Marcos Maniacs

The Lennon connection seems a bit of a stretch. If he didn't actually own
it, the the value is not there simply because he might have wanted to!
It will be interesting to see the actual selling price given the normal
price that a Mantis will usually fetch.


David McCubbin
Mosaix Campaign Administrator
Loyalty/Telesales
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Skora [SMTP:David@...]
> Sent:	Monday, October 08, 2001 11:12 AM
> To:	MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	RE: [MarcosManiacs] 1970 Mantis for sale  - expensive!
> 
> 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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