This is a project Marcos with a Volvo six-cylinder engine. The engine has been fully-rebuilt engine and the body is restored body, with new paint, original Cosmic wheels and new Webasto sunroof (still in its factory box).
It is a rare Marcos that came from a small run originally destined by the factory for the US market, where the more powerful six-cylinder engine was suited to the US-spec automatic transmission and the ability to meet the (then) stringent US emission regulations.
But this one was moved aside and fitted with a right-hand drive steering system and the auto was swapped for a four-speed manual transmission, making it suit its UK market and in doing so, one of the rarer models made by the company.
It is one of only 172 made with Volvo’s inline 3.0-litre six-cylinder engine that was used in the car-maker’s 164 model.
The six-cylinder engine was chosen because it was more powerful than Marcos’ traditional go-to engine suppliers — Ford for the 1.6-litre Kent engine and later V6 and Volvo for its 1.8-litre four — and met the US emission regulations.
This car was believed to have been allocated to the US but before being built, was taken aside and fitted with a right-hand drive steering system and the US-spec three-speed Borg Warner automatic transmission was swapped for a four-speed manual.
Much work is needed to assemble the car, specially the cabin and the instrument panel that will need its dashboard electrical harness refitted and tested.
Buyers should note that the work undertaken was done up to 20 years ago and some may need revisiting.