Practically Classics Forum

That's all well & fine but Rich, did the Marina 1.5 Diesel not go down rather well over there, in that France? Find us some nice examples of that less commonly seen (in the UK) version please. Extra points for 1.5D Coupés.

JPB wrote:Find us some nice examples of that less commonly seen (in the UK) version please.

TerryG wrote: You've got to appreciate the work people put in to maintaining / restoring their classic no matter what it is.

Exactly, and in my case, the Morris Ital we had was when I was in my late single digits all the way up to my mid teens. I had some great memories with that car and it's the first car I ever drove on my own when it failed the MOT due to rust and dad gave it to me to drive around the farm. It lasted another 3 years or so as the yard workhorse but then my brother stole the points out of it for his Metro I think and we never got it running again. Sad really as I've occasionally looked for another one and never found a 1.7 estate.

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Stone me, it's the Loxely Lozenge!

GHT wrote:

Nope, that was a petrol one. Bizarrely, the commercial Marinas would appear not to have been supplied officially with the Diesel option which seems an odd omission given that fishmongers and mobile mechanics - the Marina van's two largest groups of buyers by a combined margin of 12.7% over cobblers; the next largest group of Marina van fans - would usually have preferred an oil burner. Nice one, BL, more potential sales lost to Peugeot.

Anyroadup, I couldn't wait for Rich to find a Diesel Marina , so I went on the internet and spotted this lovely, late example of the finest of all the Marinas, apart, of course, from that elusive Diesel Coupé.

That frogeye looks fairly cheap. shame the bonnet is ruined.
I'd have the bus just so I could thrash it around pretending I was in the movie, Speed.

GHT wrote:

JPB wrote:Find us some nice examples of that less commonly seen (in the UK) version please.

marina camper.jpg

my dad scrapped one just like that, my brothers & i used the top as a tent in the garden for a couple of years...

rich. wrote:my dad scrapped one just like that, my brothers & i used the top as a tent in the garden for a couple of years...

Well that explains why you have such 'feelings' for the marque. I'm a bit worried about the tent though. You know, camp and all that.

i have a severe allergy to camping...
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By 'eck, that Derby, as they were called here because American people told the Mexicans that we all wear bowler hats, must be a rare survivor these days. I slightly prefer Polos to come with a hatch though, something to do with proportions maybe?

Ta very much for this:



Oof! That's crying out for some love but what a lovely jalopy all the same.

Twelves aren't as easy to live in as Maxis though. I know, I've stayed in desirable examples of both at various times..

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