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Found another!

Found another!

2003-09-21 by Don Lattimer

Found a 1969 1600 GT wood chassis Marcos in Fairfax, CA., just north of San
Francisco.  Hasn't been driven in 12 or so years and has been sitting in a
car port so is plenty dirty.

Has original minilite wheels, red leather interior, and a............Mazda
RX7  rotary engine/gearbox!  Fits like it was made for the car.  Doesn't run
currently but ran when owner parked the car years ago.

Didn't get any pix but owner is going to send me pix and serial number soon.
I'm not sure if he wants to sell or restore the car.  He was interested in
the parts availability, etc.

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA

Re: [MarcosManiacs] Found another!

2003-09-21 by Stephen Spalding

Don
I thought you might find the following article interesting. This would not support the Imort of a TS500 (only the import of Marcos which are no longer manufactured) but would allow some of the newer cars which the TS500 replaced!
Thanks
Stephen
5916T
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Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Found another!

Found a 1969 1600 GT wood chassis Marcos in Fairfax, CA., just north of San
Francisco. Hasn't been driven in 12 or so years and has been sitting in a
car port so is plenty dirty.

Has original minilite wheels, red leather interior, and a............Mazda
RX7 rotary engine/gearbox! Fits like it was made for the car. Doesn't run
currently but ran when owner parked the car years ago.

Didn't get any pix but owner is going to send me pix and serial number soon.
I'm not sure if he wants to sell or restore the car. He was interested in
the parts availability, etc.

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA



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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Found another!

2003-09-21 by rharding916@aol.com

Hello Don and Fellow Maniacs,

I just returned from vacation and was catching up on the emails from the group. I was very sorry to hear about your accident Don, and offer you sincere condolences on the damage to your car and the headaches that follow something like that. I am glad the guy at least had insurance. I have been smacked 5 different times in Alaska (not in the Marcos) and only 2 out the 5 had insurance.
I also wanted to thank you for putting my Marcos on the home page for the web site this month, an honor indeed!!
I have an update on the electric fuel pump for you if you are still thinking about going that route. After installing the electric pump I had told you about earlier, I continued to experience the old vapor locking problems. I called a tech support guy at Weber and went over the problem and its symptoms with him. He told me the problem was still with delivery to the carb and not distribution from it. I gave him the details of the electric pump I had installed and he told me I would need a low pressure one like I used, but also a high volumn one as well which puts out 37gph. I bought one from Carbs Unlimited (800)994-CARB and so far have only had one vapor locking episode since installing it. The part number on this pump is 99009.131 and it cost $59.95 + freight. It is a bit noisy but quited down after I wrapped it with header heat wrap material.
Best of luck in getting your car back on the road as soon as possible with the least amount of trouble.
P.S. Where can I get a Marcos Maniacs T-Shirt??

Best Regards,

Rick Harding
#5418
Anchorage, Alaska

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