Our goal is to deliver something no longer available from large car manufacturers.
To keep things simple. To strip out the unnecessary and unlock visceral driving thrills. To provide a bespoke experience, focused on the driver, at affordable prices. To put a smile on people’s faces.
Why? Because that’s what we’ve been doing since Marcos was founded in 1959 and what makes our brand so special.
The owner of the Marcos brand today is Howard Nash. The brand made a huge impression on him as a young man turning his hand to race car engineering.
“Marcos was always there when I was racing,” he says. “We were competing with a Hillman Imp. A Mini Marcos turned up one day and wiped the floor with the field. It was phenomenal – It lapped the entire field.”
“Then, while working for Porsche, I was helping run a 911 Turbo. A Marcos LM500 was competing and blew us away.”
“What were these things? I wanted to know more.”
“The answer was that they were incredibly light – the standard Mini Marcos was only 450kg so the racing version had a fantastic power-to-weight ratio. And it had much better handing than a Mini because the chassis was nine inches longer so more it was more stable. The LM500 was not only light but had a powerful V8 engine.”
The LM500 was based on the Mantara, whose roots went back to the Marcos GTs of the 1960s, which always favoured uncompromising handling over ride and creature comforts.
“I quickly realised that Marcos made proper cars with real engineering thinking, not kit cars.” That ethos went back to Frank Costin’s ingenuity and vision. He essentially incorporated his concept for the DeHavilland Mosquito aircraft into a car for a 6’4 racer, his Marcos co-founder Jem Marsh.
“I realised that Marcos made proper cars with real engineering, going back to Frank Costin’s concept for the DeHavilland Mosquito aircraft. That spoke to me.”
Howard Nash – owner, Marcos Motor Company
“So when the opportunity came up to acquire the Marcos business, brand and assets I had to take it.”
“We’re now the guardians of the brand. We want to honour that original ethos while being forward-looking too, giving Marcos a new, younger audience. We want to make cars, not just keep legacy cars on the road. And we want to create new products, and make them affordable. Most of all we want to give Marcos a future.”
Howard is an engineer-turned-businessman, and owner of the Marcos Motor Company group.
As an automotive engineer he started his career at Porsche working on both road and race car programmes, progressing to technical manager positions in other car manufacture operations. He then went into vehicle logistics, becoming UK managing director of two leading European logistics companies, before starting his own logistics consultancy, advising international operators ranging from TUV Rheinland to multiple port operators and carmakers including BMW and JLR.
Having gone into business, in 2022 he acquired Marcos Heritage and Page Automotive Group, a long-standing automotive firm focused today on accident repairs. He is now building an ecosystem of Marcos businesses and revenue streams.
Matt is a senior automotive leader with extensive experience across product strategy, programme delivery and small-series vehicle development, with particular expertise in guiding businesses from concept definition through industrialisation and early commercialisation.
Matt was most recently President & CEO of Lotus Cars Europe and Managing Director of Lotus Cars Ltd, following Lotus positions as Vice-President and Executive Director of Sports Car Engineering.
He previously spent seven years with Lotus in other engineering roles in the 2000s before being appointed Principal Engineer for Tesla. After serving as Chief Engineer for Caterham Technology he joined British sports car start-up Zenos as Head of Engineering, becoming Operations Director responsible for all engineering and production.
Mark is an automotive brand, marketing and product strategist. He has worked to board level in major automotive businesses and in consultancy for clients ranging from major car groups to start-ups. He also has extensive motor sport experience.
He was central to the successful launches of two new car brands, Lexus and Daewoo, steering the latter’s European communications across and serving as advisor to the global chairman. As Director of Communications Northern Europe he launched Michelin back into F1 and led its global commercial F1 activation and marketing.
He has since consulted on brand and product strategies for clients including McLaren, Bentley, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, General Motors and Renault F1. 110
Paul is a finance director who has worked in automotive, manufacturing, retail and government, across Europe, the Middle East and Far East.
He brings significant business experience to Marcos Motor Company. As head of finance and then regional operations director for Dubai-based conglomerate and automotive provider Al-Futtaim, he achieved 300% EBIT growth in its UAE operations and oversaw automotive start-ups and turnarounds in Qatar and Oman. He headed Sixt’s first franchise in Saudi before returning to the UK as head of accounting for Daimler Fleet Management.
As well as being a fully qualified accountant Paul has valuable experience in complex data analysis, financial and operational business modelling, and M&A due diligence.
Simon is a corporate finance executive with 40 years’ experience providing advisory services to businesses at all stages of the corporate lifecycle, working with privately held businesses, corporates and financial stakeholders.
Having worked for three of the big five accountancy practices – EY, PWC and Grant Thornton – as well as starting and exiting two boutique advisory firms, Simon has an entrepreneurial approach and has supported a variety of businesses across many sectors, including specialist manufacturing. He provides specialist advice across transactions including M&A advisory, management buy-outs, strategic reviews and equity fundraising assignments.
As a senior advisor to Marcos Motor Company he brings vital scale and knowledge of the global investor landscape.
