Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[MarkwG]

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

I don’t think Marinas were admires in their day and I don’t think many wax lyrical about them now either. awful when new and 40 years hasn’t improved them

Don't disagree at all, but at risk of upsetting many people, have a look at this thread - Pistonheads - "Morris Marina - was it really that bad?"

Answer is yes they were, I’m on another group and they were discussing how many went out the factory with a left hand drive wiper set up, ie they sweep more of the passenger side. Link below……. Awful car and I’m sticking with my earlier comments

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/morris/marina/arch...

You'll get no contrary argument from me I hate the bl**dy things - but there are a few, shall we say, romantics who don't share our view. Whilst I don't agree with them, I support their right to hold it.

[Mr lestat]

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

I don’t think Marinas were admires in their day and I don’t think many wax lyrical about them now either. awful when new and 40 years hasn’t improved them

Don't disagree at all, but at risk of upsetting many people, have a look at this thread - Pistonheads - "Morris Marina - was it really that bad?"

Answer is yes they were, I’m on another group and they were discussing how many went out the factory with a left hand drive wiper set up, ie they sweep more of the passenger side. Link below……. Awful car and I’m sticking with my earlier comments

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/morris/marina/arch...

You'll get no contrary argument from me I hate the bl**dy things - but there are a few, shall we say, romantics who don't share our view. Whilst I don't agree with them, I support their right to hold it.

Yup they can think what they like, I couldn’t care less but let’s never pretend they were any good

[LotusOmega375D]

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

[eccles]

austin said:

Underneath it's a matching numbers 1931 Austin 7 "Ulster".

Around a 180 or so were thought to have been made originally, very few are left with all of the bits.

It had been left in a lockup garage since 1959, so I think pretty good for this thread.

We used to do Beaulieu Autojumble every year and one of the chaps who used to come with us was a real A7 buff. He couldn't believe his luck when he got a real Ulster chassis and a few assorted hard to get bits for £25. That was cheap even for the mid '80's.

[McGee_22]

eccles said:

austin said:

Underneath it's a matching numbers 1931 Austin 7 "Ulster".

Around a 180 or so were thought to have been made originally, very few are left with all of the bits.

It had been left in a lockup garage since 1959, so I think pretty good for this thread.

We used to do Beaulieu Autojumble every year and one of the chaps who used to come with us was a real A7 buff. He couldn't believe his luck when he got a real Ulster chassis and a few assorted hard to get bits for £25. That was cheap even for the mid '80's.

A friend of mine was writing a restorers guide to Austin 7's many years ago and he stayed for a week while I ferried him around the South West Counties photographing very specific cars for the book.

[Mr lestat]

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Yes that’s probably a good shout or their dad had one when he was young and likes playing with the spanner’s. That’s the thing it must be more of a hobby than transport as the maintenance even though it’s easy to repair as such it’s just so time consuming. I remember having to do many things to a Vauxhall Chevette, a TR7 and a land rover 40 years ago so time can’t have been kind.

[Dan Singh]

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

[MarkwG]

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

[Mr lestat]

MarkwG said:

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

But is though

[MarkwG]

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

But is though

[healeyneil]

No it’s not. It’s a Morris Oxford in drag 🤣

[MarkwG]

healeyneil said:

No it’s not. It’s a Morris Oxford in drag ??

Does that make it better or worse, though...

[williamp]

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

But is though

Marina buying guide in this months Classic and sportscar. Which proves that a Marina is, in fact both

[Yertis]

Maybe they should rebrand as ‘Classic or Sportscar?’

[MarkwG]

williamp said:

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

But is though

Marina buying guide in this months Classic and sportscar. Which proves that a Marina is, in fact both

I'm not 100% sure a magazine title should be the defining criteria, though...although I've not read it yet, maybe it just says "DON'T!!!"

[Tyre Smoke]

Have you lost all your money AND your self respect, but still want a Classic? Are you comfortable wearing Crocs and feel no shame? Then page 48 is for you, our Morris Marina buyers guide, the Covid car for those of you with no taste.

[RATATTAK]

MarkwG said:

williamp said:

MarkwG said:

Mr lestat said:

MarkwG said:

Dan Singh said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Followed a Marina coupe the other day. Do young drivers buy cars like that because they’re relatively cheap to insure, so a good way of potentially building up some NCB? Also tax and MOT free, so cheaper than the bus.

Anything that gets younger enthusiasts into "classic" cars is a good thing in my books.

Agree - one of my nephews is busy turning an MGB GT shaped pile of rust back into a car every weekend. He's roughly the same age I was when the car was brand new. He loves it, & having worked through a series of the normal new car fare, it' good to see. Obviously, I have to call it a Marina in drag just to wind him up

But is though

Marina buying guide in this months Classic and sportscar. Which proves that a Marina is, in fact both

I'm not 100% sure a magazine title should be the defining criteria, though...although I've not read it yet, maybe it just says "DON'T!!!"

Sarah ex-Bangers and Cash (Blondelass on PH) runs a Marina as her Classic. It's brown too so an excellent combo !

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[Yertis]

How are the mighty fallen.

[generationx]

Borked before flat tyre? Whichever - a sad end.