Editing Marcos Engineering (section)

=== Wooden wonders ===
Marcos started out with race cars, with the first Xylon cars being built specifically for the 750 motor club races. Among the drivers were [[Jackie Stewart]], [[Bill Moss (racing driver)|Bill Moss]], John Sutton, Jack Gates, John Mitchell and [[Jackie Oliver]], as well as [[Jem Marsh]]. The young Jackie Stewart achieved 4 victories in 1961, while Bill Moss managed 9 victories in 10 starts. John Sutton won the 1961 Autosport Championship, and together with Jack Gates and John Mitchell, Marcos won the team prize.

When the car went into production as the Luton Gullwing many examples were bought for racing. In 1962 Stephen Minoprio was the Autosport 1000cc GT Champion in his Gullwing – setting 7 lap records in the process.

The Gullwing in turn evolved into the GT Fastback, also known as the 'Breadvan'. All 18 fastbacks made in 1963 went into racing, and like the Xylon and Gullwing they were FIA homologated in the GT category. However, without the gull wing doors, the fastbacks were awkward to get in and out of. Drivers included [[Jackie Oliver]], Terry Sanger, and [[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]], and [[Jem Marsh]] of course. The sales brochure for the Fastback included options for 5 speed gearbox (Hewland), dry sump, 997cc (84 to 88&nbsp;bhp) and 1148cc (102 to 104&nbsp;bhp) full race engines, light alloy bellhousing, 72-litre fuel tank (for endurance racing), lightweight alloy oil cooler, and perspex windscreen (saving 15&nbsp;lbs).

The successor Marcos coupé road cars were popular track/day cars, and several were raced in the BARC and BRSCC Modsports championships, including [[Jonathan Palmer]] taking the 1977 Modsport championship in a V6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racing70s.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/racing70s/BritSports/marcosgt_1.htm |title=Marcos 3000GT |access-date=18 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223083511/http://www.racing70s.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/racing70s/BritSports/marcosgt_1.htm |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref> [[Mark Hales]] also successfully raced a 1967 wooden chassis V6 in the Modsports class. The 1800 Volvo engined cars are accepted for historic racing under FIA Appendix K, where they are very competitive, and there are still wooden chassis Ford-engined cars being raced. The fact that the wooden chassis can take the stresses of racing for so many years shows what a successful design it was.