I'm leaning towards 205/45R17 tires on
the front and 215/45R17 tires on the rear, if they'll fit. I thought I'd
have plenty of room but when I measured my current temporary 175/80R13s on
the rear, their diameter is around 1/2" less than the original Avons. The
185/70R13s are smaller than spec as well so that would explain why my speedo
was over-reading so much with those on the rear. When I get everything
figured out and fitted, I'll send in an updated photo.

Regards,

Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@...]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:12 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Mystery Marcos found


Just received another email from the Marconi Museum and the DeDion 
IRS car they have is serial #4043.

That confuses things a bit.  If Jem said that 33 were made with the 
DeDion then some in the first 50 or so had to have live rear axles.  
Starting serial # would probably be 4001.

Oh well, I'll keep digging for more info.

Don Lattimer
#3m5759




--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Don Lattimer" 
<donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> Just got a reply from the Marconi Museum in Tustin, CA.  They have 
the
> Marcos that was restored here in Willits, CA back in the late 80's 
and sold
> at a Rick Cole auction in 1989.  It is an early 1800 with the 
DeDion
> independant rear suspension.  So the mystery is solved...........
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> Willits, CA USA



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