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Mini Marcos Marcos Cars Mini Marcos
 
Style Original design sports coupe
Made by Marcos Cars
Produced 1965 to 1981
   
The Mini Marcos was a pretty crude affair compared to todays cars but proved extremely popular because of it's simple construction and very cheap sub £200 kit price. Well over 1,000 kits were sold in it's run up to the early 80's

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Recirculating ball

Recirculating ball, also known as recirculating ball and nut or worm and sector, is a steering mechanism commonly found in older vehicles, and most commonly rack and pinion steering is used instead. However, some significant manufacturers including DaimlerChrysler and General Motors still use this technology in some models, for example in the Jeep Wrangler.A worm gear on the end of the steering shaft has a spiral groove filled with ball bearings, all encased in an assembly called the ball nut or

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