Larry,
the vents in dashboard on each side were "Standard" in the Mantula´s. My Mantula was the first factory build with air condition and has for the air condition additional vents in the footroom on each side.
If the owner really did all the fiberglass work to change a GT to a Mantula it was quite a lot of work. The rear mudguards coud be ordered in the factory at this time and I know that several persons made moulds for the frontspoiler, a friend of mine has such a mould, came with the GT we bought this year in UK, so it is possible. It is as well possible to dismantle the fiberglas body from the wooden chassis and I know 2 Marcos rebuild with a stell chassis. So it should go, but if it is worth the money ??
Christian
MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com schrieb am 14.08.05 16:31:07:
Don Lattimer wrote:
Well guys, this is an odd one. I went to look at it today and found the
following:
He has paper work stating it is a 1967 #5081. Paperwork is from UK and
lists last owner as Martin Paul.
All the Mantula bodywork was done by the owner 20 years ago in UK. He
modeled it after a Mantula. It is a good job!
Dashboard has air vents on each end?
Front window is just sitting on the car. Not installed.
Back window is missing.
Windows, tailights and other parts are in the boot.
Leather/vinyl interior looks to be in good shape.
Engine is professionally installed. We did not start it.
He has only driven the car once. Home from where he bought it. He then
commenced working on it and has a bunch of pictures showing his progress
with the fiberglass mods.
When I was there this AM 133 peole were watching the auction on-line. The
current high bidder is from Italy and wants it pretty bad. Also a buyer
from NY is very interested.
In my opinion it would be quite a bit of work to get it back in top
condition.
The steel frame, the serial #5081, the strange engine, etc. has me baffled.
Maybe someone before the current owner made some mods also. I don't know if
a body can be taken off a wood frame car and then placed on a steel frame??
Anyways, he would like around $10k USD so take it from there. He will email
me with the outcome of the auction.
Don
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