Maco

Don Herridge · 9 Feb 2009, 11:01 (Ref:2391587)

I have a Maco 376 F3 car (1976) with a Toyota Nova engine.

Does anyone have any pictures or any details of this car. The only picture I can find of my car is in the A-Z of Formula Racing Cars by David Hodges (1990 edition): car appears to be black with number 44 on it.

kurtiejjj · 9 Feb 2009, 13:18 (Ref:2391687)

Interesting! A while ago I almost bought a Maco F3 tub from the late 70s, I have some pictures of it. As well as some magazine articles of a 375 or a 376 from a german magazine. Give me a day or two to upload some of the stuff I have.

Btw, the original constructor Ernst Maring is still alive, I guess you would like to speak to him?

Alan Raine · 9 Feb 2009, 13:55 (Ref:2391718)

Try here:

www.f3history.co.uk

Select Manufacturers, then Maco

Don Herridge · 9 Feb 2009, 16:16 (Ref:2391781)

To Alan Raine:

Many thanks: looked at the link and the picture is the same one as in the book of A-Z race cars.

Don

Don Herridge · 9 Feb 2009, 16:20 (Ref:2391783)

Much appreciated. Thanks for a quick reply and I look forward to seeing the articles. I did try to get hold of Ernst Maring but it could have been the wrong Maring I e-mailed before - at least, no reply to my e-mail.

Frank de Jong · 9 Feb 2009, 19:14 (Ref:2391891)

Here are a few Maco's: http://www.gaffersports.com/motorspo.../maco/maco.php
I would go for the Jägermeister livery...

kurtiejjj · 9 Feb 2009, 23:15 (Ref:2392025)

For the first few pics see attachment!

Don Herridge · 10 Feb 2009, 11:35 (Ref:2392275)

Much appreciated: very useful site.

Agree - my nose cone is different though the rest of the car is the same. Am going to make a new nose as my wife thinks that one is prettier and all the photos I've seen show this nose.

Don Herridge · 10 Feb 2009, 11:37 (Ref:2392277)

Thank you for those. The cockpit is identical to mine: it's great to see this as it's the first photo I've seen with the body off.

driftwood · 14 Feb 2009, 16:18 (Ref:2397486)

where did yr maco come from UK or europe?
1 maco was sprinted in Uk rover v8 motor now dismantled in a yard

did u ever get the ralt rt35 running?

Don Herridge · 16 Feb 2009, 13:43 (Ref:2398494)

I bought the Maco about 10 years ago. It had previously been used as a hillclimb car. I managed to obtain a new tub and have rebuilt it back to the original F3 spec (luckily all the old bits had been kept).

I did see the V8 maco but it was later than mine and highly modified.

As for the Ralt, I have done several general test days. At the moment it is at our house in France and I am keeping it in the hope that I can do some test days out there: the car is great!

Rgds.

Don

driftwood · 16 Feb 2009, 21:32 (Ref:2398699)

What engine do u have for the Maco

what track in france do u run at?

kurtiejjj · 17 Feb 2009, 12:40 (Ref:2399000)

Don, this is the telephone number of Ernst Maring Kfz (Kfz=cars) in Braunschweig: 0531 50 88 81 . Don't forget to add the country code which should be +49 for Germany.'

Don Herridge · 17 Feb 2009, 16:26 (Ref:2399119)

It's a Toyota Nova 2 litre engine as used in F3 of that era.

Hope to use Ralt at L'Isle Jourdain circuit: it's only just down the road from our house.

driftwood · 17 Feb 2009, 19:57 (Ref:2399217)

if you had said Val de Vienne i would have understood!!

not yet been there heard it is a good track has 2 circuits within 1
i did talk with the circuit management years ago at the race car show looking at renting track for race days and track days all very reasonable fees ( back then when £€ was at its "normal" level) but i never got around to looking at organising a super track day event but it was all feasible with costs to have held 10-20 car track days there for a sensible cost

Don Herridge · 18 Feb 2009, 17:20 (Ref:2399768)

Circuit looks great - good facilities - modern F3 use it - friend races his motorbike there - hope I'll find out more if I get to drive the circuit in late spring.

kurtiejjj · 23 Feb 2009, 12:41 (Ref:2402399)

Don asked my to upload pics of his car onto ten-tenths. Take a look in the attachment underneath and see two pics of Don Herridge's car

Don Herridge · 25 Feb 2009, 14:55 (Ref:2403937)

More information about the Maco which I didn’t originally include

The chassis number is 13 which is stamped in numerous places on the car. It has outboard, inclined dampers which I believe makes it 1976. In 1977, cars ran with inboard dampers with rocker arms although the tub is fundamentally the same.

I believe my nose cone is wrong so am making the correct one (according to photos I’ve seen).

kurtiejjj · 9 Dec 2010, 15:06 (Ref:2802010)

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

where did yr maco come from UK or europe?
1 maco was sprinted in Uk rover v8 motor now dismantled in a yard

did u ever get the ralt rt35 running?

I was hoping to get this topic going again, so here's a new question!

@Driftwood & Don: do you guys have any more information on the Maco that was sprinted and now lying dismantled in a yard? Any contact details of the owner? I'm interested to find out from which year the car was..