Marcos Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1959

British low-volume sports-car maker (1959–2007) founded by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin — famous for early plywood-monocoque chassis and the giant-killing Mini Marcos.

Models

Xylon

Marcos's first car (1959) — a gullwing competition coupe with a plywood monocoque, nicknamed the 'ugly duckling'.

Sports car · 1959–1960
1800 GT

The car that defined Marcos — a very low, beautiful coupe by Dennis Adams, originally on a glued plywood chassis with a Volvo engine.

Sports car · 1964–1971
Mini Marcos

A tiny Mini-based GRP coupe — and the only British car to finish the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Sports car · 1965–1970
Mantis (M70)

A rare four-seat Marcos coupe with a Triumph straight-six — only about 32 were built before the company's 1971 collapse.

Sports car · 1970–1972
Mantula

The 1980s Rover V8 evolution of the classic Adams coupe — the car that re-established Marcos after its revival.

Sports car · 1983–1992
Mantis

Marcos's Ford-V8 supercar of the late 1990s — a 4.6-litre Mustang-engined coupe, with a supercharged GT version.

Sports car · 1997–2002
TSO

Marcos's final model — a Chevrolet LS V8-powered GT coupe, built until the company's 2007 liquidation.

Sports car · 2004–2007

Other makes