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Title: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 August 2019, 08:31:32
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Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Andy B on 23 August 2019, 08:37:13
I didn't even know there was such a thing .....  ??? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Nick W on 23 August 2019, 08:53:45
I didn't even know there was such a thing .....  ??? ;D ;D


I know a bloke who has spent most of this year welding up the one he's used for work for as long as I can remember.


I wonder how many are left?
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 August 2019, 09:55:11
Wow look at that!  8)  :)

Identical to my Dad's Marina pickup that I passed my driving test in.  :y
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 August 2019, 10:34:07
I used to tell the girls that I had a 'little two seater' that I could take them home in, but their enthusiasm seemed to wane a little when they clapped eyes on my Dad's scruffy pick up for some reason....  :-\

 ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 August 2019, 11:09:47
I would have thought that would be exactly what a Darzet girl would imagine to be a little two seater.  ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2019, 12:55:23
I would have thought that would be exactly what a Darzet girl would imagine to be a little two seater.  ;D

I see it is appropriately finished in BRG to show of it's racing heritage and fine handling. :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Keith ABS on 24 August 2019, 07:05:39
 There was supposed to be an orange 1.3 coupe at the same sale :y
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: BazaJT on 24 August 2019, 07:37:51
A "Dukes of Darzett" car? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 August 2019, 08:52:53
I would have thought that would be exactly what a Darzet girl would imagine to be a little two seater.  ;D

I see it is appropriately finished in BRG to show of it's racing heritage and fine handling. :)

Oh yes there was plenty of 'fine handling'!  :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 August 2019, 10:26:05
I would have thought that would be exactly what a Darzet girl would imagine to be a little two seater.  ;D

I see it is appropriately finished in BRG to show of it's racing heritage and fine handling. :)

Oh yes there was plenty of 'fine handling'!  :)

They were dire enough handling as a car. God knows what it was like with the back end full of rubble. I bet you'd lose your load* on every roundabout.


* - No, not that kind of load. :o
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 August 2019, 12:22:15
I would have thought that would be exactly what a Darzet girl would imagine to be a little two seater.  ;D

I see it is appropriately finished in BRG to show of it's racing heritage and fine handling. :)

Oh yes there was plenty of 'fine handling'!  :)

They were dire enough handling as a car. God knows what it was like with the back end full of rubble. I bet you'd lose your load* on every roundabout.


* - No, not that kind of load. :o

I imagine the inept handling of the Marina could result in terminal bowel excavation, thus lightening the load in a different way. :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 August 2019, 12:24:23
Fecal impaction is easily overcome once the Marina runs out of grip. :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 August 2019, 18:37:10
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 August 2019, 19:16:21
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 25 August 2019, 00:00:19
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)

Very true M'lud!  :y

I was doubly lucky in that I did my driving lessons, took my test and then got to borrow my Dad's Marina pickup, before going on to buying my very own Marina Coupe!  :)

What a lucky lucky bastard I was!  :D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: STEMO on 25 August 2019, 09:39:35
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)

Very true M'lud!  :y

I was doubly lucky in that I did my driving lessons, took my test and then got to borrow my Dad's Marina pickup, before going on to buying my very own Marina Coupe!  :)

What a lucky lucky bastard I was!  :D
Very luck indeed! After that introduction to motoring, every car since must seem like your driving a Rolls Royce.  ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 August 2019, 21:40:07
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)

Very true M'lud!  :y

I was doubly lucky in that I did my driving lessons, took my test and then got to borrow my Dad's Marina pickup, before going on to buying my very own Marina Coupe!  :)

What a lucky lucky bastard I was!  :D
Very luck indeed! After that introduction to motoring, every car since must seem like your driving a Rolls Royce.  ;D

.. just with less tottie, naturally. ;D
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 26 August 2019, 13:08:03
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)

Very true M'lud!  :y

I was doubly lucky in that I did my driving lessons, took my test and then got to borrow my Dad's Marina pickup, before going on to buying my very own Marina Coupe!  :)

What a lucky lucky bastard I was!  :D
Very luck indeed! After that introduction to motoring, every car since must seem like your driving a Rolls Royce.  ;D

.. just with less tottie, naturally. ;D

Not sure 'Darzett' girls count as tottie......Sir Tig would have needed to drug them first before getting them into the Marina. :)
Title: Re: Sir Tigger. Raid the piggy bank !
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 26 August 2019, 17:35:14
When I was 19 I had nerves of steel, so whipping a Marina around the lanes of East Devon and West Dorset at ridiculous speeds was just normal, so there were no fecal accidents.  :y

30 odd years later it seems slightly unhinged though....  :-\  ;D

We're just jealous because only the lucky few get to own an iconic car like a Marina. :)

Very true M'lud!  :y

I was doubly lucky in that I did my driving lessons, took my test and then got to borrow my Dad's Marina pickup, before going on to buying my very own Marina Coupe!  :)

What a lucky lucky bastard I was!  :D
Very luck indeed! After that introduction to motoring, every car since must seem like your driving a Rolls Royce.  ;D

.. just with less tottie, naturally. ;D

Not sure 'Darzett' girls count as tottie......Sir Tig would have needed to drug them first before getting them into the Marina. :)

I'm not sure Rohypnol had been invented back then....  :-\

If it was around, I didn't know about it, and had no need for it, as they were queuing up for a ride in the Marina Coupe 1800TC!  :)