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Lightweight_911 wrote:Image
Nice Mercedes. What model is it?
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190 SL

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Fascinated.........aerodynamic but what please?
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Marcos Mantis race car, fabulous!
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Easy now, Keith...

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23e Heure wrote:Easy now, Keith...

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Just an average day in Lostwithiel! :)

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jwhillracer wrote:
23e Heure wrote:Easy now, Keith...

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Just an average day in Lostwithiel! :)

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Of course! I can never understand why you moved so far away when you can see sights like this every day down here. :P
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911hillclimber wrote:Image
Where's the picture from please Graham.
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Looks like Goodwood?

Our own Jamie Lipman did a photo shoot with it a few (well quite a few!) years back. Always been one of my favourite sets. Can be found here:
https://www.thecoolist.com/marcos-mantis-xp/
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I thought I’d seen almost ! Luv to have heard it with that lump.........never ever knew existed ,I sa t next to a guy for years had road going Marcos ,scared me death every time we went out.......at the time had a brm elan, thought that was quick late ‘60s........Thks for posting
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daily driver 930 SE
currently working through total rebuild '71 2.2 s
caring for '73 2.4 s
recent past;

993 cup;rs cs ; rs ;c2;gt2 ;gt2cs
'76 930, 3.0
'74 3.0 rs
'72/3 2.7 rs ;2.4 E;2.4 E Targa
'71 2.2 s
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It is a dramatic car in every sense, bit like every Marcos!

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My brother actually arranged for the XP to come over for Prescott and later for Goodwood, great car !!

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'69 914 Crayford RHD
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Marcos SOLD
66 CHEVY pick-up
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Porsche Tractor
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