Aussie Marina 40th Birthday

[blekkja]

Actually we weren't, but needing help with my motivation also, why the hell not? Nz's first Marina show
We might need to recruit a couple more members tho, maybe we should open it up to all BL products?

if you did you would be swamped by minis, minors and 7s though. ban those and keep it 1970s perhaps.

[charlie safari]

Ok fair point, but didn't BL only exist in the 70's? I think it was Bmc before that
I reckon theres heaps of people out there like us, who's cars dont really fit in to the clubs! I mean I think modified cars are fine, and ratty daily drivers.
It doesn't need to be standard or mint, I think working, or worked on is enough, what do you think

The more I think about this it seems a good idea, I really need a date to get my car finished by anyway, so April next year sounds good to me.
Any idea where you want to hold it? And who's up for it? We can all meet up somewhere, like a campsite or something for a weekend, maybe some driving comps?
I'm quite happy to make up a couple of trophys 8)
Ideas please folks
Anywhere in Nz where BL cars were assembled maybe?

[blekkja]

todd motors in petone? or that was just rootes/chrys/mitsi....

top half of the north would be best - easy for deros like me to afford.

i personally like ratty dailys more than pristine show cars. means you can be less paranoid and actually park in the pak'n'save lot without fear.

[bigcarle]

Exactly what I was after. Now to find the grille like that... hmmm 8)

from what i have seen of the Leyland grilles, rocking horse spit comes to mind

Shall we have a game of snap

yep Camino Gold T.C (but mine is an auto)
interestingly mine had the same wheels as yours, pretty cactus after sitting for 26 years
luckily sourced a set of genuine factory mags for it.
also nearly all of the T.C gear was off it (due to a big accident AFAIK) to which i only have to put the carbs back on
after i port the manifold
YH2S5 609 is the body number

[locost_bryan]

Anywhere in Nz where BL cars were assembled maybe?

New Zealand Motor Corp had several plants around NZ. Read about it here.

In 1971 :-
· Dominion Motors, at Newmarket, Auckland
· Dominion Motors Commercials, at Panmure, Auckland
· AMI, at Petone
· Standard Triumph/ Leyland Commercial, at Nelson

1972 - The Newmarket plant started to assemble Australian-sourced Morris Marina packs.
1974 - Panmure started to build Austin/Morris Marina 1.3-litre, 400kg van to replace the Morris Minor Panel van. It was available in white only, with blue trim.

The Newmarket factory is still standing (corner of Mortimer Pass and Coventry Ln), complete with the Dominion Motors name, but is likely to be demolished sometime as part of the Westfield 277 mall expansion. Currently used by Book Barn and Farmers Home Centre.

Could be an option for a meeting place/show?

[bigcarle]

anyone interested in attending a celebration of the Marina 40th at the 2012 P76 nationals?
if so i will see about trying to organize something.
just not much point if i'm the only one that turns up

[charlie safari]

Awesome, so all meet up at the old factory and get some photo's for the 40th aniversary then?

[marinacoupe+rust]

Damn! Finally a Meet in the right country for me to take my car to, and its literally as bloody far away as it could be Just my luck

[charlie safari]

Damn! Finally a Meet in the right country for me to take my car to, and its literally as bloody far away as it could be Just my luck

Actually that's not a set thing, I'm open to all venues at the mo

[marinacoupe+rust]

There is still hope?

The problem really being that either way, somebodies gonna have to go on the ferry - not cheap

[charlie safari]

Being the brave soul I am, I'm fully prepaired to drive my Marina Down to the South island, goodbye pork pie with Marinas? Shaker Run with BL products?
There may be more breakdowns, but count me in

[blekkja]

mine has already been for a boat ride. going back to the mainland would be cool, but i doubt if finances would allow it.

[locost_bryan]

Ok fair point, but didn't BL only exist in the 70's? I think it was Bmc before that

BL was formed in 1968 (BMC in 1952). An excellent series of articles on the UK motor industry's merger history at AROnline.

[charlie safari]

Hi Bryan
That was a suprisingly good account of the formation of BL, really makes me wonder what the original design of my coupe would have looked like?
Any thoughts of what a NZBL club should be like?

[blekkja]

anything 68 on is fine by me.

what sort of clubs are there around already? i'm sure most wouldn't have anything against princesses, metros and marinas - just that they are more into their minors or a40s. guessing it's a generational thing - when i was a kid my parents had a belmont, grandparents a sunbird. that's why i mostly like 1970 era cars.