Marcos GT Costin GT AUTO XV1S

MAKE: Costin MODEL: GT - AUTO XV1S COLOUR: Yellow YEAR: 1967 MILEAGE: 0 The car has taken 5 years to build, with a whole host of parts made from scratch, or manufactured from the original drawings from Frank's diaries, it is not only a highly impressive feat of engineering, but a real doff of the cap to the man who had the vision in the first instance, Frank Costin. There are a host of spares to come with the car, in order to make campaigning it a lot less of a frightening prospect, suspension arms, rear uprights, gearing for the Hewland box for both 124 and 188mph! The car has a Ford Cross-flow 1300 unit with a Kent 248 cam fitted and now has two twin choke Weber 40s. This should give it some 130/140 bhp at around 8,000rpm. The engine is also dry sumped in preparation for 'proper' usage. The car came with a steel radiator, which was copied in aluminium. Many parts, such as the wheels were all fabricated for the car, there are a spare set of wheels with the car too. The gearbox is a Hewland Mk8/9, which had 4 gears as per a Formula Ford car, but this was rebuilt with 5 gears and a reverse. Final drive is taken care of with a cam and pawl LSD. As mentioned, the car will need to be set up, run in, rolling road tuned and finished before it is ready to be driven on track. It comes equipped for with the following spares, along with a huge history file of its elongated birth from 1965 to the present date: Two rear uprights Two rear lower suspension wishbones. Four alloy wheels Steel water radiator One roll hoop eye bolt Spare nose cone and roof section Gear ratios Front screen Haynes Ford Cortina handbook - for engine details We are all hoping that a budding driver becomes the next custodian as opposed to a museum, as it belongs on the track and we are all sure that getting an invite to events with a never before-seen 1 off from a man such as Frank Costin would be a given. This car represents a unique opportunity to own, drive and even race a piece of 1960's British racing history. Not to only own it, but to break it in, create the following such a rare and special car deserves and to accrue the results Frank always knew the car would be capable of. Please get in touch on the number below to discuss the car in more detail, or to arrange a viewing, our helpful staff will be more than happy to assist you. TOTAL NUMBER OF PREVIOUS OWNERS: 2 TRANSMISSION: 5 speed Hewland Engine: 1,300cc Ford Crossflow Power: 140 bhp (est) 0-60 mph: 6.6 seconds Top Speed: 188 mph PRICE: £64,995.00 - ONO.