Marcos Maniacs

Hi Charley,
	I am probably the "go to guy" for 1800 GT's in the USA. As far as I  
know, I am the only person that currently has a 1800 GT that regularly  
drives it on the track and on the street (occasionally). My Marcos is  
a 1966 Marcos 1800 GT chassis number 4079. I have had my car  
completely apart with the exception of the windshield and headliner.  
Some of the parts have been apart more than once, unfortunately.
	It appears that you are in the UK and I have a really good friend  
that lives near York that has a 1800 GT and is very knowledgeable. He  
has reworked the wooden chassis and metal sub frame on the front of  
his car, for example. I don't know how far his knowledge extends to  
the early 1800's. My personal knowledge of the early cars is limited  
to what I have read in magazines/books. Let me know if you want his  
email address.
	I don't know what happened to Wooden Wonders but I was disappointed  
with the one fiberglass part I bought from them. It took forever to  
get the part and the quality was so bad it would have required a lot  
of work to make it usable. The part is currently in the bottom of a  
storage box in the garage. A friend in Virginia had a similar  
experience except he threw the parts away since it would cost too much  
to ship them back and he wasn't confident that he would get his money  
back. So, even if Wooden Wonders is still around, I wouldn't recommend  
them.
Mike Denman

On Aug 24, 2008, at 2:26 PM, ukcharley wrote:

> Howdy, I am new to the site and have a few questions.
> 1.) Did the early hoods (bonnets) not have air vents or the
> indentation for the insignia?
> 2.) Did the de dion rear axles use MGA ring and pinions? Were
> the housings related to TVR or a Marcos only aluminum casting?
> 3.) When did the mini wheel arches come about?
> 4.) What happened to Wooden Wonders and Fiberglass Fanatics in
> Sweden?
> 5.) Is there anyone in the US or UK that does Marcos wooden
> chassis work?
> 6.) Is there a go to guy in the US for the 1800 GT's?
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> Any answers greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> Charley
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