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Old 24 Mar 2003, 17:56 (Ref:546609)   #101
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The problem with Marcos that there are no road versions build (or not enough) to race in Fia GT or Le Mans.
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Old 24 Mar 2003, 18:11 (Ref:546623)   #102
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Yet Euser raced in the GT championship in 1998 and, I believe, 1999. Is it an upgraded car that can't be homologated?
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Old 24 Mar 2003, 18:57 (Ref:546679)   #103
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There are two models: Marcos Mantis (GT) and Marcos LM600 (GTS). A Mantis (with Cor Euser) took part in the Rolex 24 of Daytona last February.
But of course we want to see the monster: the LM600. I think this car is specially build for racing. One of the reasons for not allowing to take part in 2000 was that the updated car was to wide.

The British company that builded the road cars went bankrupt in 2000 or 2001. The racing cars are build by Dutch company Eurotech.

It's a shame FIA and ACO don't give this car (and Cor Euser)a chance to take part. Okey there aren't build enough road cars but there is no danger that it will dominate a professional championship like FIA GT.

Does anybody know the specifications of the LM600?
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Old 24 Mar 2003, 19:22 (Ref:546715)   #104
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I'm not sure how, on a board discussing 'Best Looking Sports Car' we end up talking about late Marcos-es. ;-)
My vote is still for the P4 Ferrari.
Looking at one over the weekend, I had forgotten just how striking the Gullwing Merc SL was. Must have been real something in their day.
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Old 24 Mar 2003, 19:23 (Ref:546718)   #105
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But surely the LM600 has raced at Le Mans? There was certainly a Mrcos presence in '95 (with the Computacenter cars) and another year which now excapes me when a yellow car ran for a short while before expiring.

How about this one - 1996

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Old 24 Mar 2003, 19:27 (Ref:546721)   #106
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I'm not sure how, on a board discussing 'Best Looking Sports Car' we end up talking about late Marcos-es. ;-)

You're absolutely right of course gfm.

If anyone wants a separate Marcos thread, go ahead by all means.......
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 09:23 (Ref:553544)   #107
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who's The best looking of them all

I've just subscribed to a thread in the Formula 1 section. It was to pick what I thought was the best looking F1 car ever.
But, if we were to pick the best looking sports racing car ever, what would yours be.
For my own choice look at the image at the top of the page in this forum... Beautiful!!
As for whoever placed it there...You've got taste!!

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Old 31 Mar 2003, 09:38 (Ref:553555)   #108
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Bentley is boring...
Porsche 911GT1 evo is my ladie...
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 10:09 (Ref:553573)   #109
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Easy. Ferrari 550.
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 11:37 (Ref:553650)   #110
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it seems like we're going to have another 5 pages thread

my choice would probably go on the Jag D Type 'long nose'
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 11:46 (Ref:553663)   #111
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Have we not been here before..........?

I intend to check back and do a spot of merging if we have.......
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As we have been here before, I have merged Cobra's thread with the most recent similar thread.
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 12:03 (Ref:553675)   #113
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Bentley is boring...
Now thats not true, just look at it. Although isn't that an image of one of the older Bentleys, i was wondering if it is going to be updated. But then again not everyone likes the new Benley.

Anyway, the best looking car of all time, i think the Best looking car of the last 20 years got hijacked and changed into this.

Anyway, the GT40 is the best, Mark 2. what a puppy.
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 12:04 (Ref:553676)   #114
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sorry, big screw up, anyway, i need to add the following, Marcos LM600 EVO,
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All the GT40s (including the Mirage)

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Just tooooooooooooooooooooo many to choose from as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 31 Mar 2003, 18:51 (Ref:554057)   #116
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My Vote:

The Pilbeam...with the stupid "Brownie Boy" face front and center...

I think there are too many to choose from as well....
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Old 6 Apr 2003, 19:45 (Ref:560463)   #117
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Spoted these two in the padock at Donningto today, now I might be 24, but these are 2 proper sportscars
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Old 8 Apr 2003, 09:00 (Ref:562512)   #119
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Spoted these two in the padock at Donningto today, now I might be 24, but these are 2 proper sportscars
Thanks for posting them
I'm 40+ and they are just as proper to me
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Bloody Donington....
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If you want just "Sportscars" in general, or anything else for that matter, Goodwood Festival of Speed is an absolute be all and end all must.
And it's no longer just after Le Mans, so you can do both....
Last year there was the winning 962 in '87, all three winning Audis (I checked those endplates out, the gap is just enough to run your fingernail through), 2 XJR-11's, one XJR-10, the '88 winning Jag, the Ecurie Ecosse D-Type (1955), 02 bentley, MG, Courage (and the 00 one) the Corvette, and loads of Can-Am 917's, and several other LM winners. And go as close as you like. Short of actually getting in the car (and i'm sure they might let you with some of them towards the end of the day, but i've never tried it) We used to write our names in the muck on the unwashed LM cars when they brought them straight back from LM to Goodwood.
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I would choose the classic 1962-1963 Ferrari GTO as the most beautiful sportscar of the post-WW2 era...
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Old 9 Apr 2003, 05:24 (Ref:563519)   #123
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The Corvette prototypes of 1957-58 were very beautiful indeed!
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