Marcos Maniacs

Interesting price for a Mantis.
I think instead, I would buy a GT40, Lombo Miura and restore my Marcos GT to
as new standards.
David (5006)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Don Lattimer [SMTP:donlattimer@...]
> Sent:	Saturday, October 06, 2001 11:13 PM
> To:	MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	[MarcosManiacs] 1970 Mantis for sale  - expensive!
> 
> Hi Maniacs,
> 
> Just saw this on Hemmings (www.hmn.com).  Out of my league for sure!  
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759 V6
> 
> FOR SALE MARCOS: 1970 This car is "THE " premier, MARCOS Mantis, of 
> only 32 were ever made. Also the actual 1970 Earl's Court Show-car, 
> which won the much coveted IBCAM Award of 1970 (Institute of British 
> Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers). Awarded for it's outstanding 
> five-dimensional art-form, design and GT-styling. Featured as "the 
> star of the show" on the Daily Telegraph stand, for the entire 
> duration of the show. (Press releases and photos included). Now fully 
> restored, complete with a provenance that is utterly spellbinding. 
> This exhilarating dream, comes complete with inspection and vettings 
> by David V. Ellison BA (Hons). Including an extensive photographic 
> account of its "back-to-new" nuts and bolts restoration; With Road-
> Test reports carried out by the Classic & Sports-car Magazine, in 
> July 1993. Further, the car has done 200 miles only, since those 
> tests, making it one of the most desirable motoring-phenomenon's
> in 
> the world. Prospective purchasers are therefore, requested to make 
> offers to the owner, based on discount norms appropriate to its 
> insurance valuation sum. Please visit for more details http://e-
> wealth.co.nz/automotive/mantis/ offers over $2.5 millon p Contact: 
> justin@... fax + 64 3 455 2073, NA 
> 
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