03/11/2026
When you'd like a Mini to be even more mini, the Mini Marcos was a 1960s racer with aerodynamics in mind. Its fibreglass body was set on Mini running gear, with a swept-back windscreen and low roofline in an attempt to reduce drag and increase top speed.
One was even raced at Le Mans, against GT40s and Ferraris, which must have felt quite intimidating on the Mulsanne straight!
This 1962 (presumably the donor car's age) Marcos has just come up for sale in Japan with our friends at Turtle Trading, complete with MED steel crankshaft, twin HS4 carbs, LDX rockers, Stage 3 flywheel and a GT40-inspired Gulf livery.
Rare in the UK, and even more so in Japan, reflected in the price at 11 million Yen, or around ยฃ52,000. Have you ever driven one?
https://turtle-trading.co.jp/stock_data.html?id=70801