Figueiredo

Figueiredo is a common Portuguese surname, and also the name of many parishes (freguesias) in Portugal.

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Amares e Figueiredo

Amares e Figueiredo is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Amares and Figueiredo. The population in 2011 was 2,654, in an area of 4.56 km².

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Figueiredo (Braga)

Figueiredo is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,198, in an area of 2.03 km².

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Marcos

Marcos may refer to:

People with the given name Marcos

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Marcos (given name)

Marcos is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Latin origin derived from the name Marcus. Markos is the Greek equivalent.

Marcos or Markos may refer to:

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Marcos Engineering

Marcos Engineering was a British sports car manufacturer. The name derives from the surnames of founders Jem Marsh and Frank Costin.

History

Marcos was founded in Dolgellau, North Wales, in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. Costin had earlier worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and from there he got the idea to use plywood for the chassis. The company moved to a converted mill in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire in 1963 and in 1971 to a £125,000 purpose-built factory at nearby Westbury.

Problems with exporting cars to the USA and the move to the expensive new premises led to financial troubles, and in 1971 Marcos went out of business. In July 1971 it was reported that the Rob Walker Group of Companies, a principal dealer, had acquired the stocks and assets and established a new company, Marcos Ltd. The new owners said production would continue, albeit, at least in the short term, only for the UK market, but it is not clear whether any additional cars were built. Although Marcos dealers in the UK had been heavily discounting new cars since the end of 1970, and Motor magazine reported at the time of the collapse that the company's stock of 35 unsold cars in the USA had to be "liquidated", there may have been a substantial stock of new cars still looking for buyers.