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struth
05-01-2016, 10:49
This fatty should have got a bigger motor..here he is trying to extricate himself from a bmw sports car:lol:


https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/fat-man-comp.jpg

There was a vid on utube but its been pulled...spoilsport persuaded his pals to remove it. :D
Desmo
05-01-2016, 11:00
Ha! well he'd never even manage to get into my Marcos 3 litre then :-)
myles
05-01-2016, 11:28
.....or my VX220. He wouldn't have got in to start with though!
Marco
05-01-2016, 11:36
Jeezuz, that's funny! :lol:

Anyone got a can opener? :doh:


Ha! well he'd never even manage to get into my Marcos 3 litre then...


3.5 litre (V6), my boy ;)

Marco.
CageyH
05-01-2016, 11:44
Jeezuz, that's funny! :lol:

Anyone got a can opener? :doh:



3.5 litre (V6), my boy ;)

Marco.

:lol:

I think he was referring to his 3 litre engined Marcos sports car?

The bloke would fit in my 7, but he would need both seats.
Macca
05-01-2016, 12:09
You wouldn't want the seat next to him on a plane
walpurgis
05-01-2016, 12:12
You wouldn't want the seat next to him on a plane

You couldn't get into the seat next to him on a plane. :D
CageyH
05-01-2016, 12:20
I notice he is getting out of the passenger seat though, so not his car?
Marco
05-01-2016, 12:52
:lol:

I think he was referring to his 3 litre engined Marcos sports car?


Ha - that's what you get for skim-reading posts! Never even heard of a Marcos sports car... Must check it out :eyebrows:

Marco.
Marco
05-01-2016, 12:54
Lol - just looked, and apparently it was designed in North Wales. It guess then it would be rude not to get one in the future! :D

Marco.
Desmo
05-01-2016, 14:17
Wikipedia does not tell the full story. Marcos cars were only manufactured briefly in North Wales. Nearly all of the design work was done in England, and all production moved to Wiltshire after a couple of years.

I mentioned the car in the context of this story simply because the height of the roof off the floor is only three foot, six and one half inches. So the driver has to be pretty flexible/nimble at the best of times. Also the seats are fixed to the floor, they don't move at all, so fairly snug!
CageyH
05-01-2016, 14:26
I know that nimble/flexible requirement all too well.
Try getting in a 7 with the roof on. :scratch:
struth
05-01-2016, 16:43
My brother has a wee sports convertable racer thingy.. Not sure what it is now but i couldnt get in it now..way too low for a start....might be a toyota or something similar.. Got a mini boot rack and soft top..quite smart.. Hell i struggle to get in his merc amg for that matter doh!
walpurgis
05-01-2016, 16:43
You could try a Gilbern if you fancy a Welsh car.

http://i65.tinypic.com/20qyjj6.jpg

That's an Invader III. Made about twenty miles north of Cardiff.

Quite sporty in its day.
spendorman
05-01-2016, 16:52
There was the Mini Marcos as well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Marcos
CageyH
05-01-2016, 18:53
You could try a Gilbern if you fancy a Welsh car.

http://i65.tinypic.com/20qyjj6.jpg

That's an Invader III. Made about twenty miles north of Cardiff.

Quite sporty in its day.

A neighbour had an invader when I was a kid.
It sounded lovely, an stuck out as everybody else had snoozemobiles.
Techno Commander
05-01-2016, 19:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjNQnrRv2Jw
archiesdad
05-01-2016, 19:24
That is why I have the top down on my car as much as possible, so much easier for her to get in/out.
Haselsh1
05-01-2016, 19:38
Oh my word, it must be the early seventies since I last heard the name Marcos. If I remember correctly it was an Essex 3.0 V6.
anthonyTD
15-01-2016, 16:00
There is one accros the road from me in a garage, been there for years, and years, i remember seeing it been brought there on a trailer, has a wooden chassis too if i remember correctly, yes, Essex 3ltr. Another friend of mine also had one with a rover V8 in.
Oh my word, it must be the early seventies since I last heard the name Marcos. If I remember correctly it was an Essex 3.0 V6.
Oldpinkman
15-01-2016, 16:03
I saw the vid before it was taken down. Very funny - and none of his mates helping :D
struth
15-01-2016, 16:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjNQnrRv2Jw

Nice one Andy; vid is back..lol.. hilarious
danilo
13-02-2016, 23:03
Had a S3 Lotus Super 7 in early 70's.
With the top erected, only way in Or out was on hands and knees. Not a lot of fun when the roads were awash.
Could also turn the steering / wheels and watch it all as being utterly ineffective due to Hydroplaning .. even at 20 mph.
Some memories are best left dormant :-)
CageyH
14-02-2016, 01:16
I have an S3 now, but of the Caterham variety (same car) and I have never had to crawl in or out.
There is a knack to getting in or out with the roof on.