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Mantis Marcos Cars Mantis
 
Style Original design Grand Tourer
Made by Marcos Cars
Produced 1970 - 1971
   
Billed as an exciting Grand Tourer the Mantis was the first foray for Marcos into full 4 seater cars. Developed over 3 years Marcos went on to say the Mantis had sculptured styling with pace enough to satisfy the most discriminating driver.

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BMC C Series engine

Austin C-Series engine in an Austin-Healey 3000 Mark IIThe BMC C-Series was a straight-6 automobile engine produced from 1956 to 1971. Unlike the Austin designed A and B-series engines, it came from the Morris engines drawing office in Coventry. Displacement was 2.6 to 2.9 L (2912 cc) with an 83.3 mm bore and 88.9 mm stroke.Applications: 2.6 L (2639 cc) 77x89 mm 1954-1959 Wolseley 6/90 1954-1959 Austin Westminster A90/A95/A105 1955-1958 Morris Isis 1958-1959 R

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