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Marcos 2 Litre GT - Only lying down is better

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Created on May 29, 2023

Text:

Paul Krüger

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

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Bruno von Rotz

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - You can hear the Marcos on a hilltop long before you see it

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Driving with foresight: The low seating position in combination with the long hood ensures a long blind spot in front of the vehicle

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - This is what committed cornering looks like in the Marcos GT. Lateral tilt? Not a chance

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Wry grin: English-quality plastic bodywork and driver with great fun behind the wheel

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - It's hard to believe the roar that comes out of these two little tubes

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - From behind, the Marcos looks like a comic-like, overdrawn Iso Grifo

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Favorite conditions for the rear axle: Asphalt, smooth and dry

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - line dance: The GT can be steered precisely with its rack-and-pinion steering

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - A deceptively idyllic setting for a wild car

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - A deceptively idyllic setting for a wild car

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Even though the engine changed frequently, the Marcos never had an Austin engine

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - The angular headlights behind the covers come from the Vauxhall Viva

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Human origami: If you want to get into a Marcos and, above all, get out again, you should be able to fold yourself up well

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - No, the driver is not leaning on the door, but on the A-pillar (right hand). With his left hand, he just keeps the door from closing, even on slight inclines

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Although the author is not a giant at 1.83 meters, the Marcos reaches straight up to his buttocks at its highest point

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - There is even a halfway usable trunk under the tailgate

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - hood with a wild mixture of scoops, edges and dents - the Marcos appears to be permanently frowning

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Attention to detail: the border of the oval holes quotes the emblem

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Air outlets on the hood and one of two hood locks

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - English standard fuel filler cap from the supplier

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - lettering on the tailgate and very British (because crooked) fitted fittings

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Hard rubber hood quick-release fastener

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Steering wheel upright and seat in a flat position

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Here you can guess that the steering wheel and thighs occasionally get in each other's way

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - The path of the gearshift hand from the steering wheel to the gearshift lever is exemplary short

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - The high center tunnel also serves as a comfortable armrest

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Priorities: the transmission tunnel is wider than the seats

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - This is not a loudspeaker, but the rotary wheel for adjusting the pedal position

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Exaggeration: At maximum power output, the needle of the rev counter is vertical

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Far less exaggerated: with the V4, the coupé runs at 202 km/h

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Time saving: In how many other cars can you insert a cassette into the radio at the same time as changing gear?

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - English build quality: Accuracy is not when all the switches are evenly aligned, but when they are in the right place

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - The "Essex" V4 came from the English Ford Corsair

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - At 4750 rpm the V4 delivers 100 bhp

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - A sports air filter on the central carburetor ensures the "right" intake noise

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Today, hardly any GT still has the V4. Most have been converted to the V6

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Marcos 2 Litre GT (1970) - Like the Jaguar E-Type, the front end folds forward as one piece

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - tubular steel frame

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Marcos 3 Litre Volvo (1970) - Chassis with rectangular profiles

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Marcos 2 Litre (1970) - rare two-liter version

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Marcos 1800 (1964) - View through - Illustration from 1964 leaflet

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - Test drive in Lignières

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Marcos 1500 GT (1967) - road test

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Marcos 2000 GT (1968) - Jem Marsh and John Quick present the Le Mans sports car with Volvo engine

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - the young lady is undoubtedly more elegant than author Krüger when getting out of the car

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Summary

How can you enhance the driving experience of an English roadster? Quite simply: by putting a roof on it. How does that work? Quite simply! Take a seat in the virtual passenger seat and join us on a drive in the Marcos 2 Litre GT.

This article contains the following chapters

Much ado about nothing
Airy and light-footed
Liberation gymnastics

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It doesn't fit. It didn't fit and it won't fit. How on earth am I, at 1.83 meters long, supposed to fold myself into a car whose left wing mirror barely tickles the back of my knee? Even with an MG Midget, it's acrobatic. On the other hand, Marcos creator Dennis Adams was 1.95 meters tall. And the good man certainly wouldn't have designed a car that he couldn't fit into himself. So let's give it a try - through the door. Although it might even be easier to glide through the sunroof from above. Once you're in, it even works. The only problem is getting there, because you have to practically roll over the sill with your ears between your knees until ... plop! Behind the door frame, without warning, you drop 15 centimeters into one of the most bucket seats of the sixties. And now I'm lying here, crammed between a transmission tunnel up to shoulder height and a window edge at the level of the tip of my chin, feeling for the pedals with my feet. I use a rotary wheel to the left of the steering wheel to bring them closer to me, as the seat is firmly embedded in the floor "plate" and cannot be moved.

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