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Magenta Tarragon Lightspeed Panels Magenta Tarragon
 
Style Original design estate
Made by Lightspeed Panels
Produced 1982 to 1985
   
The Magenta Tarragon was a bold move for Lightspeed Panels. Attempting to bring a car that was practical, modern and of original design to the kit car market was brave. It found a few homes but ultimately it was competing with mainstream cars so couldn't really sell in the numbers it needed.

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Marcos Sports Cars

1971 Marcos MantisMarcos is a British sports car manufacturer. HistoryThe company was founded in Luton, in Bedfordshire, England, in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. Frank Costin had earlier worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and from there he got the idea to use plywood for the chassis. The company moved to a converted mill in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire in 1963 and in 1971 to a purpose built factory at nearby Westbury.Problems with exporting cars to the USA and the move to

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