Not the new paint job they were after: Marcos sports car splattered after it parks next to scaffolding £25,000 Marcos Mantis was parked under scaffolding in Mayfair It has been splattered with white paint on the bonnet and windows The car was also covered in dust and dirt due to nearby roadworks One unsuspecting sports car owner is set for a shock when he returns to his vehicle. The Marcos Mantis had its bright yellow paintwork wrecked after someone spilled paint on its bonnet and windows. Parked under scaffolding on an exclusive street in London's Mayfair, the car was splattered with the white paint. A £150,000 Marcos car was covered in paint and dirt after it was parked under scaffolding The owner will be in for a surprise when he returns to his exclusive vehicle A Marcos Mantis sports car is worth somewhere between £25,000 and £35,000. It was close to the exclusive Brown Hart Gardens, which was recently reopened as a rooftop communal space in London. The car was covered in dirt and dust as well as the paint as it was parked next to roadworks. The Marcos Mantis was parked in front of the exclusive Brown Hart Gardens in Mayfair It was parked underneath scaffolding and next to roadworks, showering it with dirt and dust Marcos, a British brand, was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. Costin had worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and from there moved into car design. The name Mantis comes from the insect signifies the performance of the Mantis' engine, a supercharged 4.6 litre V8. The £25,000 car was parked on one of London's most exclusive streets