Marcos

In 1964 the Marcos 1800 GT was introduced, a remarkable sports car designed by brothers Dennis and Peter Adams. It had a wooden chassis and a lightweight, glassfibre body. The extremely low Marcos required a nearly supine driving position and fixed seats, mounted lower than the floor of the car. In return, the entire pedal set could be moved fore and aft with a knob on the futuristic dashboard. Under the bonnet was the cast-iron four-cylinder 1,778 cc engine from the Volvo P1800. The majority of these sports cars were sold in kit form.

Successful in competition, the rather expensive 1800 sold very slowly. In order to lower costs, the 1800 GT was replaced by the Ford-engined 1500 GT in 1966. The complex dash was replaced with a flat polished wood unit, which was later downgraded further to a mass-produced "wood-effect" one. Power and performance were both down on the 1800, but sales increased considerably. Early 1967, a 1,650 cc engine was made available, which soon proved somewhat less than reliable. Later that year, both engines were replaced by the brand new 1,599 cc Ford Crossflow engine. The 1600 was the most popular model to date, but poduction already ended in October 1969 as the new steel chassis was not well suited for the Crossflow engine.