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by mickthefitter » Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:05 am
Well according to the blurb in the mag, Moonshine, built by Steve Smith, was begun in March '75 with the acquisition of a rolled written off van - which means the 'R' reg plate in '77 wasn't its original. Rear suspension was from an 'S' Type Jag, so the leaf springs were binned and replaced with a crossmember to hold the Jag IRS. Power was a Consul 2.5 litre V6 from a crashed car supposedly with 360 miles on the clock, and aside from some mods to the hubs to take the Wolfrace wheels, I quote..."Mounted well back, the V6 seems quite happy carried on standard Marina van suspension, the only mods being uprated Woodehead shox and 1.8 disc brakes" With what looks like a 10" Mountney wheel to steer with, men were men in those days!
Also quite topical in view of my own cooling problems, another quote - "Steve's only mistake was to try to retain the Marina 1100 radiator, which soon boiled even in November weather and with Kenlowe assistance".
Another quote - "2 1/2 Litres of Ford V6, which was preferred to a V8 as it could be slotted in without chopping the front of the body about and hanging the radiator on the front bumper. Like wot a certain magazine did".
I thought Custom Car did a custom Marina and I thought Moonshine was it, but clearly not. So this forum's header featuring a Marina with a protruding 'Trans Am' snout must be a graphic of Custom Car's Marina van/pickup then?
