Your First Car

[Kit Kat Chunky]

Never understood why the radio was angled away from the driver in Marinas.

Luckily, Leyland came up trumps with its successor.

The Ital was a fine automobile.

You are taking the piss.............

The Marina was a Morris Minor re-shelled, and the Ital was a Marina re-shelled.

What cars were good 50 years ago is not comparable with cars today. 
The Marina was a step up from a moggie 1000 and pretty reliable compared to most other models at the time.
Marina's were also brilliant on the track, being light on the back made them easy to power slide.
Good fun in the snow, very controllable IMO. 
You couldn't describe them as pretty or desirable but for the "lads" they were ideal.

 A real pussy magnet.

No room in the back of it for pussy!!

Hand built rally ones may have been ok, a bit like the Metro 6R4, but road going ones were shite.

Check out the Hubnut review of the Australian 3.0 V6 one. That looks like a car!!

[Kit Kat Chunky]

Triumph Spitfire on the R plate. Superb.

Actually, I've been reminded with all the talk of Marina's. When I first passed my test I used my Mom's (she charged me for the petrol) it was on the K plate.

I bet it cost you 50p before it broke down 

[Supamart]

Triumph Spitfire on the R plate. Superb.

Actually, I've been reminded with all the talk of Marina's. When I first passed my test I used my Mom's (she charged me for the petrol) it was on the K plate.

I bet it cost you 50p before it broke down 

To be honest, I only used it for two months and it never broke down. I actually can't remember it ever breaking down. The only thing I do remember (it was nearly forty years ago), was that my parents got it resprayed. How many people do that now

[ghanaian_baggie]

First car: a 9 year old Mk2 Ford Escort. a 4 door 1.3L with heavily welded front inner wings.

[baggiebloke]

Never understood why the radio was angled away from the driver in Marinas.

Luckily, Leyland came up trumps with its successor.

The Ital was a fine automobile.

You are taking the piss.............

The Marina was a Morris Minor re-shelled, and the Ital was a Marina re-shelled.

What cars were good 50 years ago is not comparable with cars today. 
The Marina was a step up from a moggie 1000 and pretty reliable compared to most other models at the time.
Marina's were also brilliant on the track, being light on the back made them easy to power slide.
Good fun in the snow, very controllable IMO. 
You couldn't describe them as pretty or desirable but for the "lads" they were ideal.

 A real pussy magnet.

Morris Marina in classic Harvest Gold.

I do rather like the Interceptor it's parked next to though.

[Kit Kat Chunky]

Never understood why the radio was angled away from the driver in Marinas.

Luckily, Leyland came up trumps with its successor.

The Ital was a fine automobile.

You are taking the piss.............

The Marina was a Morris Minor re-shelled, and the Ital was a Marina re-shelled.

What cars were good 50 years ago is not comparable with cars today. 
The Marina was a step up from a moggie 1000 and pretty reliable compared to most other models at the time.
Marina's were also brilliant on the track, being light on the back made them easy to power slide.
Good fun in the snow, very controllable IMO. 
You couldn't describe them as pretty or desirable but for the "lads" they were ideal.

 A real pussy magnet.

Morris Marina in classic Harvest Gold.

I do rather like the Interceptor it's parked next to though.

My Granddad's Marina was this colour!

[baggiebloke]

I spent many an hour polishing a Maxi in Harvest Gold. The paint finish was not particularly brilliant but the chrome was OK. It gleemed.

The reg was BNP 435M

Hmmmmm.

[Remi_Moses]

You are taking the piss.............

The Marina was a Morris Minor re-shelled, and the Ital was a Marina re-shelled.

What cars were good 50 years ago is not comparable with cars today. 
The Marina was a step up from a moggie 1000 and pretty reliable compared to most other models at the time.
Marina's were also brilliant on the track, being light on the back made them easy to power slide.
Good fun in the snow, very controllable IMO. 
You couldn't describe them as pretty or desirable but for the "lads" they were ideal.

 A real pussy magnet.

Morris Marina in classic Harvest Gold.

I do rather like the Interceptor it's parked next to though.

My Granddad's Marina was this colour!

I was rather hoping you had forgotten about that. Arf.