Found photos of my first.....

Post by **balmy** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:01 pm

My first Marina. Used as a hack by the local garage - much abused by my brother who worked there at the time then welded up by him and sprayed by my dad in our lock up.
This was my first car-passed my test a month after my 17th birthday and was one of very few who could drive at college!

Notice in this photo I'd lowered the rear!!

Two rear axles, one gearbox and an inlet manifold later plus many litres of oil she was scrapped a couple of years later

Photos about 18 years ago!

JubileeNut · Post by **JubileeNut** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:32 pm

Are lovely,
you will see my first car on Gary's wanted bumper thread.
I broke mine, then it went for scrap

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:48 pm

nice thred fella.
heres a photo of the first Marina i drove (although owned my Mum) i used to borrow it when my cars ran out of petrol.
other cars in this photo
MK2 Cortina (which i bought as a modified with a V4 Corsair engine gearbox and axle but was a non runner, never managed to get the v4 running so put a 1.3 then a 1.6, followed by a V6 3.0 liter, then sold it to a guy who fitted a 4.7 V8 and called it Psyco and it was lol even featured in Street machine, with my deep buttoned interior

)
and my Matra Simca Bagheera which i eventually sold to Justin Fashinau the Norwich city player..

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:51 pm

I've still got my first Marina and suffice to say it won't be scrapped... I look after my Marinas

Post by **balmy** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:03 pm

Back then they where still ten a penny. Replaced it with a crash damaged Rover 216 Vittese that I straightened out. That was a bloody fantastic car!

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black tulip tc · Post by **black tulip tc** » Wed May 16, 2012 5:46 pm

I also had a Rover 216 Vitesse, (Black, 1987, D227 HEU), bought in 1990 at 3 years old, we kept it for 8 years! What a car!! It was VERY quick. I once beat a Ford Orion away from the lights, with a caravan in tow

:twisted:
Only thing against it was the dreaded rust. A very rare car these days 8) Definately a future classic!
Performance figures close to Escort XR3i, a big step up from my Marina 1.3 Coupe which it replaced 8)

Dave B.

Post by **balmy** » Wed May 16, 2012 6:18 pm

The 216 was very quick! It could also smoke it's tyres for hundreds of yards and rev to 7500 ( though red line was at 6000 ) which was about 70-75mph in second gear!

It also 'survived' hump back bridge jumping very well and the handbrake was good and strong-an excellent handbrake turner! Yep I loved my Vittesse.

Great car to have when your 18/19!!!

black tulip tc · Post by **black tulip tc** » Wed May 16, 2012 6:42 pm

I was 10 years older than you when I bought mine, so I treated it more carefully, that's why we owned it for 8 years

MGBV8 · Post by **MGBV8** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:24 am

JoshWard wrote:I've still got my first Marina and suffice to say it won't be scrapped... I look after my Marinas

Still got my first marina too!

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Thu May 17, 2012 7:15 am

I havn't...

My first Marina was such a mess, I scrapped it.

Mind you.

I then acquired another 14...

Still have 9.

I think that people of any religious persuasion would still admire my everyday driver...

locost_bryan · Post by **locost_bryan** » Thu May 17, 2012 11:31 pm

Kilroy wrote:I think that people of any religious persuasion would still admire my everyday driver...

I have no religious persuasion but I still admire it.

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