Marcos Maniacs

What a treat to have some history added to your (ours)
vehicles.  I agree about the twin cam what a shame. 
How did the car show go?  Wished I could have been
there.

As for my Marcos #8153 I have all the documentation,
letters etc that was produced as the car was being
assembled in Calif, but for it's history after that I
know very little.  It would be nice to be filled in.


--- Bob M <rhdspritemk1@...> wrote:

> On July the 4th I received a message from a previous
> owner of my 
> Marcos 1600 GT # 5179.  An unsolicited message from
> Richard Grantham, 
> who tracked me down through the Maniacs Group.  Many
> questions I have 
> had about this car have been answered in these
> messages.  I attached 
> the correspondence below and will forward more
> information if 
> received.  
> 
> Bob Magnotti
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   <<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Hi Bob,		
> I find it very hard to believe looking back that I
> only owned the car 
> for 4 years 78-82 , it just seems such a large part
> of my motoring 
> life.	
> 	
> When I got the car it was\ufffd painted\ufffd Aubergine with
> JPS style pin 
> striping\ufffd and was fitted\ufffd with a Lotus Twin Cam !		
> I used the car as a daily driver and competition car
> in Sprints and 
> hillclimbs\ufffd with the local Sevenoaks and district
> motor Club, not 
> really a match for a lotus seven		
> but capable of staying ahead of the TVR's and
> Morgans.		
> The events where mainly held on airfield tracks but
> also Brands 
> Hatch,Lydden Hill and Goodwood ( We lived about a
> mile from Brands)
> 		
> I performed a semi-restoration in 79 which included
> the following :
> 		
> Rebuild for the Twin Cam		
> "Marcos" valve covers		
> New doors and latches (Badly crased)		
> New 3 Ltre Volvo Hood with bulge to miss the Weber
> 40's (They were 
> eating thro the original 1600 style hood)
> Replaced rotted floor under battery box
> Jaguar XJ6 switches and instruments
> Rewired ( using automotive wire! )
> Repainted and de-cromed (everything black including
> wheels)
> New uprights, trunions , bushings and steering rose
> joints.
> Removed the bumpers.
> I noticed you retained my headlamp ventilation
> system !
> 
> The day after painting we headed of on a 3 week tour
> of France 
> including as always a trip to the Le mans 24 Hr.
> We attended the Marcos rally at Donington twice and
> all the monthly 
> club meetings , these where actually more of an
> excuse to sample the 
> local ale !
> After a Brands Hatch historic meeting we actually
> spent an evening in 
> the bar with Jem Marsh and his wife.
> 
> In 82 my motor sporting activities had turned toward
> Karting and with 
> a new addition to my family we needed more than 2
> seats . The Marcos 
> was sold to
> a Business man from London (Arrived in his pinstripe
> suit ! ), I 
> believe this was
> added to his collection of Marcos models.
> 
> We emigrated to Ontario Canada in 84 so it is a
> distinct possibility 
> that we may meet you at the Glen in September.
> My interest in Marcoses\ufffd was aroused by seeing an
> imported British 
> Modsports car at the Mosport historic festival it is
> the ex Johnathon 
> Palmer car ,\ufffd all thought
> the bodywork has been changed drastically.
> I presume your car will be in the display area at
> the glen (not 
> racing ) ?
> I always remember it as a beautifully predictable
> handling car , its 
> a shame you didn't inherit the twin-cam but I would
> imagine the 
> crossflow is a lot smoother.
> My preference would have been to slot in a BDA\ufffd if
> only I had the 
> money\ufffd : (
> 
> Regards
> \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Richard
> 
> 
> Richard,
> 
> When I first purchased the car in 99 I tried to
> track
> down previous owners with no success. I would be
> very
> interested in your thoughts, experiences, pictures,
> history and information on HJS 160F.
> 
> As you can see from some of the pictures you found
> the
> HJS 160F tag has been removed and the car painted a
> 1960's vintage Ford blue. When restoring the car I
> found a 1947 English Penny in the dash woodwork.
> That
> penny has been polished up and is affixed to the top
> of the shock tower on the car. I have changed the
> name of the car from HJS 160F to "One Penny"
> 
> I live in South Western Virginia, USA in a small
> town
> called Blue Ridge. The car is driven through the
> Blue
> Ridge Mountains regularly. I will also be taking the
> car to the Vintage CAN AM Grand Prix at Watkins Glen
> this September. I would be pleased to provide you
> with more information on the car if you would like.
> 
> Bob Magnotti
> 68 Marcos 1600 GT #5179
> 59 Austin Healey Sprite
> 
> --- bmwf650d wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I am a previous "curator" of HJS 160F I saw a
> > picture in the
> > Marcos homepage saying it had been sold to someone
> > in Virginia in 99 .
> > After a few hours of browsing I found your
> > restoration gallery and
> > saw you where a contributer to MarcosManiacs .
> > Im the one for better or worse that had it painted
> > in Ford Oyster gold !
> > I have more info. and pictures if you are
> interested
> > ?
> >
> > Richard Grantham
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 



       
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