Larry had never driven a car like this, but he liked the dramatic looks of the low-slung GT. Hearing the number, his friend stepped back, swallowed hard, and suddenly decided to sell. So Larry crawled over the mangled Marcos–which had been exposed to the elements for months–and came up with an estimate to restore it. Larry’s friend had bought it to restore, but then reality set in. And since Larry got his materials at a discount from the boat company, he also started doing fiberglass repairs.Īware of Larry’s skills, a friend approached him about rebuilding a junkyard Marcos–the very one wrecked by the Miami doctor. ![]() He also ran a home-based business doing car interiors, which led to another sideline: replacing the wiring and interiors of burned-out Corvettes for Ed Garlitts, brother of drag racer Don Garlitts. He loved to repair cars and had restored his Model A Ford. An energetic man with many talents, he had been a sheet metal worker in the Coast Guard, where he also picked up welding and engineering. ![]() ![]() His insurance company totaled the car, and it ended up sun-baking in a Florida salvage yard.Ī year later, Larry Meadows was living in Tampa, where he worked for a boat manufacturer. After only 7553 miles, he bounced it off a utility pole so hard the impact sheared off the top. In 1971, a Miami doctor bought a new 3-liter, Volvo-powered Marcos GT.
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