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Gorgeous car, Wayne! What a great find.

As a former Marcos GT gullwing race car owner, I experienced similar issues. How do you safely lift a car with a thin, plywood monocoque chassis?

I only found 2 ways to do it; one is somewhat more risky:

Safe: jack under a metal suspension point (rear diff pumpkin, or under the front arm).
Riskier: use a Formula Ford race jack with a 12"x12" piece of plywood, just behind the front wheel opening at the corner where the wood floor pan meets the side of the car.

Pedals: The pedals in the Marcos GT1800 (also designed by the Adams Brothers) moved forward and backwards to accommodate tall/short drivers. I'm guessing the Adams used something similar on the Probe?

Getting in & out of the Probe - how do you do it?

I found getting in and out of the Marcos GT to be quite an interesting acrobatic maneuver. Luckily the roll cage's upper door bar provided a "Monkey Bar" leverage point to swing my feet up and then down into the driver's seat.

I can't imagine entering & exiting the Adams Probe... Wayne, you really should share how to do that in a video.

Best,
Andy
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