Anyone have a Marcos? or seen one in states?

[malice]

Saw them on top gear and was interested to see if any ever made it over. Found one dealer but not much info. Whats your info or thoughts?

 

[DrEntropy]

A bunch of 'em have made it to this side.

 

[JerryB]

Qualifier to own one is a good relationship with the Orkin Man.

There are some websites......also try the Volvo "brick" site.

 

[malice]

They a little buggy?

 

[tony barnhill]

There's one over in the Atlanta area that pops up for sale from time to time....I used to know where one had been standing for years & years neat Athens, GA but haven't been over that way in a few years.

 

[BIBBER]

Frank

Don Lattimer member on BCF has a Marcos....you may just want to wander through the Members Gallery, I'm sure there has to be a feww others...

 

[txtr3]

There is one I know of in the McKinney, Texas area. Here is the owner's website:
https://midlifeclassics.com/

The plywood chassis of this one is awaiting restoration, if I recall correctly.

 

[aeronca65t]

~Click Here~ to see at least one BCF member that has a Marcos.

He checks in on a fairly regular basis.

 

[Don Lattimer]

Yep, I'm here. I run the North American Marcos Registry and also the Yahoo Groups Marcosmaniacs forum. There are about 80 Marcos in North America that I'm aware of. More pop up occasionally. They used wood monocoque frames until 1969 when they switched to tube steel frames. Nothing newer than 1985 has made it over here until now. Marcos now has an office in Santa Monica.

Best Link for info.

My 1971 Marcos can be seen in the "Member's Cars" section under Other British.

More questions? I'd be glad to answer.

Don

 

[AngliaGT]

Don's Marcos is the nicest one I've seen.
Very Nice!

- Doug

 

[malice]

Id love to have a marcos, I just dont think I could afford one. Those new marcoseses look nice. I saw the guys from top gear review it. Love those guys.

 

[malice]

I just checked out the price list for the new marcos. Starts at 49k and has about 5-10k in options. Im pretty sure thats in pounds as well. 60k quid would be like 120+k here. : (. I wish I could find one here that is in some old ladys garage.

 

[bugimike]

Keep your eyes open, you never know what will come up! I saw one down here rolled out of a storage bay right after one of our hurricanes. It could have been picked up for a bargain. Unfortunately someone had chopped the top off to try and make it a convertible! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif

 

[DrEntropy]

This was at a local show last October:

 

[Don Lattimer]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] I just dont think I could afford one[/QUOTE]

How much can you afford? There are usually 2 or 3 on Ebay each year. Prices start at $20+K and go down from there. I know of a really nice one for $22K.

 

[Keoke]

Thee was a convertible on E-bay recently I did not follow it though.---Keoke

 

[Don Lattimer]

Sold for $9200. Problem is that they didn't make convertibles(spyders) until much later with the 1986 Mantula. So that was a chop job.

Don

 

[malice]

Yeah thats to much for me at the moment. I work for the county in mental health, so I make very little money. HAHA. One of these days though I will get myself a marcos. I think they are beautiful.

 

[Don Lattimer]

Good pic of mine overlooking the Pacific.

 

[AngliaGT]

Don,

Thanks for posting that!

- Doug