1969 Marcos GT V6 Lightweight Coupe

Description

Marcos was founded in 1959 by Jem MARsh and Frank COStin,in 1961 Costin left Marcos And Denis Adams took over as stylist working with his carpenter brother Peter. The cars were a big hit with the in crowd during the 60s and 70s with the likes of film director Sam Wanamaker, Rod Stewart and many other celebrity's enjoying ownership. The Marcos evolved from the race track and is a true drivers car. The basic design endured for more than three decades and evolved to cope with over 500bhp. The first five years saw the Marcos produced with a wooden chassis after which a more conventional tubular steel space frame was used. Wood was a much misunderstood medium, it is light, simple to repair, very strong and has an important degree of flexibility. The first steel Marcos chassis were more prone to rot away than the wooden structures they superseded. The pedal box is adjustable via a dial inside the car to accommodate more leg room. Marcos power plants changed over the years to include the Volvo B18,Ford 1500 and 1600, Ford 3 litre V6,Triumph 2.5 six, right up to the later years using a Mustang V8 developing over 500hp.