GT | 1964
The Marcos GT is a sleek, low-slung British sports coupe first introduced in 1964 as the 1800 GT, designed by Dennis and Peter Adams. It originally featured an innovative laminated plywood chassis paired with a lightweight fibreglass body.
The Flying Splinter | 1959
The Flying Splinter was the first car built by Marcos in 1959. It was designed by Frank Costin, an aerodynamicist with a background in aircraft design, notably the de Havilland Mosquito.
The Mini Marcos | 1965
The Mini Marcos is a small, lightweight sports car built on a fiberglass monocoque chassis and powered by components from the classic Mini, including its front-wheel-drive A-series engine. Initially sold as a kit car, it was engineered for both road use and motorsport, with its streamlined design and minimal weight enhancing agility and performance.
The Mantis | 1968
The Marcos Mantis name has been applied to several unique models produced by Marcos Engineering, each showcasing the brand’s innovation and motorsport roots. The first, the Mantis XP (1968), was a one-off experimental endurance racer powered by a BRM V8. In 1970, the Mantis M70 emerged as a bold 2+2 grand tourer featuring a Triumph straight-six, though only 32 units were built before the company folded. The Mantis name was revived in the mid-1990s with the Mantis Challenge, a Ford V8-powered track car created for a one-make racing series. This was followed by the Mantis road car (1997–2002), a high-performance, street-legal version of the racer, also V8-powered and produced in very limited numbers. Across each iteration, the Mantis line embodied Marcos’s commitment to lightweight engineering, distinctive design, and racing pedigree.
Mantula | 1983
The Marcos Mantula, launched in 1983 by Marcos Engineering, marked a major step forward from the earlier Marcos GT. While maintaining the signature fiberglass bodywork, the Mantula introduced a range of key upgrades aimed at improving performance and modernising its design.
Marcos LM500 | 1993
The Marcos LM500, introduced in the early 1990s, was a high-performance sports car built on the Marcos Mantara platform and engineered for GT racing specifically the GT2 class. Offered in both road and race variants, it featured a lightweight fiberglass body over a steel tubular chassis. With its flared arches, aerodynamic upgrades, and stripped-down, race-focused interior, the LM500 delivered both striking looks and competitive performance.