The RARE Wood Sports Car That Proved Everyone Wrong

In this Rare Cars documentary, we are going over the story of what is quite possibly one of the most fascinating cars you have never heard of - the wooden framed wonder as I like to call it, the Marcos GT, this car is one of the most underrated English sports cars ever produced and it spawned an impressive lineup of future models including the Mantara, Mantula, Mantaray and many more - all stemming from its initial plywood chassis back in the early 60s.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy nearly 20 minutes of detailed history on the Marcos GT and its sister car.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Setting The Stage Post WW2
2:00 Their First Wood Production Race Car
3:30 Redesigning The Race Cars
4:22 The Marcos GT & Specs
7:51 New Exciting Engine Options
9:35 Expansion Brings Disaster For Marcos
10:38 The Bankruptcy & Revival
11:52 The First New Model - The Mantula
13:50 The Marcos Martina
14:25 The Marcos Mantara and LM400/LM500
16:30 The Unraveling Begins

*Note, we are not historians. If you see an error in our research, please mention it in the comments!

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