Hi Steve . Lovely show .....small is beautiful ! That Renown was superb, congratulations to the owner. I was surprised when you said the Marcos was an '86 but the gauges gave me a clue . The designer stayed with us for a couple of days and showed me the design including the pedal box and chassis ! This was in 1962 . As an 11year old and having a keen interest in cars l found the Marcos so futuristic and even today it still looks pretty good .....and rare ! Thanks Steve

British car shows - just my cup of tea. Thanks Steve

From inside the Marcos, the bonnet is a beautiful shape - very distinctive.👍👌😁 Some wonderful cars on show Steve: the Renown obviously, and that MGC looked pretty special. Gotta love a Mark II Jag as well. Thanks for taking us with you.👍

Marcos looks great, and that Renown too.

looked a good day out! Cheers.

Thank you. Love car shows. Always something different. I missed out on our local cars and coffee this weekend because the weathermen predicted rain. They were wrong :( Now I need to go back and watch the Marcos videos on my smoke breaks. (I don't smoke, so I gotta do something, right?)

I had no idea Iowa was such a mecca for British cars. I think Jeff Lane owns half the MG Ts in Nashville. Our club usually has their show at Centennial Park.

Good to see some of the steering wheels on the “right” side 😎😎 Renown looking amazing!

I love how Cassie was photobombing the video :-) Love the cars, please keep the videos coming.

Minor correction: The Jaguar he referred to as a Series 2 is actually a Mark 2 which were the compact saloons made from 1959 to 1968. The later sedans were known as the XJ, made from 1968 to 1987 and these were referred to as Series 1, 2 or 3 depending on the year.

Nice Marcos. You will either have to get a slightly longer steering column, possibly one off a Triumph 2000/2500 or a steering wheel boss extension. Jem Marcos was indeed a tall guy. I met him at a kit car show many years ago. I am 6" 4 and he was about the same, bit of an effort to get in the car but lots of room inside once in. I even managed to get into a Mini Marcos that i had for a short time.

Our school car club in the 60s had a Triumph Mayflower, the family-sized version of the Renown. We also had a post-war Standard 8. Unfortunately, the headmaster decided that the car club and the woodworking and metalworking clubs were having a detrimental effect on the school's academic record, and a local scrapyard got the lot.

I've been with you almost from the beginning, but man you really have been upping your game lately! Thank you.

A friend of mine, (since deceased) had a Marcos, which she imported here to Canada, back in the late 1960's, it was a gold or mustard yellow color I seem to recall.,. It had a Ford Cosworth 4 cylinder engine. That Triumph Renown has the distinctive 'squarish' lines in it's body shape that remind me of the 1955 era Triumph Mayflowers. Wonderful cars, all!

Mar COSS, not "Marcose". I custom fitted roll cages in some of these for racing. Plywood interior panelling meant every mount had to fixed with steel plates either side of the wood.

More Marcos!

No Triumph Stags 😕 MGC was stunning 😍

very nice, really enjoyed seeing real live events again, shame, didn't see any Sprites or Midgets

Miss my MGs!

Very interesting cruise and meet.

As well as the V6, there was a V4 version of that Essex engine, and there aren't many car engines of that layout in the world. I bet there are even fewer of those in the USA than there are Essex V6 engines.

you know why brits drink warm beer......... they all have lucas refrigeraters. fun video , thanks

Great video, Steve. Shame you had microphone problems. Iowa appears to have many British classics.

Nice. The Marcos would struggle to get more than 125MPH, the speedo is a little optimistic. A great car though. Lovely Triumph Renown. You don't see many in the UK either.

Great video. Thanks

Lovely cars are Marcos, but sorry definately bin those door mirrors!

A never heard of your Markos before bu5 it sure is nice looking ! 👍🇨🇦

Awesome

I'll take the grey XK120 and the grey XKRS please.

Ok, I just looked through your back catalogue and you haven't done a full review of the Marcos. Slacker. Do it for your subs. Do it for Imelda. Do it for Iowa!

I used to go to school with the son of the owner of Mascos

So I guess its not plywood chassis, with it being the 3L. Mind who would want a wooden chassis made in the UK. Great cars 2x👍

Nice British car run. Your Marcos is a fantastic car. Too bad they weren’t imported to North America. Thanks for showing us some very nice cars.

Get a seat insert to drop in.

What a great way to spend a sunny spring day surrounded by a gaggle of British cars. Where was the cruise in held?

its car look so good

I am surprised Americans had any use for Triumph Heralds. They are basically designed for trundling between villages in the pre motorway British countryside. In the wide open spaces of the USA they must seem a tad busy and overworked.

Neat video Steve, thanks! Especially like the Triumphs :-) You don't have any Triumphs, do you?

You have a right-hand drive Marcos. You don't want that, it's no good for you. Give it to me. I will look after it properly and obviously drive it on the left :)

I would have put your Marcos at early 70s. The Essex had been forgotten about long before 86.

MGBs look really weird with those extra third wipers. Wonder why anyone felt they'd be necessary for the US market.

Is the Ford 3.0 Essex V6 related to the 2800 V6 used in the Mustang II’s and Mercury Capris?

Hahahaha. I’ve always loved that car. What took so long👍. Was there ever a right hand drive model? And wasn’t it designed for tall people to increase its market?

Great cars, nice to see how the XJS fits in as a relative youngtimer. You have any Jaguars beside the XJC?

My Gawd, that looks like a Ferrari !

I like your video's . I would like to know what you and your Father did to make enough money to have a car collection each. Are you a mechanic or just someone that knows a good bit about fixing cars ?

A British car with an electrical problem? Get out of here!

Don't you hate being the guy in the fast car stuck behind guys in slower cars on drives?? lol