Chassis Number: T6101AGKR9606
Engine Number: 7930282
Colour: Green
2000 Marlin Sportster - with straight-6 BMW 2500 petrol engine!
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FRESH MOT and SERVICE : June 2019
2500cc BMW 6-cylinder engine on triple twin-choke 40 DCOE Webers
Limited Slip Diff from the Ford Sierra
Getrag 265 BMW 5-speed gearbox
Ventilated front brake discs on 4-pot calipers. Spax performance dampers.
4-point driver harness
Alfa custom Weller alloy wheels
The Sportster is one of a range of standard option Marlins - see photo on the left - June 2019 Classic and Sportscar magazine article - BMW engined car featured with M3 suspension
This car entertains and certainly moves... here is a demonstration you tube film of a Sportster, driven by Chris Goffey, albeit with a 2.8 BMW engine rather than the 2.5 BMW engine fitted to this car :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkUD-B9GkM0
Read about all the Marlin options : See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_(car)
This car moves along in 5th gear at 2000rpm cruising at approx 70mph according to the owner and comes with a plug-in phone charger / sat nav charge point, a spare brake servo, a spare electronic control box, a set of spark plugs, two Haynes BMW manuals and a full split tonneau, but no weather equipment.
(THIS IS NOT BASED ON EITHER TRIUMPH HERALD OR MARINA running gear - quite a different car)
Click on the main photo to start a slide sequence of photos...
Used last year on an Alpine trip to Italy and back to great success by septuagenarian owner -
BMW engine from a 525 Saloon
Not perfect cosmetically with slight crazing to GRP - no damage though, just a patinated car
Accent is loosely on Alfa Romeo 8C type looks - the Italians say they were confused last year.
Huge file provided on the Sporster model by Marlin as you see in the photos
Approx 13,000 miles recorded
Huge fun for under £10k
Call 07973 731508
