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[Turk]

My sister knows the original owner. Not sure if it's the 'death by piano' or the one that got torched. (I'll find out which)

It was in excellent condition, with all the MOT's and service history etc.
He was chuffed to bits that it was to appear on TG...

....then he saw the episode.         

Just found out from my sister, it was the one that got 'torched'. 

[Kevin Wood]

This thread has just reminded me of a Hotel I passed on the Isle of Wight a couple of years back....



Kevin

[tonyyeb]

Is that white with stripes Marina falsely claiming some kind of competition pedigree, far right of pic??

My, that is a bit desparate!!

[tidla]

you lot are talking a load of trunnions.

[Amigo]

Oh dear. We have a heathen or two here. Granted Marinas were never that good new or as classics now. That said a tidy example today is a classic in someones eyes despite BL making some total dross in the 70's, Maxis, Allegros & princess/Ambassaor wedges...funnily enough KW these were all FWD.... FWD is lousy period. In my early 20's when some where settling into marriage & parenting all i wanted to do with my meagre 7.5t wages was live in the pub (proper pubs back then) & sleep around like a big male tart, nothing else mattered. I needed a car but it had to be cheap. Run it till it dies & buy another. NEVER spend any money on it, just grab another one for £20/30 maybe even £40 legal or not as long as it ran & love or hate them Marinas did, not much fun granted but they were tough as old boots & i had a few just for that.

   I'm a Cortina man all the way but i've never had a Marina let me down regardless of what's knackered on it, they were the modern Morris Oxford.

   Stick your supercars, what's the point of loving a car you could never afford?

   A well preserved/restored Marina today IS a classic whether you lot like them or not. Love Guy!!!xxx


   WHAT A WASTE OF A GOOD PIANO!!!!

[Kevin Wood]

Oh dear. We have a heathen or two here. Granted Marinas were never that good new or as classics now. That said a tidy example today is a classic in someones eyes despite BL making some total dross in the 70's, Maxis, Allegros & princess/Ambassaor wedges...funnily enough KW these were all FWD.... FWD is lousy period.

Right you are, and I don't disagree. I'm not saying the FWD models were much good, but they were in development, going to be the next revolution, and prevented the bean counters from turning out anything but the same old dross in the last days of the RWD saloons we're talking about. IMHO.

I had a shItal and, despite the woeful front suspension setup that served only to stop the sump dragging on the ground (a parts-bin left-over never designed for a car that big and heavy) it did me OK.

I suspect if I got behind the wheel of it now after years of Omega / Westfeld / MX5 driving I would have a fit.

    A well preserved/restored Marina today IS a classic whether you lot like them or not. Love Guy!!!xxx

Yep. Agreed. Anything old is worth preserving, even if it does nothing more than bring back memories. Even if they're bad memories.

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

But hey, one less Marina is as good as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

[Andy B]

..... as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

 :-? :-? :-? :-? you trying to upset someone again? 

[Amigo]

..... as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

 :-? :-? :-? :-? you trying to upset someone again? 

MDTMarina!!!!

[Marks DTM Calib]

..... as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

 :-? :-? :-? :-? you trying to upset someone again? 

MDTMarina!!!!

 

[albitz]

Has a certain ring to it.

[henryd]

..... as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

 :-? :-? :-? :-? you trying to upset someone again? 

MDTMarina!!!!

could be worse MDTMoskvich

[Amigo]

..... as one less Crapi.....which is very good 

 :-? :-? :-? :-? you trying to upset someone again? 

MDTMarina!!!!

 

Steam driven of course, they produced enough for Fred Dibnah, especially the 1800's!!! 8-)

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ow no, it has to be diesel.

[Vamps]

The only one worth saving

1300 Marina - yuk

HOWEVER they do all have one redeeming feature RWD, but were a generation behind the Escort and two generations behind the Cortina Avenger & Viva.

I'm not so sure about that. I reckon all the RWD cars of that era were  absolute sheds, TBH. Newer FWD replacements in the pipeline for most manufacturers, so each RWD model was just a parts-bin emptying exercise, trying to get a little more life out of an utterly outdated platform before its' imminent replacement.

The Ital / Marina did have all the dynamic capabilities of an oil tanker, though, which made the pokier ones a liability, IMHO.

As to classic status? Depends. I get as much enjoyment out of seeing the sh1te cars preserved as the sexy ones. Not saying I'd own one, personally, but it's refreshing that sometimes you come across an absolutely mint Austin Maxi at a show and recall memories of getting carted around in one by your parents 30 years ago.

Kevin

Funny front suspension and cart springs, also long stroke 1950s engine

Escort front struts, carts 1960s square to oversquare engine
Cortina struts coils and the Pinto
Avenger struts coils late design oversquare pushrod lump
Viva only engine is old fashioned

Only the later ones  had the pinto, My Cortina GT was 1500cc and pre crossflow....Memories.....