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Marcos 1959 - 2007 - Sports car construction in phases

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Created in 2012

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Roger Gloor

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - available as 2- and 3-liter versions with engines from Volvo and Ford, here the version with Volvo inline six-cylinder engine

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Marcos 3 Litre, 1970 (6 cyl., 2978 cm3, 130 hp)

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Marcos Xylon (1959) - The first Marcos, christened Xylon, which means wood, was created in 1959

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Marcos GT (1961) - early Marcos with gullwing doors

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Marcos GT 1000 (1961) - the GT 1000 model was given an aerodynamic shape designed by Dennis Adams in 1961

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - side view of the 3-liter version

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Marcos 3 Litre (1970) - Interior of the left-hand drive automatic version

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Marcos 3 Litre Volvo (1970) - side view of the Volvo motorized version

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

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Marcos 3 Litre Volvo (1971) - The Marcos with Volvo engine from the side

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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Marcos from 1958. The first model from the merger of Marsh and Costin was extravagant. New models and sub-brands were added. Production was discontinued in 1973, only to be resumed in 1982. The Marcos TSO Chevy with a V-8 engine came to an end in 2004.

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In 2008, Marcos disappeared from the AR catalog for the third time. Finally, high-performance cars were created that could also be used in club races in England and Australia. Jeremy George Weston Marsh founded the tuning company Speedex in 1955. In 1958, he founded the Marcos brand (from Marsh and Costin) with aircraft aerodynamicist Frank Costin. Their first model with its wood and plastic structure, four-part windshield and gullwing doors was extravagant! The 1-liter engine came from the Ford Anglia. From 1960 Marcos was run by Jem Marsh and brothers Dennis and Peter Adams; Dennis gave the Marcos its styling direction in 1963. Wood was still used for the floor structure, but the 1.8 L Volvo engine provided the power.

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