Years ago Mark had the red car at a Toronto show. This was shortly after it had been featured in Hot Rod. I stopped to talk to him and ask some questions (probably the same lame questions he had been answering all weekend) and found him to be very pleasant. I had the impression that the whole "public appearance" thing was new to him at the time, but never did he give me the impression that I was intruding. Unlike the guy with the customized T-bird (which was also featured in HR).
Mark has made a huge contribution to our hobby just by building and talking about his cars. I will definitely be buying his "Mule" book when it is published. Maybe some of it will sink in.

Ken