- A small British sports activities automotive firm referred to as Marcos is making a comeback.
- A brand new proprietor has plans to construct new vehicles underneath the Marcos banner.
- Its first road-going automotive might debut later this 12 months.
You have most likely by no means heard of Marcos. It’s a small British sports activities automotive firm that’s almost 70 years previous, and, like most area of interest builders, has suffered a troublesome life. The corporate filed for chapter a number of instances—however these hiccups could possibly be prior to now, with a brand new proprietor eager on turning Marcos right into a viable automotive firm as soon as once more.
Howard Nash, who now owns Marcos’ rights and property, plans to return the corporate to racing and has already pushed a prototype. It’s referred to as the Mosquito and produces 300 horsepower whereas weighing round 1,500 kilos. Nash instructed UK’s Car that the Mosquito “handles fantastically.”
The Mosquito, which was presupposed to function a testbed for Marcos, may grow to be its first automotive, constructed round a Mini suspension, engine, and gearbox. In accordance with Nash, the suggestions on the automotive “has been extraordinary,” so the corporate may flip it right into a limited-run monitor automotive, which appears to be like rather a lot like the unique Mini Marcos.
Marcos additionally has plans for a complete new automotive, a road-going mannequin with a monitor variant. Nash revealed within the interview that the corporate has a rolling chassis, which he has pushed. It’s a mid-engine sports activities automotive that weighs round 1,400 lbs, makes about 250 hp, and is “loads of enjoyable.” It might debut earlier than the top of the 12 months.
The corporate employs about 46 individuals, with Nash proudly owning greater than Marcos’ badge. He went by way of the authorized course of to acquire all of the rights, together with the unique brand. Marcos can construct new elements, supply engineering providers, restore previous fashions, and provide elements. It additionally has the construct data of each automotive Marco has ever constructed—almost 4,000.
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Supply: Marcos Motor Firm
Motor’s Take: Marcos could be a small, bespoke British sports activities automotive firm, however Nash seems to have a stable marketing strategy for it. We hope it really works out—we might like to see a brand new iteration of the Marcos GT in the future.
