Joint Magazine with Midas Owners Club
| Issue | Contents |
|---|---|
| 168 Spring. 2023
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Covers: Midas hardtop at Zandvoort; Andrew Brennan’s Mini Marcos Mk. IV.
The Rise and Fall of a Mini Marcos Now Set to Rise Again! by Roger Garland. (BAP 4K) Take Care in Wales - campaign against blanket residential speed limit. The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs ‘Club Expo 2023’ by Alistair Courtney. Midas Club Membership News Feb 2023 byJohn Orson. The aluminium to Zinc of Metals — Part 7 by Alistair Courtney. Spares and regalia - Mini Marcos polo shirts and side stripes. The Comeback Kid (part 14) by Jeroen Booij. Summer Social @ The Smiths - Saturday 19th August 2023. Mini Skirts and Mini Coopers - women racing Minis. “I Would Never Sell My Midas” by Simon Pike. Mini Jem Project by Roger Garland. Midas and I by Hans Efdé. Mini Marcos Racing Down Under — Round 3 VHC Mount Leura 25th–26th March by Phil and Sam (Grid Filler Racing). Hill climbing in Victoria, AUS. For Sale, but now Sold - Specification of Andrew Brennan’s Mini Marcos Mk. IV. |
| 169 Summer 2023
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Covers: 3 Marcoses en route to Le Mans; Midas FIB 9636 at the Burnley Classic Car Show.
Surely not a common Midas problem? (corroded ECU circuit board) by Roger Garland. The Life Storey of a Mini Jem - Part 1 by Tony Saltonstall, RS M2 1071. Jean-Claude Hrubon by Thieery Grosjean. MMOC Treasurer’s Report 2022/2023 by Roger Garland. Marcos - A New Chapter - Rory MacMath retires. The National Kit Car Show. Malvern 2023 by John Orson. Le Mans Classic - 2023: The challenges and triumphs of a fantastic few days by Roger Garland. Mini Briefs and Bloomers including: Nicolas Pinon (DH 8106 (F)), Rodger Howard (AUS), Tony Full (GB), Craig Smith (Mantula, GB), Jacques Bru (F), Klaus Knoflooksaus (MM 7306, NL), Thierry Grosjean (MM 7012, F), A Ferrari 250 SWB replica (?), Michel Goyet (MM 7041, F), Phil Smethurst & family (DH 8241, AUS), Kym Pinkerton (AUS), Richard Aerts (the late Frans Carati’s Mini Marcos (MM 7501, NL), Joost Pinninck (Mini Marcos Mk.III, B), Richard Delaney (DH 8269, GB), Brian Gent (drain holes). Midas Owners Club AGM Report. For Sale: Mini Jem Mk. 2. |
| 170 Autumn 2023
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Covers: Midas cars with Mini Marcos NWF 550M at the Newark Kit Car Show;
Simon Polley on the way to victory at Croft.
How to get a Mini Marcos on the Grid by Klaus — The Netherlands. Federation of British Historical Vehicle Clubs. G'day to the MMOC top brass / Family (Marcos) UK tour 2023 by Phil Smethurstincluding Goff Allen’s Mini Jems RCD 407G and WXC 532K and Roger Garland with GAR 777T. Rob Roy Interclub Challenge 1st Oct 2023 with Phil (Smethurst), Sam and Evie plus Mini Marcos 8241. Mudflaps for Midas Mk.3 and Windblocker for Mk.3 convertible both by Colin Spencer; My Journey with a Midas by Bryan Colquitt. Race Season Review by Simon Polley, Mini Marcos Mk. III. Not a Mystery Car! (but we'd like to find the driver). The Life Story of a Mini Jem — Part 2 by Tony Salternstall. The Comeback Kid (Part 15) by Jeroen Booij. Launch of the Mini Marcos Mk. IV by Roger Garland. Mini Briefs and Bloomers, featuring: - Massimiliano Sabetta’s Mini Jem, - Alan Hedley’s Marcos, - Nicolas Joffre at the Le Mans Classic, - Per Calmered’s Mk.III Mini Marcos barn find in Sweden, - Godfrey and Christine (Cyprus) with Mini Marcos 270 CGJ, - Michel Tasset (who once owner the 1966 Le Mans car)with a Renault powered Jide, - Andy Parry with Mini Marcos LVL 923J, - Dave Edgecombe with early Mk.III Mini Marcos, - Jean-Yves Simond (France) with a “very smart engine compartment” on his Mk. III Mini Marcos, - Mike Mitchell’s Mk. 1 Mini Jem, WWP 147C, - a Domino based hovercraft, - Paulo Arbizzani’s very early Mini Marcos - Spa Six Hours Classic Race and an Alternator for breakfast. Midas Mk. IV Lookalike? Electronic Wizardry — Midas Style by Roger Garland. |
| 171 Winter |
Covers: Geoff Butcher’s Midas Mk.3 at Stoneleigh; Graham
Bichard’s nearly ready Mk.VI Marcos.
As Aemonn Andrews used to say... “LVV 620Y, This is Your Life” by Vince Gander, Northants (Mk.2 Midas Gold). No Longer Wanted by Derek Green (Mk.2 Midas Bronze). Mt. Tarrengower Historic Nhiiclimb, Maldon, Victoria (AUS) by the Gridfiller racing team. My Love of Midas Cars by Andy Harrison, Midas JEH 440G with Mini Marcos UWT 89F. Winter Car Washing by Mark Steward. Une Nouvelle Mini Marcos en Piste reprinted from the French Mini Magazine, Maxi Austin. Renaud Surteauville. Rollcenter and Bumpsteer Party by Joost Van Dïen. Mini Marcos Mk.I Windscreens by Roger Garland. Save the Date - Silverstone Festival 23-24 August 2024 and Marcos 65th Anniversary. My Midas Story – Part One by Roy Forrester - New (Midas) Club Secretary (Midas Mk.2 Q605 GDH). The 2023 Classic Motor Show by John Orson. Winter Briefs and Bloomers featuring Thierry Grosjean (France), - Goff Allen (Yorks) - A wooden Mini Marcos 1:12 scale model - Michael Kaufmann (Austria) - Bob Manifold (USA) - Roger Young (UK) - Jim Bottoms (Mk.III, Canada) - Retro Speed, Denmark (fuel filler hose), - IMM 2024 (Germany 30 May-03 June), IMM 2025 (Lewes August) - Marcos saloon - Mini Fair 2024 (Bingley Hall 28 January) - Eddy Jossieaux (Luxembourg, Mini Marcos ZG 9907). My Mini Marcos Journey by Chris Evans, Mini Marcos Mk.III, NWF 550M. Costin-Nathan ‘researched’ by Roger Young and Roger Garland. |
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