14 Facts About Marcos Engineering

Marcos Engineering was founded in Dolgellau, North Wales, in 1959, by Speedex cars' Jem Marsh with aerodynamicist Frank Costin.

In 1961, brothers Dennis Adams and Peter Adams started working with Marcos Engineering and introduced several changes to the original design.

When Marcos Engineering stopped making the car in about 1975, another company produced updated versions as the "Midas".

Originally Marcos Engineering intended to race it in the 1968 Le Mans, but that was postponed from June to September, and by then the car was in America, fitted with a Buick V8 engine .

In 1983 the Marcos Engineering Mantula was introduced, externally very similar to the old GT, but now powered by a 3.

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In 1992 Marcos Engineering left the kit car business, all cars from this point onwards being factory built, and launched the Marcos Engineering Mantara which was sold through dealers in limited numbers.

Marcos Engineering GTS was a version of the Mantara powered by the 2-litre Rover Tomcat engine, on request of the Italian distributor Martes Spider Cars.

The car's design was a major move away from the original front engined designs, but Jem Marsh, one of the original founders of Marcos Engineering, was consulted during the development process and both he and Dennis Adams, designer of the Marcos Engineering Coupe, gave it their approval.

Marcos Engineering started out with race cars, with the first Xylon cars being built specifically for the 750 motor club races.

Mini Marcos Engineering is a very successful car on the race track.

Mini Marcos Engineering cars were raced widely, especially as a budget endurance race car, but in local championships in many countries including Modsports in the UK.

In October 1993 Marcos Engineering unveiled its new competition car and announced a return to GT racing, including Le Mans.

In 2000, the Marcos racing business was sold to longtime GT sponsor Eurotech, a Dutch engineering firm.

Marcos Engineering has raced both of these cars in the Benelux-based Supercar Challenge.