Malcolm Newell

Malcolm Newell had a significant rôle in the creation and production of the Mini Marcos, initially as pattern maker under the guidance of Brian Moulton. Here he is seen aboard an even quirkier creation that he was involved in, the Quasar motorcycle which is powered by a Reliant car engine. Now I wonder where BMW got the idea from! Roger Young added: “The Quazar was a Dennis Adams design and not Malcolm Newell’s. He was never credited with it by Newell in any articles and seems to have just let this fact be overlooked, something which Dennis was not happy about.”

Photo kindly supplied by Saffron Newell.

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Last updated 25th September, 2025