glacier white marina pick up restoration

[norway_triumph]

:mrgreen:
Some hours drive away , so i'm up really early today
Always get me a bit excited - even if the car requiers a bit of work....
The car is a english make - enough said for now
pics later today/tomorrow

[balmy]

Look forward to seeing what it is!

[Viscount Orange Biscuit]

its tomorrow.. photos please lol

[budgie]

cant wait to see what it is.

[MarinaCoupe]

An Allegro or 1100 or 1300?





Chris
www.marinacoupe.co.uk

[budgie]

an allegro is what i would go for, next best thing to a marina.

[Barmy]

The best British Leyland car to have, a Mk 1 mini? 8)

[norway_triumph]

no allegro or mini this time
there was some light snow yesterday + my transporter is on summertires

so i opted for the trailer behind my trusty old rover 600. Luckily the snow changed into rain making the trip less "interesting"

The car is a non-runner so there was some issue with the ferrycompany not wanting to take it
Luckily my transport guy worked it all out . I've used him several times and if anyone needs a car transported in uk , i will higly recomend him. He is used to old classics as well - not ripping the car apart just to get in on the transport-truck. .. PM me if anyone would like the details.
And over to the "star" the new car
it's a non-runner - but not so bad chassis-wise
scuttle panel needs replacing


some worrying bodging where it meets the LH wing

and also som obvious repairs

Hopefully the bulkhead and lower A-post will be good

Upper A post in need of repair /replacement


both front wings are dented but looks sound



some rust on the lower edge of the LH door


Fairly good rear wheel-arches
with some home made inner-tubs bolted on

[Barmy]

Is it Blaze? if it is you know who'll be jealous :mrgreen:

[Uncle Frank]

That wouldn`t be a Pick up by any chance Jan???, looks suspiciously like one that was on ebay a while back

[norway_triumph]

spot on Frank


some rust in the bed




also needs a new tailgate


good news is that it comes with a NOS tailgate (and s/h wings /bonnet/frontwindows/a spare van-wheel , and a non-marina-wheel and half a set of brakes - LOL





some rough welding done to the inner tubs (i should have new ones somewhere, but they would probably be ok with some fixing up)



for some reason all the covers in the bed had been removed but they were all in the car


Also in the car - some evidence of a leak - feeding that green moss



headlining needs replacing


dashboard needs paint but aren't messed with


a rip in the drivers seat -


got to love the simplicity of the commercial doors.



Thrusty old 1300 - - now with removed bottom hose as most UK cars comes with no antifreeze, this however had a proper mix - but the engine is coming out anyway.



reason for buying= a MUCH more sound example than the one i have - only downside is that it is a mk2 compared to the mk1 i have.
Progress estimate = in que behind the austinn marina GT, (full rebuild) a cortina Crayford (light resto) and possibly a vauxhall estate (just a paint-job) - So maybe next summer ?


also used the opportunity to bring over some spares , and this old BL-reliquie


BTW - are these the correct commercial mirrors ??

[MarinaCoupe]

Well done Jan-Ivar, I was following this one on EBay but didn't bid. What are your plans - spares or repairs?







Chris
www.marinacoupe.co.uk

[Uncle Frank]

Well done Jan, ...looks like that load floor will come in handy now!

[JubileeNut]

The washer bottle is very nice
Looks like you have plenty of work to be getting on with on this let a lone the other cars

[billytits]

blimey jan
are you taking this one on? it inspires me to get on with my pick up somwhen in the next 5 years hopefully
trev