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thats nice.. have you bought it??
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I have found the one true, utterly, drop-dead gorgeous Marina. Only problem is, the web page refuses to come up. It's probably me, you need to go to MG Enthusiast/latest issue. Look up the elderly gent, who had a leg amputation, as a result of previous surgery going septic. No longer able to drive his beloved MG TA, he had an 'A' series engine and automatic gearbox, from a Morris Marina, shoe horned into his little sports car. Now he has an MG Marina. If it wasn't for the fact that the gent was an amputee through no fault of his own, I would have reported him to the Royal Society for the Protection of Old MG's. That poor old car.JPB wrote:True, but I'd be very shocked to find that anyone would find the following Marina anything less than utterly drop dead gorgeous.
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Hmm...
Some time ago, forum member "Pilkie" (hope he's still around as he was having some major health issues when he last posted..
) bought himself a TF - no, not one of those with the engine behind the seats but a fifties specimen - that had an alternative engine. Now, I like A series motors, they're everywhere and the parts are cheap, they can take a fair amount of tuning before they're in danger of exploding in use and they're old in appearance so unless you run an Austin Seven, in which case the logical engine upgrade is to fit an OHV version as made by Bean or Reliant, then an A series isn't generally thought too offensive.
However, there's one four cylinder OHV engine that really ought only to be used as an ornament or an anchoring device.. Read on, I'm saying no more..
Lovely MG, but there's only one type of "large journal" that's a good thing and it's found in a library, not under the bonnet of a jalopy!
(Unless that Jalopy's engine has been built by a certain Mr J Clark from Coventry, the man's a total engineering genius and even I would happily own a Triumph 1500 or similar if its engine were one of his..)
& Pilkie, if you are still around and can be bothered to write some stuff, how's that lovely cat and have you bought any more cars since we last heard from you?
Some time ago, forum member "Pilkie" (hope he's still around as he was having some major health issues when he last posted..
) bought himself a TF - no, not one of those with the engine behind the seats but a fifties specimen - that had an alternative engine. Now, I like A series motors, they're everywhere and the parts are cheap, they can take a fair amount of tuning before they're in danger of exploding in use and they're old in appearance so unless you run an Austin Seven, in which case the logical engine upgrade is to fit an OHV version as made by Bean or Reliant, then an A series isn't generally thought too offensive. However, there's one four cylinder OHV engine that really ought only to be used as an ornament or an anchoring device.. Read on, I'm saying no more..
Lovely MG, but there's only one type of "large journal" that's a good thing and it's found in a library, not under the bonnet of a jalopy!
(Unless that Jalopy's engine has been built by a certain Mr J Clark from Coventry, the man's a total engineering genius and even I would happily own a Triumph 1500 or similar if its engine were one of his..)& Pilkie, if you are still around and can be bothered to write some stuff, how's that lovely cat and have you bought any more cars since we last heard from you?
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Look what I saw today, not sure if it's a Bean or not,JPB wrote:I like A series motors, they're everywhere and the parts are cheap, they can take a fair amount of tuning before they're in danger of exploding in use and they're old in appearance so unless you run an Austin Seven, in which case the logical engine upgrade is to fit an OHV version as made by Bean or Reliant, then an A series isn't generally thought too offensive.
but look behind it, see those two cars, one is definitely Mr Bean. Here's a closer look:
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never quite made it farther north than the forest of deanJPB wrote:How so? We live in blighty so you'll be nearer to us rather than being contained by that channel thing.rich. wrote:off to blighty for a while so you chaps can have some peace
Drop in for a brew and some cake if you're above 55 degrees North, I'll even give you access to the Anna Friel shrine in the loft.
but thanks for the offer! everyone was rather surprised i travelled with my 3 small kids, i was even stopped & questioned by french border control & was asked where wifey was.. i resisted the urge to say she's under the patio & said she's at work & no chance of les vacances... they seem to think im some sort of hero 
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Fathering three kids makes you a hero in my book. Travelling with three small children, now that's impressive.
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They were all in the boot
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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I already have one like it. Same year too.rich. wrote:thats nice.. have you bought it??
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thanks! either that or i am insane.... terry, try not to tempt meGHT wrote:Fathering three kids makes you a hero in my book. Travelling with three small children, now that's impressive.
..meanwhile on the subject of drop dead gorgeous marinas...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1976-MORRIS-M ... 3641.l6368
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-J-pick ... SwI3RW~PkY
you could live in this one john
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-PRINCE ... SwZ8ZW8-gg