Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[OJCar]

My late Mother had an Alfasud that she enormously enjoyed driving, often in a quite spirited fashion.
Unfortunately, it was rusting badly, like they did, so my Father part exchanged it for a new Ital Estate.

First real use of it, Mother went off on at trip to see her Mother and do some shopping in the next town.
Hours late, she finally re-appeared, in a state of shock, white and shaking.

She had discovered the hard way that Marina/Ital handling was not as good as the 'Sud.
She decided that driving the Ital in any sort of cross wind was worse than forgetting to put the centre board down on a dinghy.

She upgraded to a Ford Escort and never let Father choose her car again.

 

[Stueeee]

That was the standard mk1 marina 1.3 grill with the 'nose', the 1.8 had a horizontal bar across it to differentiate between the engine sizes.
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The 1.8 was also distingiushable from the 1.3 by the sump of that tall chunky 1.8 'B' series engine hanging right down just waiting to collect a 'sleeping policeman' or high kerb. My way back when neighbour bought a mangled sump round for me to bash out and weld up a split; he had put the car up a kerb returning from an evening out.

I don't know how far he had driven it with no oil but he drove the car for another couple of years afterwards with no apparent ill effects.

 

[minimutly]

Tall chunky? Hardly I would say. Mounted too low yes, very likely.

 

[minimutly]

The Avenger was another wet dream of the day…..Ive good memories of the one I had as a cheap tow car, only bought it as the tow bar was already fitted. Towed well, good memories of trips away towing the ski boat.

To be fair the Avenger was a step up in most departments...

 

[KemppiFrog]

With out hurting any feelings if I was going to restore a car to show condition I would choose something less offensive to the eye. Plus, at least a bit of decent handling too.

 

[Farside]

Sadly I've been looking out for a TC coupe version, so I can drop a Rover T16 in there to go rallying

The TC was my introduction to chronic axle tramp. However, I did enjoy the MGB engine in it, handling issues aside. Matter of fact, the MGB was such a horrible plank the Marina wasn't really any worse.

 

[arther dailey]

when I was little my old man had a marina 1.3 deluxe coupe for quite a few years mustard colour with a black vinyl roof . Very reliable it was too , but they may be may be my rose tinted childhood glasses .

One of the funniest things re Marina , out in the truck off somewheres , traffic queue , watched a guy come out of the news agents gets in his Marina , at this the lorry behind me edges out and aligns with parked cars (16 tonner with tail lift ) at that he starts to reverse into the space thinking Marina driver has gone , no..he is sat reading his paper, truck meets Marina starts squashing the boot , Marina driver both hands on wheel stomping on foot brake to no avail...rear of car is now level with rear window and front is crushing into car in front ,loads of tooting going on , lorry driver still has nt twigged.. lights now changed so off I go wishing I had a camera

 

[mechman]

My old fella gave me his old 1.8 Marina, every thing rotten, gave the sills a kick and the rear number plate fell off, scrapped it same day.

 

[nickk]

Marina followed the farina varieties,different quality standards,though they could rot.

 

[Bobupndown]

Marina followed the farina varieties,different quality standards,though they could rot.

Marina replaced the Minor.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Marina&ved=2ahUKEwjSkuKiwJ-HAxVlV0EAHXFIBgAQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2IpfS-bkz7bJCbgBMPwtkc

 

[Mick Annick]

In my late teens my dad used to let me use any spare cars they had on the company fleet as I was poor, I went through 5 Marina’s, ended up buying the last one. They were a dream compared to the Chevette estate I had next.

 

[KemppiFrog]

In my late teens my dad used to let me use any spare cars they had on the company fleet as I was poor, I went through 5 Marina’s, ended up buying the last one. They were a dream compared to the Chevette estate I had next.

Boy, talk about starting from low standards.... I was poor too, but tried to have some standards... Bit earlier than Marinas...The Mini era. But I did like the Morry 1000. Last one I drove was a very nicely restored woody in around 1995? Bought all the nice feelings back.

 

[zx9]

As a student and just after graduating I used Marinas as disposable cars, buy cheep with the best part of a year's questionable MOT and drive till it needed work. I still have the front grill from a 1.8 TC that my dad held on to when that car expired.

 

[Mick Annick]

Boy, talk about starting from low standards.... I was poor too, but tried to have some standards... Bit earlier than Marinas...The Mini era. But I did like the Morry 1000. Last one I drove was a very nicely restored woody in around 1995? Bought all the nice feelings back.

Had a Morris 1000 too, that was Mrs A’s daily driver for a couple of years until I set fire to it trying weld up the rotten sills.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Had a Morris 1000 too, that was Mrs A’s daily driver for a couple of years until I set fire to it trying weld up the rotten sills.

Guy in Norfolk had a MOT fail with rotten cills on his Moggy 1000. Returned a few days later and passed. Cheap fix, he filled them with cement! It had a certain majestic motion and was a bit lower to the road..

 

[Farside]

Guy in Norfolk had a MOT fail with rotten cills on his Moggy 1000. Returned a few days later and passed. Cheap fix, he filled them with cement! It had a certain majestic motion and was a bit lower to the road..

With some rebar running the length of each sill, that would work, too.

 

[Erie Fred]

Alright, Alright.....I'm no car nor motorcycle enthusiast, but You Lot have driven me to this.

Was going thru this town, spotted this car, had to go around the block, find a parking space,
walk out there at 90f on the hot asphalt (and dodge traffic for the front shot) .
I hope your happy......

 

[Arc Tourist]

Big Daddy Roth inspired.

 

[Erie Fred]

Big Daddy Roth inspired.

What do figure is under the hood ?
350 chevy ?

 

[colnerov]

Alright, Alright.....I'm no car nor motorcycle enthusiast, but You Lot have driven me to this.

Was going thru this town, spotted this car, had to go around the block, find a parking space,
walk out there at 90f on the hot asphalt (and dodge traffic for the front shot) .
I hope your happy......
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Austin A40 Devon '47 to '52.