Howard........
I've been side-lining on this one but now I have to jump in and disagree
with you! I had a 4-door Marina back in the late Seventies. I modified the
engine to full MGB specs., modified the suspension with a tube-shock
conversion from P.B. Tweeks in England, fitted 1" wider alloy wheels with
decent radial tires, and had a car that was an absolute blast to drive! In
the course of my business I got to drive a lot of fun cars (and still do)
and that Marina was easily the match of any others in its size/capacity
range. Sadly, while my daughter was driving it to school one day, an idiot
coming the other way lost control of his car and totalled the Marina
(fortunately with minor damage to said daughter). Apart from the hassle of
convincing the insurance company a Marina was worth three times what they
first offered, it was an experience that I'd gladly repeat. In fact, I tried
(but missed by 35 minutes) to buy a Marina a few months ago so I could build
up another one.
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil_Oldfield@nag.national.com.au <Neil_Oldfield@nag.national.com.au>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: Definition of a Boat?
>
>H4aardvrk@aol.com Said
>
>In a message dated 12/22/98 6:12:24 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>fpixley@kingston.net writes:
>
><< he power to weight ratio equals an MGB and
> depending on what kind of driving you do you might even find it handles
> quite well. >>
>fred,
>I drove a Marina TC in England for 5 years..My example had some kind of an
>1800 engine fitted with a Twin SU carb set.The engine made excellent
>power..actually a lot more than the poorly suspended,poorly braked Marina
>could use..
> If one drove the car like a baby pram, one could guide it around
>fairly
>safely..But if one tried to use even 80 % of that strong 1800cc
>engine,,WatchOUT! English Marina's also had the 1300cc engine fitted as
>the
>standard compliment..
> I believe a Marina,fitted with the 1300cc engine could have been a
>good
>daily transportation vehicle..but with the strong 1800cc unit..no way.
> Yours, H4(Howard)
>1974MG-Bgt
>1974MG-B roadster
>1976MG-B roadster
>1977MG-B roadster
>
>
>Now imagine all that with a Six Cylinder Engine and you get what we got
>over here in Australia.
>
>Scary
>
>Neil
>
>64 MGB (Ducking the Bowling Hat Brigade, in their Marina's)
>
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