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*** "THE ANCIENT MARINA" turbo Marina from 1993 ***

Post by The original northen boy » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:19 pm

"THE ANCIENT MARINA" From the archives


This was a full feature that appeared in the 1993 May edition of Fast Car,about the MG Montego turbo engined Marina with a TR7 back Axel and drums and Ambassador front brake calipers and an estimated 0-60 mph in 7 seconds,sorry about the poor quality,its a copy of a copy initially baldly copied in the first place! and re-hashed by me in the full impact of black and white, patience please then,so until someone puts on the original colour article i'm sorry this is the best i can do.


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Post by Alan The Exocet » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:24 pm

Good stuff Russ :D great article,two things is the car still about,and how fast was (still is) Nell 0-60?

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Post by Philip » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:39 pm

Not been on the road since 1997.

Bet that was fun, it'd turn a few heads now wouldn't it!

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Post by Alan The Exocet » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:44 pm

Ta for that Phillip,might be gone then ( accident right off perhaps?)or just got to tired the car would have been 24 years old by then cars today dont last that long, just need Russ to let me know the last bit.

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Post by JBS 101S » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:59 pm

Must have been a bugger when the battery in the keyfob failed....

Nice car though. :D

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Post by TC-CLIFF » Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:54 pm

love that car.......i hope its stood under a blanket in a lock-up garage somewhere.
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Re: *** "THE ANCIENT MARINA" turbo Marina from 1993 ***

Post by Alan The Exocet » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:29 pm

So what was Nell's 0 to 60 speed then,under 8 seconds? i know she was quick/fast but how fast!

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Re: *** "THE ANCIENT MARINA" turbo Marina from 1993 ***

Post by Marinanut » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:49 pm

That 'baldly' copied item was from one of the 'Understeer's (or is it 'Marina Matters'?) I edited, I recognise the page numbers......
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Post by The original northen boy » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:20 pm

:oops: Ay up mike :oops:

Sorry i've forgotten how much things have come on over the years,and photocopying is one of them (or should i now say scaning!) in the 17 years since this was first published in Marina Matters and Mike how can i pass any comment when you use to edit my "Well Ard " section in the same magazine a feat of considerable undertaking and immeasurable patience!

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Post by Marinanut » Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:25 am

The original northen boy wrote::oops: Ay up mike :oops:

Sorry i've forgotten how much things have come on over the years,and photocopying is one of them (or should i now say scaning!) in the 17 years since this was first published in Marina Matters and Mike how can i pass any comment when you use to edit my "Well Ard " section in the same magazine a feat of considerable undertaking and immeasurable patience!
Hi Russ,

Yes, your 'Well Ard' bit did take some deciphering........ :wink: I think I'm over it now though!
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Re: *** "THE ANCIENT MARINA" turbo Marina from 1993 ***

Post by Turbo2 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:59 am

All,

I can confirm that XHK875L is wrapped up in my garage, albeit it a bit dusty. I am the owner/creator as featured in the article (Paul Hedger). The original article was released in 'Fast Car' magazine, and I assume the feature was copied into other magazines. From memory the statement that the car has not been on the road since 1997 is correct, I would have to look at the last tax disc to be certain.

Everything is in good order but I have not run the car up for about 4 years. At some point I will try to post some photos.

I guess it would still turn heads if I took it out......

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Post by Turbo2 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:06 am

Some photos I have just found..

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Post by Chicken Hawk » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:06 pm

Great to see its still under wraps and looked after....so many custum cars get broken up for there parts. Will you be putting it on the road during the summer? It will most definately turn heads...be great if you could make it to one of the clubs show's. :D

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Post by Chicken Hawk » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:06 pm

Great to see its still under wraps and looked after....so many custum cars get broken up for there parts. Will you be putting it on the road during the summer? It will most definately turn heads...be great if you could make it to one of the clubs show's. :D

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*** "THE ANCIENT MARINA" turbo Marina from 1993 ***

Post by balmy » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:38 pm

Nice motor love to see it!
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