Marcos 3 Litre now sold

Marcos unveiled its GT at the Earls Court Racing Car Show in 1963. A stunning machine in any era, it was all the more remarkable coming from such a small manufacturing outfit in Bradford-on-Avon. With its faired-in headlights, long bonnet, the GT stood only 43 inches tall. Underneath the glassfibre body was a wooden frame which initially cradled the four-cylinder Volvo engine. Suspension at the rear was by a fairly complex De Dion system. However, limited sales soon saw a change to Ford motive power and a live rear axle stabilised with a Panhard rod. In 1969, partly due to the cost of manufacture and partly due to public perception of what a wooden chassis could or could not do, Marcos moved to steel. Power now came from Ford’s 3.0 V6 Essex engine, which gave 140bhp and a top speed of 125mph.Later Marcos would found that the car was far better suited to a Volvo straight six engine. First registered in October 1971, this Marcos has the six-cylinder B30 3-litre engine from the Volvo 164, equipped with twin Stromberg carbs and producing 130bhp. The previous owner has owned the car since 1996 and it had just two owners before that, the first keeping it for 12 years and the second for 13 years. The indicated mileage of 75,400 was thought, by the last owner, to be correct,however as he always maintained the car himself, there is little history to warrant this. Just before he acquired the car it had been fitted with a new galvanised chassis which has been regularly waxoiled since. The car comes with an MOT until May 2016 (with no advisories recorded), a Haynes manual for a Volvo 164, a copy of an Autocar road test and a face-off cassette player. Effectively a three-owner car and with those arresting Marcos looks, this rare and dramatic machine is ready to enjoy. Part exchange considered, funds either way. Please call me on 01676 533949 or 07860 804390 for an appointment to view. - See more at: http://billpostins.com/beta/stock_show.asp?sID=255#sthash.37zslbIc.dpuf

Marcos unveiled its GT at the Earls Court Racing Car Show in 1963. A stunning machine in any era, it was all the more remarkable coming from such a small manufacturing outfit in Bradford-on-Avon. With its faired-in headlights, long bonnet, the GT stood only 43 inches tall. Underneath the glassfibre body was a wooden frame which initially cradled the four-cylinder Volvo engine. Suspension at the rear was by a fairly complex De Dion system. However, limited sales soon saw a change to Ford motive power and a live rear axle stabilised with a Panhard rod. In 1969, partly due to the cost of manufacture and partly due to public perception of what a wooden chassis could or could not do, Marcos moved to steel. Power now came from Ford’s 3.0 V6 Essex engine, which gave 140bhp and a top speed of 125mph.Later Marcos would found that the car was far better suited to a Volvo straight six engine. First registered in October 1971, this Marcos has the six-cylinder B30 3-litre engine from the Volvo 164, equipped with twin Stromberg carbs and producing 130bhp. The previous owner has owned the car since 1996 and it had just two owners before that, the first keeping it for 12 years and the second for 13 years. The indicated mileage of 75,400 was thought, by the last owner, to be correct,however as he always maintained the car himself, there is little history to warrant this. Just before he acquired the car it had been fitted with a new galvanised chassis which has been regularly waxoiled since. The car comes with an MOT until May 2016 (with no advisories recorded), a Haynes manual for a Volvo 164, a copy of an Autocar road test and a face-off cassette player. Effectively a three-owner car and with those arresting Marcos looks, this rare and dramatic machine is ready to enjoy. Part exchange considered, funds either way. Please call me on 01676 533949 or 07860 804390 for an appointment to view. - See more at: http://billpostins.com/beta/stock_show.asp?sID=255#sthash.37zslbIc.dpuf