04-04-2024, 10:45 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Marco and I spent many hours together working on the updates to the Judging Standards for 16 years. A personal friend, and I relied on his in-depth knowledge about Model A's. My thoughts and prayers for Susan and their children. An unfathomable loss to our hobby.
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04-04-2024, 11:02 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Sorry to see us lose another legendary person in the model A community. My condolences to his family.
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04-04-2024, 11:44 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
I looked under the roadster at a meet, and Marco spotted me. That was the first encounter.
From Paul's video, the ride was good, probably great shocks. I think the cotter pins all had the same treatment on the front axle assembly. Last edited by Brentwood Bob; 04-04-2024 at 11:50 AM. |
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04-04-2024, 01:07 PM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
My condolences to Susan and family. Marco's passing is a massive loss to our hobby. He was a huge help to me in the fine details of restoring my Model A and a great host and master on the Bbq when Chris and I visited. RIP Marco.
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04-04-2024, 10:13 PM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Here is a link to Marco’s website archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20190314...abarnyard.com/
Thank you to Mike V Florida for originally posting the link. |
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04-05-2024, 08:03 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
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04-05-2024, 11:47 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
My wife and I spent a lot of time visiting with him at Hamilton. Great guy and very personable. He will be missed.
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04-05-2024, 11:34 PM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
I am deeply saddened from hearing of Marco’s passing. I worked with him for almost 10 years on the MAFCA JSC. I was always amazed at his knowledge and recall of Model A details. There were many times at an in person JSC meeting that Marco and Doug Clayton would talk about some small detail of 2 almost identical parts and the rest of the committee at the table would get an education on how the parts differed and what years they were for. I will miss him, and the Model A hobby has lost a true giant.
I wish his wife Susan the best.
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04-06-2024, 08:37 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Rest in Peace. I had a few on-line conversations regarding items on his website, yes he was a detailed master restorer.
www.abarnyard.com
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04-06-2024, 10:40 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
About POST #29:
Marco's website was closed down a number of years ago. Edit: As I remember Marco decided to close his website. Here is a link to an archive website. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819...abarnyard.com/ Last edited by Benson; 04-07-2024 at 11:20 AM. |
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04-07-2024, 12:09 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
I have just returned from a few days away from home to read this. I'm sorry I came back!
Marco's posts were among the few I respected. RIP, Marco.
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04-07-2024, 09:49 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Wow, what a shock! If I remember correctly he wasn't that old of a man, mid-late 60's. He will be sorely missed.
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04-07-2024, 10:14 AM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
Here's an obituary. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituari...taras-17873740
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04-09-2024, 07:38 PM
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Re: Marco Tahtaras
I'm very sorry to hear about this.
I learned a LOT from reading Marco's posts and looking at the detailed pictures he provided. I had never met him personally. Rest in peace friend we'll all meet up again someday..... |
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